Washington § 71.34.377 - Failure to notify parent or guardian of treatment options — Civil penalty.

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§ 71.34.377. Failure to notify parent or guardian of treatment options — Civil penalty.

An evaluation and treatment facility that fails to comply with the requirement to provide verbal and written notice to a parent or guardian of a child under RCW 71.34.375 is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for each failure to provide adequate notice, unless the evaluation and treatment facility is a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW or a *psychiatric hospital licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW in which case the department of health may enforce the notice requirements using its existing enforcement authority provided in chapters 70.41 and 71.12 RCW.
[ 2011 c 302 s 2.]

Notes

*Reviser's note: The term "psychiatric hospital" was changed to "behavioral health hospital" by 2024 c 121 s 19.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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