{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9a.42.045","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9A.42.045","heading":"Palliative care.","body":"RCW 9A.42.020, 9A.42.030, 9A.42.035, and 9A.42.037 do not apply when a terminally ill or permanently unconscious person or his or her legal surrogate, as set forth in chapter 7.70 RCW, requests, and the person receives, palliative care from a licensed home health agency, hospice agency, nursing home, or hospital providing care under the medical direction of a physician. As used in this section, the terms \"terminally ill\" and \"permanently unconscious\" have the same meaning as \"terminal condition\" and \"permanent unconscious condition\" in chapter 70.122 RCW.","path":["Title 9A","Chapter 9A.42"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9A.42.045","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:50:21Z","sha256":"efd0ee7b88ab919d56e5aeb87c7be02b4d3dc364544f107beb570e708db80b1a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9a.42.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-9a.42.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}