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Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.
Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.
43.70.005 Intent.
43.70.010 Definitions.
43.70.020 Department created.
43.70.030 Secretary of health.
43.70.040 Secretary's powers—Rule-making authority—Report to the legislature.
43.70.041 Five-year formal review process of existing rules.
43.70.045 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
43.70.047 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
43.70.050 Collection, use, and accessibility of health-related data.
43.70.052 Hospital financial and patient discharge data—Financial reports—Data retrieval—American Indian health data—Patient discharge data—Confidentiality and protection.
43.70.054 Health care data standards—Submittal of standards to legislature.
43.70.056 Health care-associated infections—Data collection and reporting—Advisory committee—Rules.
43.70.057 Hospital emergency room patient care information—Data collection, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination—Rules.
43.70.060 Duties of department—Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.
43.70.064 Health care quality—Findings and intent—Requirements for conducting study under RCW 43.70.066.
43.70.066 Study—Uniform quality assurance and improvement program—Reports to legislature—Limitation on rule making.
43.70.068 Quality assurance—Interagency cooperation.
43.70.070 Duties of department—Analysis of health services.
43.70.075 Identity of whistleblower protected—Remedy for retaliatory action—Definitions—Rules.
43.70.080 Transfer of powers and duties from the department of social and health services.
43.70.081 Transfer of certain behavioral health-related powers, duties, and functions from the department of social and health services.
43.70.090 Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.
43.70.095 Civil fines.
43.70.097 Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.
43.70.100 Reports of violations by secretary—Duty to institute proceedings—Notice to alleged violator.
43.70.110 License fees—Costs—Other charges—Waiver.
43.70.112 Online access to health care resources—Annual accounting of use of funds and use of online resources—University of Washington.
43.70.115 Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification.
43.70.117 Health care professionals licensed in another state or United States territory or the District of Columbia—In-state practice on a limited basis—Requirements—Limitations.
43.70.120 Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.
43.70.125 Health care facility certification—Unfunded federal mandates—Applicant fees.
43.70.130 Powers and duties of secretary—General.
43.70.140 Annual conference of health officers.
43.70.150 Registration of vital statistics.
43.70.160 Duties of registrar.
43.70.170 Threat to public health—Investigation, examination or sampling of articles or conditions constituting—Access—Subpoena power.
43.70.180 Threat to public health—Order prohibiting sale or disposition of food or other items pending investigation.
43.70.185 Inspection of property where marine species located—Prohibitions on harvest or landing—Penalties.
43.70.190 Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized.
43.70.195 Public water systems—Receivership actions brought by secretary—Plan for disposition.
43.70.200 Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.
43.70.210 Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged.
43.70.220 Transfer of powers and duties from the department of licensing.
43.70.230 Office of health consumer assistance created—Duties.
43.70.240 Written operating agreements.
43.70.250 License fees for professions, occupations, and businesses.
43.70.260 Appointment of temporary additional members of boards and committees for administration and grading of examinations.
43.70.270 License moratorium for persons in the service—Rules.
43.70.280 Procedure for issuance, renewal, or reissuance of credentials—Extension or modification of licensing, certification, or registration period authorized.
43.70.290 Funeral directors and embalmers subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
43.70.300 Secretary or secretary's designee ex officio member of health professional licensure and disciplinary boards.
43.70.310 Cooperation with department of ecology.
43.70.320 Health professions account—Fees credited—Requirements for biennial budget request—Unappropriated funds.
43.70.323 Hospital infection control grant account.
43.70.327 Public health supplemental account—Annual statement.
43.70.334 Temporary worker housing—Definition.
43.70.335 Temporary worker housing operating license—Fee—Display—Suspension or revocation—Fines—Refunds—Rules—Application of department of labor and industries standards.
43.70.337 Temporary worker housing building permit—Plans and specifications—Fees—Rules.
43.70.340 Temporary worker housing inspection fund—Fees on temporary worker housing operating licenses and building permits—Licenses generally.
