RCW 70.108.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 108 / Section 080
RCW 70.108.080: Revocation of permits.
Status: in_force

Revocation of any permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall not preclude the imposition of penalties as provided for in this chapter and the laws of the state of Washington. Any permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to conduct a music festival shall be summarily revoked by the issuing authority when it finds that by reason of emergency the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare can only be preserved and protected by such revocation. Any permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to conduct a music festival may otherwise be revoked for any material violation of this chapter or the laws of the state of Washington after a hearing held upon not less than three days notice served upon the promoter personally or by certified mail. Every permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall state that such permit is issued as a measure to protect and preserve the public peace, health, safety, morals and welfare, and that the right of the appropriate authority to revoke such permit is a consideration of its issuance.
RCW 70.15.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 15 / Section 100
RCW 70.15.100: Volunteer health practitioners—Workers' compensation coverage—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) A volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as the result of providing health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is deemed to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits for the death or injury under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, if: (a) The practitioner is not otherwise eligible for such benefits for the injury or death under the law of this or another state; and (b) The practitioner, or in the case of death the practitioner's personal representative, elects coverage under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by making a claim under that law. (2) The department in consultation with the department of labor and industries shall adopt rules, enter into agreements with other states, or take other measures to facilitate the receipt of benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by volunteer health practitioners who reside in other states, and may waive or modify requirements for filing, processing, and paying claims that unreasonably burden the practitioners. To promote uniformity of application of this chapter with other states that enact similar legislation, the department shall consult with and consider the practices for filing, processing, and paying claims by agencies with similar authority in other states. (3) For the purposes of this section, "injury" means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW.
RCW 70A.560.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 560 / Section 010
RCW 70A.560.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Cosmetic product" has the same meaning as the term "cosmetic" as defined in RCW 69.04.011 . (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Manufacturer" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.350.010 . (4) "Ortho-phthalates" means esters of ortho-phthalic acid. (5) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.350.010 . (6) "Small business" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.500.020 . (7) "Vulnerable populations" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 .
RCW 70A.455.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 455 / Section 120
RCW 70A.455.120: Rules—Producers' declaration—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1)The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter. (2) Producers of a product subject to RCW 70A.455.040 , 70A.455.050 , or 70A.455.060 must submit, under penalty of perjury, a declaration that the product meets the standards established under those sections of this chapter for the product. This declaration must be submitted to the department: (a) By January 1, 2024, for a product that is or will be sold or distributed into Washington beginning January 1, 2024; (b) Prior to the sale or distribution of a product newly sold or distributed into Washington after January 1, 2024; and (c) Prior to the sale or distribution of a product whose method of compliance with the standards established in RCW 70A.455.040 , 70A.455.050 , or 70A.455.060 is materially changed from the method of compliance used at the last declaration submission under this section. (3) The department must begin enforcing the requirements of this chapter by July 1, 2024.
RCW 70A.300.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 150
RCW 70A.300.150: Duty of department to regulate PCB waste.
Status: in_force

The department of ecology shall regulate under this chapter, wastes generated from the salvaging, rebuilding, or discarding of transformers or capacitors that have been sold or otherwise transferred for salvage or disposal after the completion or termination of their useful lives and which contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and whose disposal is not regulated under 40 C.F.R. part 761. Nothing in this section shall prohibit such wastes from being incinerated or disposed of at facilities permitted to manage PCB wastes under 40 C.F.R. part 761.
RCW 70.74.295 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 295
RCW 70.74.295: Abandonment of explosives.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon explosives or improvised devices. Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 70A.500.160 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 160
RCW 70A.500.160: Electronic products for sale must include manufacturer's brand.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning January 1, 2007, no person may sell or offer for sale an electronic product to any person in the state unless the electronic product is labeled with the manufacturer's brand. The label must be permanently affixed and readily visible. (2) In-state retailers in possession of unlabeled products on January 1, 2007, may exhaust their stock through sales to the public.
RCW 70.54.310 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 310
RCW 70.54.310: Semiautomatic external defibrillator—Duty of acquirer—Immunity from civil liability.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "defibrillator" means a semiautomatic external defibrillator as prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW or an osteopath licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW. (2) A person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall ensure that: (a) Expected defibrillator users receive reasonable instruction in defibrillator use and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a course approved by the department of health; (b) The defibrillator is maintained and tested by the acquirer according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines; (c) Upon acquiring a defibrillator, medical direction is enlisted by the acquirer from a licensed physician in the use of the defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; (d) The person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall notify the local emergency medical services organization about the existence and the location of the defibrillator; and (e) The defibrillator user shall call 911 or its local equivalent as soon as possible after the emergency use of the defibrillator and shall assure that appropriate follow-up data is made available as requested by emergency medical service or other health care providers. (3) A person who uses a defibrillator at the scene of an emergency and all other persons and entities providing services under this section are immune from civil liability for any personal injury that results from any act or omission in the use of the defibrillator in an emergency setting. (4) The immunity from civil liability does not apply if the acts or omissions amount to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. (5) The requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to any individual using a defibrillator in an emergency setting if that individual is acting as a good samaritan under RCW 4.24.300 .
RCW 70A.10.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 150
RCW 70A.10.150: Records and reports—Open to public examination.
Status: in_force

(1) Every licensee shall keep and maintain a record of all operations conducted by him or her pursuant to his or her license and each permit, showing the method employed, the type of equipment used, materials and amounts thereof used, the times and places of operation of the equipment, the name and post office address of each individual participating or assisting in the operation other than the licensee, and such other general information as may be required by the department and shall report the same to the department at the time and in the manner required. (2) The department shall require written reports in such manner as it provides but not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, covering each operation for which a permit is issued. Further, the department shall require written reports from such organizations as are exempted from license, permit, and liability requirements as provided in RCW 70A.10.070 . (3) The reports and records in the custody of the department shall be open for public examination.
RCW 70A.540.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 540 / Section 060
RCW 70A.540.060: Monitoring.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill with a gas collection and control system must conduct instantaneous or integrated surface monitoring of the landfill surface according to the requirements specified in implementing rules adopted by the department pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 . (2) The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill with a gas collection and control system must monitor the gas control system according to the requirements specified in implementing rules adopted by the department pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 . (3) The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill with a gas collection and control system must monitor each individual wellhead to determine the gauge pressure according to the requirements specified in implementing rules adopted by the department pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 .
RCW 70A.10.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 070
RCW 70A.10.070: Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The department, to the extent it deems practical, shall provide by regulation for exempting from license, permit, and liability requirements, (1) research and development and experiments by state and federal agencies, institutions of higher learning, and bona fide nonprofit research organizations; (2) laboratory research and experiments; (3) activities of an emergent character for protection against fire, frost, sleet, or fog; and (4) activities normally engaged in for purposes other than those of inducing, increasing, decreasing, or preventing precipitation or hail.
RCW 70.128.007 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 007
RCW 70.128.007: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to: (1) Encourage the establishment and maintenance of adult family homes that provide a humane, safe, and residential home environment for persons with functional limitations who need personal and special care; (2) Establish standards for regulating adult family homes that adequately protect residents; (3) Encourage consumers, families, providers, and the public to become active in assuring their full participation in development of adult family homes that provide high quality and cost-effective care; (4) Provide for appropriate care of residents in adult family homes by requiring that each resident have a care plan that promotes the most appropriate level of physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being consistent with client choice; and (5) Accord each resident the right to participate in the development of the care plan and in other major decisions involving the resident and their care.
RCW 70.54.350 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 350
RCW 70.54.350: Electrology and tattooing—Practitioners to comply with rules—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who practices electrology or tattooing shall comply with the rules adopted by the department of health under *RCW 70.54.340 . (2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
RCW 70.77.305 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 305
RCW 70.77.305: Chief of the Washington state patrol to issue licenses—Registration of in-state agents.
Status: in_force

