Washington § 74.42.070 - Privacy.

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§ 74.42.070. Privacy.

Residents shall be given privacy during treatment and care of personal needs. Residents who are spouses or domestic partners shall be given privacy during visits with their spouses or their domestic partners. If both spouses or both domestic partners are residents of the facility, the facility shall permit the spouses or domestic partners to share a room, unless medically contraindicated.
[ 2008 c 6 s 305; 1979 ex.s. c 211 s 7.]

Notes

Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.

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