STATE STATUTES & CODES

WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

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.
• 43.70.045 - 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 discharge data -- Financial reports -- Data retrieval -- American Indian health data.
• 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.
• 43.70.060 - 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.
• 43.70.090 - 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.
• 43.70.120 - 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.
• 43.70.235 - Health care disputes -- Certifying independent review organizations -- Application -- Restrictions -- Maximum fee schedule for conducting reviews -- Rules.
• 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.
• 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.
• 43.70.325 - Rural health access 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.
• 43.70.460 - 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.
• 43.70.500 - 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 -- Required measurable outcomes.
• 43.70.514 - Public health -- Definitions.
• 43.70.516 - Public health -- Department's duties.
• 43.70.520 - Public health services improvement plan -- Performance measures.
• 43.70.522 - Public health performance measures -- Assessing the use of funds -- Secretary's duties.
• 43.70.525 - Immunization assessment and enhancement proposals by local jurisdictions.
• 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.
• 43.70.580 - Public health improvement plan -- Funds -- Performance-based contracts -- Rules -- Evaluation and report.
• 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.
• 43.70.620 - 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.
• 43.70.695 - Workforce supply and demographics -- Surveys -- Public data set -- Report to the legislature.
• 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.
• 43.70.730 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Definitions.
• 43.70.731 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Trust fund.
• 43.70.732 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Authority of state investment board -- Authority of governing board.
• 43.70.733 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Governing board -- Liability of governing board and state investment board.
• 43.70.734 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Endowment principles.
• 43.70.735 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Development of operating plan -- Elements.
• 43.70.736 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Program implementation and administration.
• 43.70.737 - Developmental disabilities endowment -- Rules.
• 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.

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