The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, has the power to issue licenses for the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of all fireworks in this state, except as provided in RCW 70.77.311 and 70.77.395 . A person may be licensed as a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler under this chapter only if the person has a designated agent in this state who is registered with the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection.
RCW 70.62.270 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 62 / Section 270
RCW 70.62.270: Suspension or revocation of licenses—Civil fine.
Status: in_force

(1) Licenses issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked upon the failure or refusal of the person operating a transient accommodation to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or of any rules adopted under this chapter by the board. All such proceedings shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) In lieu of or in addition to license suspension or revocation, the department may assess a civil fine in accordance with RCW 43.70.095 .
RCW 70.87.280 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 280
RCW 70.87.280: License categories—Rules.
Status: in_force

In order to effectively administer and implement the elevator mechanic licensing of this chapter, the department may establish elevator mechanic license categories in rule.
RCW 70A.208.200 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 200
RCW 70A.208.200: Producer responsibility organization—Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) By July 1, 2031, and each July 1st thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit an annual report to the department that contains, at a minimum, the following information for the previous calendar year: (a) The amount of covered materials introduced, by covered materials type, reported in the same units used to establish producer fees under this chapter; (b) Progress made toward the performance targets reported in the same units used to establish producer fees under this chapter, and reported statewide and for each county, including: (i) The amount of covered materials successfully source reduced, reused, recycled, and composted by covered materials type and the strategies or collection methods used; and (ii) Information about third-party certifications obtained; (c) The total cost to implement the program and a detailed description of program expenditures by category, including: (i) The total amount of producer fees collected; (ii) A description of infrastructure investments made; and (iii) A breakdown of reimbursements by covered services, entities receiving covered services, and regions of the state; (d) A copy of a financial audit of program operations conducted by an independent auditor approved by the department that meets the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Accounting Standards update 2016-14, not-for-profit entities (Topic 958), as it existed as of January 1, 2025, or an updated standard as required by the department by rule; (e) A description of the program performance problems that emerged in specific locations and efforts taken or proposed by the producer responsibility organization to address them; (f) A discussion of technical assistance provided to producers regarding toxic substances in covered materials and actions taken by producers to reduce intentionally added toxic substances and residual toxic substances from manufacturing in covered materials beyond compliance with prohibitions already established in law; (g) A description of public awareness, education, and outreach activities undertaken, including any evaluations conducted of their efficacy, plans for next calendar year's activities, and an evaluation of the process established by the producer responsibility organization to answer questions from consumers regarding collection, recycling, composting, waste reduction, and reuse activities; (h) A description, which includes quantitative measurements, of changes in levels of access to covered services for covered materials by socially vulnerable populations relative to levels of access to and participation in covered services for covered materials by socially vulnerable populations prior to the implementation of the first plan under this chapter; (i) A summary of consultations held with the advisory council and how any feedback was incorporated into the report as a result, together with a list of rejected recommendations and the reasons for rejection; (j) A list of producers found to be out of compliance with this chapter and actions taken by the producer responsibility organization to return producers to compliance, and notification of any producers that are no longer participating in the producer responsibility organization or who have been expelled due to their lack of compliance; (k) Proposed amendments to the plan to improve program performance or reduce costs, including changes to producer fees, infrastructure investments, or reimbursement rates; (l) Recommendations for additions or removals of covered materials to or from the recyclable or compostable covered materials lists established under RCW 70A.208.090 ; and (m) Information requested by the department to evaluate the effectiveness of the program as it is described in the plan and to assist with determining compliance with this chapter. (2) A producer responsibility organization that fails to meet a performance target approved in a plan must, within 90 days of filing an annual report under this section, file with the department an explanation of the factors contributing to the failure and propose an amendment to the plan specifying changes in operations, including education and outreach, that the producer responsibility organization will make that are designed to achieve the performance targets. If a performance target is unmet due to the lack of government entity participation in the program, the department may revise the statewide requirements. If a revision to the statewide requirements is completed by the department, the producer responsibility organization may revise the performance targets at the same time. An amendment filed under this subsection must be reviewed by the advisory council and approved by the department in the manner specified in RCW 70A.208.060 .
RCW 70A.240.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 240 / Section 040
RCW 70A.240.040: Advisory board—Duties—Membership.
Status: in_force

(1) The center's activities must be guided by an advisory board. (2) The duties of the advisory board are to: (a) Provide advice and guidance on the annual work plan of the center; and (b) Evaluate, analyze, and make recommendations on state policies that may affect markets for recyclable materials to the director and the department of commerce. (3) Except as otherwise provided, advisory board members must be appointed by the director in consultation with the department of commerce as follows: (a) One member to represent cities; (b) One member appointed by the Washington association of county solid waste managers to represent counties east of the crest of the Cascade mountains; (c) One member appointed by the Washington association of county solid waste managers to represent counties west of the crest of the Cascade mountains; (d) One member to represent public interest groups; (e) Three members from universities or state and federal research institutions; (f) Up to seven private sector members to represent all aspects of the recycling materials system, including but not limited to manufacturing and packaging, solid waste management, and at least one not-for-profit organization familiar with innovative recycling solutions that are being used internationally in Scandinavia, China, and other countries; (g) The chair of the utilities and transportation commission or the chair's designee as a nonvoting member; and (h) Nonvoting, temporary appointments to the board may be made by the chair of the advisory board where specific expertise is needed. (4) The initial appointments of the seven private sector members are as follows: Three members with three-year terms and four members with two-year terms. Thereafter, members serve two-year renewable terms. (5) The advisory board must meet at least quarterly. (6) The chair of the advisory board must be elected from among the members by a simple majority vote. (7) The advisory board may adopt bylaws and a charter for the operation of its business for the purposes of this chapter. (8) The department shall provide staff support to the advisory board.
RCW 70.87.205 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 205
RCW 70.87.205: Resolution of disputes by arbitration—Appointment of arbitrators—Procedure—Decision—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

