Washington Statutes

§ 18.51.560 — Employment of physicians.

Washington § 18.51.560
JurisdictionWashington
Title 18BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
Ch. 18.51NURSING HOMES

This text of Washington § 18.51.560 (Employment of physicians.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Washington primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Wash. Rev. Code § 18.51.560 (2026).

Text

(1)A nursing home licensed under this chapter may employ physicians for the provision of professional services to its residents under the following conditions:
(a)The nursing home may not in any manner, directly or indirectly, supplant, diminish, or regulate any employed physician's judgment concerning the practice of medicine or the diagnosis and treatment of any patient; and
(b)The employed physicians may provide professional services only to residents of the nursing home or a related living facility.
(2)The employment of physicians as authorized by this section may be through the following entities:
(a)The entity licensed to operate the nursing home; or
(b)A separate entity authorized to conduct business in the state of Washington that has common or overlapping ownership as a

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

§ 483.10
42 C.F.R. § 483.10

Legislative History

[2011 c 228 s 1.]

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Washington § 18.51.560, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wa/18.51.560.