Washington Statutes
§ 43.70.480 — Emergency medical personnel—Futile treatment and natural death directives—Guidelines.
Washington § 43.70.480
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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.70.480 (2026).
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The department of health shall adopt guidelines and protocols for how emergency medical personnel shall respond when summoned to the site of an injury or illness for the treatment of a person who has signed a written directive or durable power of attorney requesting that he or she not receive futile emergency medical treatment.
The guidelines shall include development of a simple form that shall be used statewide.
Application — 1992 c 98: See RCW 70.122.915 .
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§ 70.122.915
Washington § 70.122.915
Legislative History
[2000 c 70 s 1;1992 c 98 s 14.]
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