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(1) Disputes arising under RCW 70.87.200 (2) shall be resolved by arbitration. The request shall be sent using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed. (2) The department shall appoint one arbitrator; the municipality shall appoint one arbitrator; and the arbitrators chosen by the department and the municipality shall appoint the third arbitrator. If the two arbitrators cannot agree on the third arbitrator, the presiding judge of the Thurston county superior court, or his or her designee, shall appoint the third arbitrator. (3) The arbitration shall be held pursuant to the procedures in chapter 7.04A RCW, except that RCW 7.04A.280 (1)(f) shall not apply. The decision of the arbitrators is final and binding on the parties. Neither party may appeal a decision to any court. (4) A party may petition the Thurston county superior court to enforce a decision of the arbitrators.
RCW 70.77.280 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 280
RCW 70.77.280: Public display permit—Investigation—Governing body to grant—Conditions.
Status: in_force

The local fire official receiving an application for a permit under RCW 70.77.260 (2) for a public display of fireworks shall investigate whether the character and location of the display as proposed would be hazardous to property or dangerous to any person. Based on the investigation, the official shall submit a report of findings and a recommendation for or against the issuance of the permit, together with reasons, to the governing body of the city or county. The governing body shall grant the application if it meets the requirements of this chapter and the ordinance of the city or county.
RCW 70.02.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 030
RCW 70.02.030: Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) A patient may authorize a health care provider or health care facility to disclose the patient's health care information. A health care provider or health care facility shall honor an authorization and, if requested, provide a copy of the recorded health care information unless the health care provider or health care facility denies the patient access to health care information under RCW 70.02.090 . (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection and RCW 70.02.370 , a health care provider or health care facility may charge a reasonable fee for providing the health care information and is not required to honor an authorization until the fee is paid. (b) Upon request of a patient or a patient's personal representative, a health care facility or health care provider shall provide the patient or representative with one copy of the patient's health care information free of charge if the patient is appealing the denial of federal supplemental security income or social security disability benefits. The patient or representative may complete a disclosure authorization specifying the health care information requested and provide it to the health care facility or health care provider. The health care facility or health care provider may provide the health care information in either paper or electronic format. A health care facility or health care provider is not required to provide a patient or a patient's personal representative with a free copy of health care information that has previously been provided free of charge pursuant to a request within the preceding two years. (3) To be valid, a disclosure authorization to a health care provider or health care facility shall: (a) Be in writing, dated, and signed by the patient; (b) Identify the nature of the information to be disclosed; (c) Identify the name and institutional affiliation of the person or class of persons to whom the information is to be disclosed; (d) Identify the provider or class of providers who are to make the disclosure; (e) Identify the patient; and (f) Contain an expiration date or an expiration event that relates to the patient or the purpose of the use or disclosure. (4) Unless disclosure without authorization is otherwise permitted under RCW 70.02.050 or the federal health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 and its implementing regulations, an authorization may permit the disclosure of health care information to a class of persons that includes: (a) Researchers if the health care provider or health care facility obtains the informed consent for the use of the patient's health care information for research purposes; or (b) Third-party payors if the information is only disclosed for payment purposes. (5) Except as provided by this chapter, the signing of an authorization by a patient is not a waiver of any rights a patient has under other statutes, the rules of evidence, or common law. (6) When an authorization permits the disclosure of health care information to a financial institution or an employer of the patient for purposes other than payment, the authorization as it pertains to those disclosures shall expire one year after the signing of the authorization, unless the authorization is renewed by the patient. (7) A health care provider or health care facility shall retain the original or a copy of each authorization or revocation in conjunction with any health care information from which disclosures are made. (8) Where the patient is under the supervision of the department of corrections, an authorization signed pursuant to this section for health care information related to mental health or drug or alcohol treatment expires at the end of the term of supervision, unless the patient is part of a treatment program that requires the continued exchange of information until the end of the period of treatment.
RCW 70A.355.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 355 / Section 050
RCW 70A.355.050: Investigation and access.
Status: in_force

(1) If necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of this chapter, an authorized representative of the state engaged in compliance inspections, monitoring, and testing may, by request, require an owner or operator to submit relevant information or documents. The department may subpoena witnesses, documents, and other relevant information that the department deems necessary. In the case of any refusal to obey the subpoena, the superior court for any county in which the person is found, resides, or transacts business has jurisdiction to issue an order requiring the person to appear before the department and give testimony or produce documents. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt. (2) Any authorized representative of the state may require an owner or operator to conduct monitoring or testing. (3) Upon reasonable notice, an authorized representative of the state may enter a premises or site subject to regulation under this chapter or in which records relevant to the operation of an underground storage tank system are kept. In the event of an emergency or in circumstances where notice would undermine the effectiveness of an inspection, notice is not required. The authorized representative may copy these records, obtain samples of regulated substances, and inspect or conduct monitoring or testing of an underground storage tank system. (4) For purposes of this section, the term "authorized representative" or "authorized representative of the state" means an enforcement officer, employee, or representative of the department.
RCW 70.41.540 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 540
RCW 70.41.540: Multistate nurse license—Conditions of employment.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning September 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by hospitals licensed under this chapter shall complete any demographic data surveys required by the board of nursing in rule as a condition of employment. (2) Individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by hospitals licensed under this chapter shall complete the suicide assessment, treatment, and management training required by RCW 43.70.442 (5)(a) as a condition of employment. (3) Hospitals shall report to the board of nursing, within 30 days of employment, all nurses holding a multistate license issued by a state other than Washington and an attestation that the employees holding a multistate license issued by a state other than Washington have completed the tasks required under this section as a condition of employment. (4) This section is subject to enforcement by the department.
RCW 70.245.160 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 160
RCW 70.245.160: Effect on construction of wills, contracts, and statutes.
Status: in_force

(1) Any provision in a contract, will, or other agreement, whether written or oral, to the extent the provision would affect whether a person may make or rescind a request for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner, is not valid. (2) Any obligation owing under any currently existing contract shall not be conditioned or affected by the making or rescinding of a request, by a person, for medication to end his or her life in a humane and dignified manner.
RCW 70.84.021 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 84 / Section 021
RCW 70.84.021: "Service animal" defined.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, "service animal" means an animal that is trained for the purposes of assisting or accommodating a disabled person's sensory, mental, or physical disability.
RCW 70.54.290 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 290
RCW 70.54.290: Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—State employees to be recruited.
Status: in_force

