Sec. 47.30.833. Nutritional evaluation; right to proper diet.
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Sec. 47.30.833. Nutritional evaluation; right to proper diet.
(a)A treatment facility shall conduct a nutritional evaluation of a person admitted or committed to a treatment facility for evaluation or treatment, whether the person is a voluntary or involuntary patient. The evaluation shall be conducted within the first week after the patient is admitted or committed.
(b)Notwithstanding
(a)of this section, a treatment facility is not required to conduct a nutritional evaluation of a patient who is released within 72 hours of arrival.
(c)A patient has the right to a nutritionally sound and medically appropriate diet. After conducting the nutritional evaluation required under
(a)of this section, the treatment facility shall take appropriate steps to correct the patient's nutritional deficiencies.