43.70.400 Head injury prevention—Legislative finding.
43.70.410 Head injury prevention—Program, generally.
43.70.420 Head injury prevention—Information preparation.
43.70.430 Head injury prevention—Guidelines on training and education—Training of emergency medical personnel.
43.70.440 Head injury prevention act—Short title—1990 c 270.
43.70.442 Suicide assessment, treatment, and management training—Requirement for certain professionals—Exemptions—Model list of programs—Rules—Health profession training standards provided to the professional educator standards board.
43.70.443 Study of evidence-based suicide assessment, treatment, and management training—Report—Updates.
43.70.444 Washington plan for suicide prevention—Steering committee—Report.
43.70.445 Suicide-safer homes task force—Suicide awareness and prevention.
43.70.446 Suicide-safer homes project—Suicide-safer homes project account.
43.70.447 Suicide assessment, treatment, and management—Curriculum for dental students and dentists.
43.70.452 Agricultural industry workforce behavioral health improvement and suicide prevention—Pilot program.
43.70.460 Retired primary and specialty care provider liability malpractice insurance—Program authorized.
43.70.470 Retired health care provider liability malpractice insurance—Conditions.
43.70.480 Emergency medical personnel—Futile treatment and natural death directives—Guidelines.
43.70.490 Emergency medical service personnel training program—Assistance to persons with disabilities—Requirements—Law enforcement officer training—Definitions.
43.70.495 Telemedicine training for health care professionals.
43.70.500 Health care services practice indicators and risk management protocols.
43.70.510 Health care services coordinated quality improvement program—Rules.
43.70.512 Public health system—Foundational public health services—Intent.
43.70.515 Foundational public health services—Funding.
43.70.525 Immunization assessment and enhancement proposals by local jurisdictions.
43.70.526 Childhood immunizations—Resources for expecting parents.
43.70.533 Chronic conditions—Training and technical assistance for primary care providers.
43.70.540 Data collection—Legislative finding and intent.
43.70.545 Data collection and reporting rules.
43.70.550 Public health services improvement plan—Contents.
43.70.555 Assessment standards.
43.70.560 Media violence—Reporting reduction efforts.
43.70.570 Intent—1995 c 43.
43.70.575 Definitions.
43.70.590 American Indian health care delivery plan.
43.70.600 Survey regarding exposure to radio frequencies—Results.
43.70.605 Personal wireless services—Random testing on power density analysis—Rules.
43.70.610 Domestic violence education program—Established—Findings.
43.70.615 Multicultural health awareness and education program—Integration into health professions basic education preparation curriculum.
43.70.617 Prenatal nutrition best practices—Educational resources for pregnant women.
43.70.620 List of contacts—Health care professions.
43.70.630 Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.70.640 Workplace breastfeeding policies—Infant-friendly designation.
43.70.650 School sealant endorsement program—Rules—Fee—Report to the legislature.
43.70.660 Product safety education.
43.70.665 Early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program—Medical advisory committee.
43.70.670 Human immunodeficiency virus insurance program.
43.70.680 Volunteers for emergency or disaster assistance.
43.70.690 State asthma plan.
43.70.700 Locally grown foods—Women, infant, and children farmers market nutrition program—Rules.
43.70.705 Fall prevention program.
43.70.710 Annual review of medication practices of five jails that use nonpractitioner jail personnel—Noncompliance.
43.70.720 Universal vaccine purchase account.
43.70.725 Health extension program—Dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources—Rules.
43.70.738 Down syndrome resources—Development.
43.70.740 Adjudicative proceedings.
43.70.750 Community assistance referral and education program—Review of certification and training—Recommendations to the legislature.
43.70.765 Opioid drugs—Warning—Patient education materials.
43.70.770 State opioid response plan.
43.70.780 Fruit and vegetable incentives program.
43.70.900 References to the secretary or department of social and health services—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
43.70.901 References to the director or department of licensing—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
43.70.902 References to the hospital commission—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
43.70.910 Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
43.70.920 Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.