The department of health shall make special efforts to educate and recruit state employees to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, conducting a bone marrow donor drive to encourage state employees to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. The drive shall include educational materials furnished by the national bone marrow donor program and presentations that explain the need for bone marrow donors, and the procedures for becoming registered as potential bone marrow donors. The cost of educational materials and presentations to state employees shall be borne by the national marrow donor program.
RCW 70A.340.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 340 / Section 020
RCW 70A.340.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Accredited laboratory" means a laboratory that is: (a) Qualified and equipped for testing of products, materials, equipment, and installations in accordance with national or international standards; and (b) Accredited by a third-party organization approved by the department to accredit laboratories for purposes of this chapter. (2) "Alternative brake friction material" means brake friction material that: (a) Does not contain: (i) More than 0.5 percent copper or its compounds by weight; (ii) The constituents identified in RCW 70A.340.030 at or above the concentrations specified; and (iii) Other materials determined by the department to be more harmful to human health or the environment than existing brake friction material; (b) Enables motor vehicle brakes to meet applicable federal safety standards, or if no federal safety standard exists, a widely accepted industry standard; (c) Is available at a cost and quantity that does not cause significant financial hardship across the majority of brake friction material and vehicle manufacturing industries; and (d) Is available to enable brake friction material and vehicle manufacturers to produce viable products meeting consumer expectations regarding braking noise, shuddering, and durability. (3) "Brake friction material" means that part of a motor vehicle brake designed to retard or stop the movement of a motor vehicle through friction against a rotor made of more durable material. (4) "Committee" means the brake friction material advisory committee. (5) "Department" means the department of ecology. (6)(a) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 46.04.320 that are subject to registration requirements under RCW 46.16A.080 . (b) "Motor vehicle" does not include: (i) Motorcycles as defined in RCW 46.04.330 ; (ii) Motor vehicles employing internal closed oil immersed motor vehicle brakes or similar brake systems that are fully contained and emit no debris or fluid under normal operating conditions; (iii) Military combat vehicles; (iv) Race cars, dual-sport vehicles, or track day vehicles, whose primary use is for off-road purposes and are permitted under RCW 46.16A.320 ; or (v) Collector vehicles, as defined in RCW 46.04.126 . (7)(a) "Motor vehicle brake" means an energy conversion mechanism used to retard or stop the movement of a motor vehicle. (b) "Motor vehicle brake" does not include brakes designed primarily to hold motor vehicles stationary and not for use while motor vehicles are in motion. (8) "Original equipment service" means brake friction material provided as service parts originally designed for and using the same brake friction material formulation sold with a new motor vehicle. (9) "Small volume motor vehicle manufacturer" means a manufacturer of motor vehicles with Washington annual sales of less than one thousand new passenger cars, light duty trucks, medium duty vehicles, heavy duty vehicles, and heavy duty engines based on the average number of vehicles sold for the three previous consecutive model years.
RCW 70A.355.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 355 / Section 030
RCW 70A.355.030: Environmentally sensitive areas.
Status: in_force

