Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.010
Officer defined
For purposes of this chapter, "officer" means a law enforcement officer, corrections officer, or guard supplied by a law enforcement or corrections agency.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 10.110 — Individuals in Custody—Health Care Services
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 10.110 · 6 active provisions
Provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.020
Individuals in custody for violent offense or sex offense—Officer to accompany or secure
Any individual in custody for a violent offense or a sex offense as those terms are defined in RCW 9.94A.030 who is brought by, or accompanied by, an officer to a hospital must continue to be accompanied or otherwise secured by an officer during the time that the individual is receiving care at the hospital. However, t…
Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.030
Individuals receiving medical care—Requirements for not being accompanied or secured
(1) An individual receiving medical care under this section need not continue to be accompanied or otherwise secured if:(a) The individual's medical care provider so indicates; or(b) The officer determines, using his or her best judgment, that:(i) The individual does not present an imminent and significant risk of caus…
Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.040
Treatment in hospital emergency department
In a case where an individual accompanied or otherwise secured by an officer pursuant to chapter 267, Laws of 2015 is waiting for treatment in a hospital emergency department, the hospital shall see the patient in as expeditious a manner as possible, while taking into consideration best triage practices and federal and…
Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.050
Civil liability
The provisions of chapter 267, Laws of 2015 do not constitute a special relationship exception to the public duty doctrine. Officers and their employing departments and agencies and representatives are immune from civil liability arising out of the failure to comply with chapter 267, Laws of 2015, unless it is shown th…
Wash. Rev. Code § 10.110.060
No changes to standard of care—Restraints on pregnant women or youth
Nothing in this chapter changes the standards of care with regard to the use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody as codified in chapters 70.48 and 72.09 RCW.