WAC 246-16-255   Mandatory reporting -- Reports by professional review organizations.  (1) This section applies to every peer review committee, quality improvement committee, or other similarly designated professional review organization operating in the state of Washington.

     (2) Unless prohibited by state or federal law, the professional review organization must report:

     (a) When it makes a determination or finding that a license holder has caused harm to a patient or placed a patient at unreasonable risk of harm; and

     (b) When it has actual knowledge that the license holder poses an unreasonable risk of harm due to a mental or physical condition.

     (3) Professional review organizations and individual license holders participating in a professional review organization do not need to report during the investigative phase of the professional review organization's operation if the organization completes the investigation in a timely manner.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.130.070 and 18.130.060. 08-08-066, § 246-16-255, filed 3/31/08, effective 5/1/08.]