(1) A city, town, or county may apply to the department to have an area within its jurisdictional boundaries designated an environmentally sensitive area. A city, town, or county may submit a joint application with any other city, town, or county for joint administration under chapter 39.34 RCW of a single environmentally sensitive area located in both jurisdictions. (2) A city, town, or county may adopt proposed ordinances or resolutions establishing requirements for underground storage tanks located within an environmentally sensitive area that are more stringent than the statewide standards established under RCW 70A.355.020 . Proposed local ordinances and resolutions shall only apply to new underground storage tank installations. The local government adopting the ordinances and resolutions shall submit them to the department for approval. Disapproved ordinances and resolutions may be modified and resubmitted to the department for approval. Proposed local ordinances and resolutions become effective when approved by the department. (3) The department shall approve or disapprove each proposed local ordinance or resolution based on the following criteria: (a) The area to be regulated is found to be an environmentally sensitive area based on rules adopted by the department; and (b) The proposed local regulations are reasonably consistent with previously approved local regulations for similar environmentally sensitive areas. (4) A city, town, or county for which a proposed local ordinance or resolution establishing more stringent requirements is approved by the department may establish local tank fees that meet the requirements of RCW 70A.355.080 , if such fees are necessary for enhanced program administration or enforcement.
RCW 70A.222.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 222 / Section 070
RCW 70A.222.070: Prohibition on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of certain food packaging—Safer alternatives assessment by department of ecology—Publication of findings—Report to legislature—Prohibition effective date contingent on findings.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, no person may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state food packaging to which PFAS chemicals have been intentionally added in any amount. This prohibition may not take effect until the department of ecology completes the following: (a) Identifies that safer alternatives are available, and the safer alternative determination is supported by feedback from an external peer review of the department's alternatives assessment; and (b) publishes findings, as required under subsection (3) of this section. (2) To determine whether safer alternatives to PFAS chemicals exist, the department of ecology must conduct an alternatives assessment as part of the PFAS chemical action plan that: (a) Evaluates less toxic chemicals and nonchemical alternatives to replace the use of a chemical; (b) Follows the guidelines for alternatives assessments issued by the interstate chemicals clearinghouse; and (c) Includes, at a minimum, an evaluation of chemical hazards, exposure, performance, cost, and availability. (3) By January 1, 2020, the department of ecology must publish its findings in the Washington State Register on whether safer alternatives to PFAS chemicals in specific applications of food packaging are available for each assessed application and submit a report with the findings and the feedback from the peer review of the department's alternatives assessment to the appropriate committees of the legislature. In order to determine that safer alternatives are available, the safer alternatives must be readily available in sufficient quantity and at a comparable cost, and perform as well as or better than PFAS chemicals in a specific food packaging application. If an alternative is a chemical, it must have previously been approved for food contact by the United States food and drug administration, such as through the issuance of a determination that the chemical has a reasonable certainty of causing no harm. (4) The prohibition on the use of PFAS chemicals in food packaging: (a) Becomes effective January 1, 2022, if the report required under subsection (3) of this section finds that safer alternatives are available for specific food packaging applications; (b) Does not take effect January 1, 2022, if the report required under subsection (3) of this section does not find that safer alternatives are available for specific food packaging applications. (5) If the department of ecology does not find that a safer alternative is available for some or all categories of food packaging applications, beginning January 1, 2021, and each year following, the department of ecology must review and report on alternatives as described in subsection (2) of this section. The prohibition in this section for specific food packaging applications takes effect two years after a report submitted to the legislature required under subsection (3) of this section finds that safer alternatives are available.
RCW 70A.45.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 45 / Section 005
RCW 70A.45.005: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that Washington has long been a national and international leader on energy conservation and environmental stewardship, including air quality protection, renewable energy development and generation, emission standards for fossil-fuel based energy generation, energy efficiency programs, natural resource conservation, sustainable forestry and the production of forest products, vehicle emission standards, and the use of biofuels. Washington is also unique among most states in that in addition to its commitment to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, it has established goals to grow the clean energy sector and reduce the state's expenditures on imported fuels. (2) The legislature further finds that Washington should continue its leadership on climate change policy by creating accountability for achieving the emission reductions established in RCW 70A.45.020 , participating in the design of a regional multisector market-based system to help achieve those emission reductions, assessing other market strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, maintaining and enhancing the state's ability to continue to sequester carbon through natural and working lands and forest products, and ensuring the state has a well-trained workforce for our clean energy future. The consistent tracking and annual reporting of statewide emissions in a greenhouse gas inventory as required under RCW 70A.45.020 is an important responsibility that allows the legislature to determine whether state emissions are on a trajectory to achieve statutory emissions reduction limits, or whether new or amended policy interventions are necessary to achieve those limits. (3) It is the intent of the legislature that the state will: (a) Limit and reduce emissions of greenhouse gas consistent with the emission reductions established in RCW 70A.45.020 ; (b) minimize the potential to export pollution, jobs, and economic opportunities; (c) support industry sectors that can act as sequesterers of carbon; and (d) reduce emissions at the lowest cost to Washington's economy, consumers, and businesses. (4) In the event the state elects to participate in a regional multisector market-based system, it is the intent of the legislature that the system will become effective by January 1, 2012, after authority is provided to the department for its implementation. By acting now, Washington businesses and citizens will have adequate time and opportunities to be well positioned to take advantage of the low carbon economy and to make necessary investments in low carbon technology. (5) It is also the intent of the legislature that the regional multisector market-based system recognize Washington's unique emissions and sequestration portfolio, including the: (a) State's hydroelectric system; (b) Opportunities presented by Washington's abundant forest resources and the associated forest products industry, along with aquatic and agriculture land and the associated industries; and (c) State's leadership in energy efficiency and the actions it has already taken that have reduced its generation of greenhouse gas emissions and that entities receive appropriate credit for early actions to reduce greenhouse gases. (6) If any revenues, excluding those from state trust lands, that accrue to the state are created by a market system, they must be used for the purposes established in chapter 70A.65 RCW and to further the state's efforts to achieve the goals established in RCW 70A.45.020 , address the impacts of global warming on affected habitats, species, and communities, promote and invest in industry sectors that act as sequesterers of carbon, and increase investment in the clean energy economy particularly for communities and workers that have suffered from heavy job losses and chronic unemployment and underemployment.
RCW 70.111.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 111 / Section 030
RCW 70.111.030: Unsafe cribs—Prohibition—Definition—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) No commercial user may remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, on or after June 6, 1996, a full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for any infant using the crib. (2) A crib is presumed to be unsafe pursuant to this chapter if it does not conform to all of the following: (a) Part 1508 (commencing with Section 1508.1) of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (b) Part 1509 (commencing with Section 1509.1) of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (c) Part 1303 (commencing with Section 1303.1) of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations; (d) American Society for Testing Materials Voluntary Standards F966-90; (e) American Society for Testing Materials Voluntary Standards F1169.88; (f) Any regulations that are adopted in order to amend or supplement the regulations described in (a) through (e) of this subsection. (3) Cribs that are unsafe or fail to perform as expected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section include, but are not limited to, cribs that have any of the following dangerous features or characteristics: (a) Corner posts that extend more than one-sixteenth of an inch; (b) Spaces between side slats more than two and three-eighths inches; (c) Mattress support than can be easily dislodged from any point of the crib. A mattress segment can be easily dislodged if it cannot withstand at least a twenty-five pound upward force from underneath the crib; (d) Cutout designs on the end panels; (e) Rail height dimensions that do not conform to the following: (i) The height of the rail and end panel as measured from the top of the rail or panel in its lowest position to the top of the mattress support in its highest position is at least nine inches; (ii) The height of the rail and end panel as measured from the top of the rail or panel in its highest position to the top of the mattress support in its lowest position is at least twenty-six inches; (f) Any screws, bolts, or hardware that are loose and not secured; (g) Sharp edges, points, or rough surfaces, or any wood surfaces that are not smooth and free from splinters, splits, or cracks; (h) Nonfull-size cribs with tears in mesh or fabric sides. (4) On or after January 1, 1997, any commercial user who willfully and knowingly violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. Hotels, motels, and similar transient lodging, child care facilities, and family child care homes are not subject to this section until January 1, 1999.
RCW 70.74.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 210
RCW 70.74.210: Coal mining code unaffected.
Status: repealed

All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That nothing in this act shall be construed as amending, limiting, or repealing any provision of chapter 36, session laws of 1917, known as the coal mining code.
RCW 70.127.125 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 125
RCW 70.127.125: Interpretive guidelines for services.
Status: in_force

The department is directed to continue to develop, with opportunity for comment from licensees, interpretive guidelines that are specific to each type of service and consistent with legislative intent.
RCW 70.170.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 170 / Section 010
RCW 70.170.010: Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for health care information that helps the general public understand health care issues and how they can be better consumers and that is useful to purchasers, payers, and providers in making health care choices and negotiating payments. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to establish a hospital data collection, storage, and retrieval system which supports these data needs and which also provides public officials and others engaged in the development of state health policy the information necessary for the analysis of health care issues. (2) The legislature finds that rising health care costs and access to health care services are of vital concern to the people of this state. It is, therefore, essential that strategies be explored that moderate health care costs and promote access to health care services. (3) The legislature further finds that access to health care is among the state's goals and the provision of such care should be among the purposes of health care providers and facilities. Therefore, the legislature intends that charity care requirements and related enforcement provisions for hospitals be explicitly established. (4) The lack of reliable statistical information about the delivery of charity care is a particular concern that should be addressed. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to require hospitals to provide, and report to the state, charity care to persons with acute care needs, and to have a state agency both monitor and report on the relative commitment of hospitals to the delivery of charity care services, as well as the relative commitment of public and private purchasers or payers to charity care funding.
RCW 70A.535.170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 535 / Section 170
RCW 70A.535.170: Clean fuels credit account.
Status: in_force

The clean fuels credit account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from clean fuel credits generated under this chapter by state agency activities not funded through an appropriation in an omnibus transportation appropriations act must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for state agencies to complete investments to reduce state agency transportation-related emissions including, but not limited to, electric vehicle infrastructure, electric vehicles, electric vessels, and electric boats.
RCW 70.54.410 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 410
RCW 70.54.410: Unintended pregnancies—Sexual health education funding.
Status: in_force

