WA HB2415

Department of Social and Health Services must conduct unexpected fatality reviews for any resident death at DSHS facilities that was not from a documented terminal illness or occurred within one year of an abuse/neglect report

Review teams must include Health Care Authority representatives and either the patient rights ombuds or developmental disabilities ombuds, with members who had no prior involvement in the case

Reports must be issued within 120 days of the fatality, posted on a public website, and distributed to the legislature; corrective action plans must be developed within 10 days and implemented within 120 days

Covered facilities include residential habilitation centers, state hospitals, the child study and treatment center, special commitment center, and other state-operated residential/inpatient facilities

DSHS must compile a retroactive report by November 1, 2027, identifying all unexpected fatalities at department facilities occurring since July 1, 2015, including root causes and corrective actions taken