(1) To reduce unintended pregnancies, state agencies may apply for sexual health education funding for programs that are medically and scientifically accurate, including, but not limited to, programs on abstinence, the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and the prevention of unintended pregnancies. The state shall ensure that such programs: (a) Are evidence-based; (b) Use state funds cost-effectively; (c) Maximize the use of federal matching funds; and (d) Are consistent with RCW 28A.300.475 , the state's healthy youth act, as existing on July 26, 2009. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Medically and scientifically accurate" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.300.475 , as existing on July 26, 2009; and (b) "Evidence-based" means a program that uses practices proven to the greatest extent possible through research in compliance with scientific methods to be effective and beneficial for the target population.
RCW 70.395.901 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 901
RCW 70.395.901: Effective date—2021 c 30.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 14, 2021].
RCW 70A.205.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 010
RCW 70A.205.010: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a comprehensive statewide program for solid waste handling, and solid waste recovery and/or recycling which will prevent land, air, and water pollution and conserve the natural, economic, and energy resources of this state. To this end it is the purpose of this chapter: (1) To assign primary responsibility for adequate solid waste handling to local government, reserving to the state, however, those functions necessary to assure effective programs throughout the state; (2) To provide for adequate planning for solid waste handling by local government; (3) To provide for the adoption and enforcement of basic minimum performance standards for solid waste handling, including that all sites where recyclable materials are generated and transported from shall provide a separate container for solid waste; (4) To encourage the development and operation of waste recycling facilities needed to accomplish the management priority of waste recycling, to promote consistency in the requirements for such facilities throughout the state, and to ensure that recyclable materials diverted from the waste stream for recycling are routed to facilities in which recycling occurs; (5) To provide technical and financial assistance to local governments in the planning, development, and conduct of solid waste handling programs; (6) To encourage storage, proper disposal, and recycling of discarded vehicle tires and to stimulate private recycling programs throughout the state; and (7) To encourage the development and operation of waste recycling facilities and activities needed to accomplish the management priority of waste recycling and to promote consistency in the permitting requirements for such facilities and activities throughout the state. It is the intent of the legislature that local governments be encouraged to use the expertise of private industry and to contract with private industry to the fullest extent possible to carry out solid waste recovery and/or recycling programs.
RCW 70.190.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 190 / Section 070
RCW 70.190.070: Community networks—Duties.
Status: in_force

The community public health and safety networks shall: (1) Review state and local public health data and analysis relating to risk factors, protective factors, and at-risk children and youth; (2) Prioritize the risk factors and protective factors to reduce the likelihood of their children and youth being at risk. The priorities shall be based upon public health data and assessment and policy development standards provided by the department of health under RCW 43.70.555 ; (3) Develop long-term comprehensive plans to reduce the rate of at-risk children and youth; set definitive, measurable goals, based upon the department of health standards; and project their desired outcomes; (4) Distribute funds to local programs that reflect the locally established priorities and as provided in *RCW 70.190.140 ; (5) Comply with outcome-based standards; (6) Cooperate with the department of health and local boards of health to provide data and determine outcomes; and (7) Coordinate its efforts with anti-drug use efforts and organizations and maintain a high priority for combatting drug use by at-risk youth.
RCW 70.40.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 40 / Section 020
RCW 70.40.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the state department of health; (2) "The federal act" means Title VI of the public health service act, as amended, or as hereafter amended by congress; (3) "The surgeon general" means the surgeon general of the public health service of the United States; (4) "Hospital" includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals; (5) "Public health center" means a publicly owned facility for the provision of public health services, including related facilities such as laboratories, clinics, and administrative offices operated in connection with public health centers; (6) "Nonprofit hospital" and "nonprofit medical facility" means any hospital or medical facility owned and operated by a corporation or association, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; (7) "Medical facilities" means diagnostic or diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes as those terms are defined in the federal act.
RCW 70A.15.5060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5060
RCW 70A.15.5060: Limited outdoor burning—Authority of local air pollution control authority or department of ecology to allow outdoor fires not restricted.
Status: in_force

Nothing in RCW 70A.15.5020 , 70A.15.5040 , 70A.15.5050 , 70A.15.5060 , 70A.15.5070 , and 70A.15.5080 shall be construed as prohibiting a local air pollution control authority or the department of ecology in those areas outside the jurisdictional boundaries of an activated pollution control authority from allowing the burning of outdoor fires.
RCW 70.127.140 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 140
RCW 70.127.140: Bill of rights—Billing statements.
Status: in_force

(1) An in-home services agency shall provide each individual or designated representative with a written bill of rights affirming each individual's right to: (a) A listing of the in-home services offered by the in-home services agency and those being provided; (b) The name of the individual supervising the care and the manner in which that individual may be contacted; (c) A description of the process for submitting and addressing complaints; (d) Submit complaints without retaliation and to have the complaint addressed by the agency; (e) Be informed of the state complaint hotline number; (f) A statement advising the individual or representative of the right to ongoing participation in the development of the plan of care; (g) A statement providing that the individual or representative is entitled to information regarding access to the department's listing of providers and to select any licensee to provide care, subject to the individual's reimbursement mechanism or other relevant contractual obligations; (h) Be treated with courtesy, respect, privacy, and freedom from abuse and discrimination; (i) Refuse treatment or services; (j) Have property treated with respect; (k) Privacy of personal information and confidentiality of health care records; (l) Be cared for by properly trained staff with coordination of services; (m) A fully itemized billing statement upon request, including the date of each service and the charge. Licensees providing services through a managed care plan shall not be required to provide itemized billing statements; and (n) Be informed about advanced directives and the agency's responsibility to implement them. (2) An in-home services agency shall ensure rights under this section are implemented and updated as appropriate.
RCW 70.405.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 405 / Section 040
RCW 70.405.040: Affordability reviews.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may choose to conduct an affordability review of up to 24 prescription drugs per year identified pursuant to RCW 70.405.030 . When deciding whether to conduct a review, the board shall consider: (a) The class of the prescription drug and whether any therapeutically equivalent prescription drugs are available for sale; (b) Input from relevant advisory groups established pursuant to RCW 70.405.020 ; and (c) The average patient's out-of-pocket cost for the drug. (2) For prescription drugs chosen for an affordability review, the board must determine whether the prescription drug has led or will lead to excess costs to patients. The board may examine publicly available information as well as collect confidential and proprietary information from the prescription drug manufacturer and other relevant sources. (3) A manufacturer must submit all requested information to the board within 30 days of the request. (4) The authority may assess a fine of up to $100,000 against a manufacturer for each failure to comply with an information request from the board. The process for the assessment of a fine under this subsection shall be established by the authority in rule and is subject to review under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The rules adopted under this subsection may not go into effect until at least 90 days after the next regular legislative session. (5) When conducting a review, the board shall consider: (a) The relevant factors contributing to the price paid for the prescription drug, including the wholesale acquisition cost, discounts, rebates, or other price concessions; (b) The average patient copay or other cost sharing for the drug; (c) The effect of the price on consumers' access to the drug in the state; (d) Orphan drug status; (e) The dollar value and accessibility of patient assistance programs offered by the manufacturer for the drug; (f) The price and availability of therapeutic alternatives; (g) Input from: (i) Patients affected by the condition or disease treated by the drug; and (ii) Individuals with medical or scientific expertise related to the condition or disease treated by the drug; (h) Any other information the drug manufacturer or other relevant entity chooses to provide; (i) The impact of pharmacy benefit manager policies on the price consumers pay for the drug; and (j) Any other relevant factors as determined by the board. (6) In performing an affordability review of a drug the board may consider the following factors: (a) Life-cycle management; (b) The average cost of the drug in the state; (c) Market competition and context; (d) Projected revenue; (e) Off-label usage of the drug; and (f) Any additional factors identified by the board. (7) All information collected by the board pursuant to this section is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (8) The board shall publicize which prescription drugs are subject to an affordability review before the review begins.
RCW 70A.325.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 325 / Section 100
RCW 70A.325.100: Cancellation or refusal by insurer—Appeal.
Status: in_force

If the insurer cancels or refuses to issue or renew a policy, the affected owner or operator may appeal the insurer's decision to the director. The director shall conduct a brief adjudicative proceeding under chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70A.135.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 135 / Section 110
RCW 70A.135.110: Puget Sound partners.
Status: in_force

When making grants or loans for water pollution control facilities under RCW 70A.135.070 , the department shall give preference only to Puget Sound partners, as defined in RCW 90.71.010 , in comparison to other entities that are eligible to be included in the definition of Puget Sound partner. Entities that are not eligible to be a Puget Sound partner due to geographic location, composition, exclusion from the scope of the action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310 , or for any other reason, shall not be given less preferential treatment than Puget Sound partners.
RCW 70A.425.130 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 130
RCW 70A.425.130: Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person violating the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (2) A second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter is a gross misdemeanor. Any offense committed more than five years after a previous conviction shall be considered a first offense.
RCW 70A.335.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 335 / Section 060
RCW 70A.335.060: Rules.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules as necessary for the purpose of implementing, administering, and enforcing this chapter.
RCW 70.02.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 250
RCW 70.02.250: Mental health services—Department of corrections.
Status: in_force

(1) Information and records related to mental health services delivered to a person subject to chapter 9.94A or 9.95 RCW must be released, upon request, by a mental health service agency to department of corrections personnel for whom the information is necessary to carry out the responsibilities of their office. The information must be provided only for the purpose of completing presentence investigations, supervision of an incarcerated person, planning for and provision of supervision of a person, or assessment of a person's risk to the community. The request must be in writing and may not require the consent of the subject of the records. (2) The information to be released to the department of corrections must include all relevant records and reports, as defined by rule, necessary for the department of corrections to carry out its duties, including those records and reports identified in subsection (1) of this section. (3) The authority shall, subject to available resources, electronically, or by the most cost-effective means available, provide the department of corrections with the names, last dates of services, and addresses of specific behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations contracted with the authority under chapter 74.09 RCW, and mental health service agencies that delivered mental health services to a person subject to chapter 9.94A or 9.95 RCW pursuant to an agreement between the authority and the department of corrections. (4) The authority, in consultation with the department, the department of corrections, behavioral health administrative services organizations, managed care organizations contracted with the authority under chapter 74.09 RCW, mental health service agencies as defined in RCW 70.02.010 , mental health consumers, and advocates for persons with mental illness, shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section related to the type and scope of information to be released. These rules must: (a) Enhance and facilitate the ability of the department of corrections to carry out its responsibility of planning and ensuring community protection with respect to persons subject to sentencing under chapter 9.94A or 9.95 RCW, including accessing and releasing or disclosing information of persons who received mental health services as a minor; and (b) Establish requirements for the notification of persons under the supervision of the department of corrections regarding the provisions of this section. (5) The information received by the department of corrections under this section must remain confidential and subject to the limitations on disclosure outlined in chapter 71.34 RCW, except as provided in RCW 72.09.585 . (6) No mental health service agency or individual employed by a mental health service agency may be held responsible for information released to or used by the department of corrections under the provisions of this section or rules adopted under this section. (7) Whenever federal law or federal regulations restrict the release of information contained in the treatment records of any patient who receives treatment for alcoholism or drug dependency, the release of the information may be restricted as necessary to comply with federal law and regulations. (8) This section does not modify the terms and conditions of disclosure of information related to sexually transmitted diseases under this chapter.
RCW 70A.15.9001 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 9001
RCW 70A.15.9001: Construction—1967 c 238.
Status: in_force

This 1967 amendatory act shall not be construed to create in any way nor to enlarge, diminish or otherwise affect in any way any private rights in any civil action for damages. Any determination that there has been a violation of the provisions of this 1967 amendatory act or of any ordinance, rule, regulation or order issued pursuant thereto, shall not create by reason thereof any presumption or finding of fact or of law for use in any lawsuit brought by a private citizen.
RCW 70A.60.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 60 / Section 040
RCW 70A.60.040: Department's authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority granted by this chapter to the department for restricting the use of substitutes is supplementary to the department's authority to control air pollution pursuant to chapter 70A.15 RCW. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department under chapter 70A.15 RCW. (2) The department, in enforcing the requirements of this chapter, must adhere to the provisions applicable to the department under chapter 43.05 RCW regarding site inspections, technical assistance visits, notices of correction, and the issuance of civil penalties, to the extent that these provisions are not in conflict with federal requirements described in RCW 43.05.901 . (3) The department may elect to refrain from or cease administering or enforcing a requirement of this chapter if the United States environmental protection agency adopts requirements that: (a) Are substantially duplicative of the requirements of this chapter and that negate the additional emission reduction benefits of state implementation of any requirement of this chapter; or (b) Preempt state authority under this chapter.
RCW 70A.245.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 030
RCW 70A.245.030: Producer reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection, beginning April 1, 2024, each producer of covered products, individually or through a third party representing a group of producers, must provide an annual report to the department that includes the amount in pounds of virgin plastic and the amount in pounds of postconsumer recycled content by resin type used for each category of covered products that are sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into Washington state, including the total postconsumer recycled content resins as a percentage of total weight. The report must be submitted in a format and manner prescribed by the department. A manufacturer may submit national data allocated on a per capita basis for Washington to approximate the information required in this subsection if the producer or third-party representative demonstrates to the department that state level data are not available or feasible to generate. (b) The requirements of (a) of this subsection apply to household cleaning and personal care products in plastic containers beginning April 1, 2026. (c) The requirements of (a) of this subsection apply to wine in 187 milliliter plastic beverage containers and dairy milk in plastic beverage containers beginning April 1, 2029. (d) The department must post the information reported under this subsection on its website, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (2) A producer that submits information or records to the department under this chapter may request that the information or records be made available only for the confidential use of the department, the director, or the appropriate division of the department. The director of the department must give consideration to the request and if this action is not detrimental to the public interest and is otherwise in accordance with the policies and purposes of chapter 43.21A RCW, the director must grant the request for the information to remain confidential as authorized in RCW 43.21A.160 .
RCW 70A.125.210 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 210
RCW 70A.125.210: Fluoridation of water supply—Commencing or discontinuing—Notice.
Status: in_force

A public water system that considers commencing or discontinuing fluoridation of its water supply on a continuing basis shall notify its customers and the department of its intentions at least 90 days prior to a vote or decision on the matter. The water system shall notify its customers via radio, television, newspaper, regular mail, electronic means, or any notification methods which effectively notify customers at least 90 days prior to any meeting at which the vote or decision will occur. Any public water system that violates the notification requirements of this subsection [section] shall return the fluoridation of its water supply to its previous level until proper notification is provided under the provisions of this section.
RCW 70A.60.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 60 / Section 020
RCW 70A.60.020: Refrigerant substitutes—Limitations—Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) Within 12 months of another state's enactment or adoption of restrictions on substitutes applicable to new light duty vehicles, the department may adopt restrictions applicable to the sale, lease, rental, or other introduction into commerce by a manufacturer of new light duty vehicles consistent with the restrictions identified in appendix B, Subpart G of 40 C.F.R. Part 82, as of January 3, 2017. The department may apply an effective date to the restrictions adopted under this subsection that differs from the effective date of the restrictions adopted by another state, but the department may not adopt restrictions that take effect prior to the effective date of restrictions adopted or enacted in at least one other state. (2) The department may adopt rules that establish a maximum global warming potential of 750 for substitutes used in new stationary air conditioning. Rules adopted under this subsection may not take effect prior to: (a) January 1, 2023, for dehumidifiers and room air conditioners; (b)(i) January 1, 2025, for other types of stationary air conditioning equipment, but only if before January 1, 2023, the state building code council adopts the following safety standards into the state building code as these standards existed as of January 1, 2022: (A) American society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers standard 15; (B) American society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers standard 15.2; (C) American society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers standard 34; and (D) Underwriters laboratories standard UL 60335-2-40 edition 4; (ii) If the state building code council adopts the safety standards referenced in (b)(i) of this subsection after January 1, 2023, the restrictions of this subsection may apply to refrigeration equipment manufactured no earlier than 24 months after the adoption of the safety standards; and (c) January 1, 2026, for systems with variable refrigerant flow or volume. (3)(a) Consistent with the timeline established in (b) of this subsection, the department may adopt rules to prohibit the use of refrigerant substitutes that have a global warming potential of greater than 150 for use in refrigeration equipment containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant; (b)(i) The restrictions in (a) of this subsection must apply to new refrigeration equipment manufactured after December 31, 2024, but only if before January 1, 2023, the state building code council adopts the following safety standards into the state building code, as these standards existed as of January 1, 2022: (A) American society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers standard 15; (B) American society of heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineers standard 34; and (C) Underwriters laboratories standard UL 60335-2-89 edition 2; (ii) If the state building code council adopts the safety standards referenced in (b)(i) of this subsection after January 1, 2023, the restrictions of (a) of this subsection may apply to refrigeration equipment manufactured no earlier than 24 months after the adoption of the safety standards. (4) The department shall prohibit the use of refrigerant substitutes that have a global warming potential of greater than: (a) One hundred fifty for use in new equipment manufactured after December 31, 2023, for installation in new ice rinks; and (b) Seven hundred fifty for use in new equipment manufactured after December 31, 2023, for installation in existing ice rinks. (5)(a) The department, in rules adopted to implement this section, may establish reporting, labeling, and recordkeeping requirements applicable to regulated facilities and persons. To the extent practicable, rules adopted under this section must be harmonized with reporting, labeling, or recordkeeping requirements established under RCW 70A.60.030 . (b) To the extent practicable, the department must adopt rules to implement this section that are consistent with similar programs in other states that reduce emissions from refrigerants. (c) The department may adopt rules to grant variances from the requirements of this section. (d) Restrictions adopted by the department under this section are additional to specific restrictions on applications and end uses established in RCW 70A.60.060 . (6)(a) Prior to adopting final rules to implement restrictions under subsection (2) or (3) of this section, the department must review the availability and affordability of: (i) Equipment that meets applicable global warming potential requirements; (ii) Refrigerants that meet applicable global warming potential requirements; and (iii) Appropriate training to utilize equipment that meets applicable global warming potential requirements. (b) After the review required under (a) of this subsection, the department is encouraged to consider delaying the effective date of restrictions under this section in the event that the department determines that significant training or compliant equipment or refrigerant availability and affordability limitations are expected to occur.
RCW 70A.65.400 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 400
RCW 70A.65.400: Retail fuel sellers directory—Exempt agricultural fuels.
Status: in_force

(1) By October 1, 2025, the department must post and periodically update on its website a directory tool, by county and, if applicable, city, of the name and address of each retail fuel seller of exempt agricultural fuel under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) that has notified the department under subsection (3) of this section including, but not limited to, retail fuel sellers that rely on a cardholder or membership program and exempt fuel purchase aggregators. The department may only identify in the directory entities that make available exempt agricultural fuel under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) for purchase at a price that is different than the price of fuel that is not exempt under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e). The directory tool must allow a user to use a simple search function to find a retail seller of exempt agricultural fuel in a specific jurisdiction within the state. (2)(a) By October 1, 2025, the department must publish on its website a guide for potentially eligible users of exempt agricultural fuel under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) that describes: (i) In consultation with the department of licensing, the mechanisms by which the exempt fuel user may obtain a remittance; or (ii) The mechanisms by which the exempt fuel user may purchase exempt fuel including, but not limited to, exempt fuel purchase aggregators and cardholder or membership-based payment options offered by private parties. The information that the department is required to publish under this subsection is limited to information that is voluntarily disclosed by retail fuel sellers or exempt fuel purchase aggregators. (b) This guide must include a description of the information submission and procedural requirements associated with obtaining a remittance payment under the remittance program implemented by the department of licensing. (3) A retail fuel seller including, but not limited to, an exempt fuel purchase aggregator or cardholder or membership-based payment option, may voluntarily notify the department of locations where exempt agricultural fuel under RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) is available for purchase, including contact information for the location, types of exempt fuel for sale, and the address and latitude and longitude of each location. (4) Nothing in this section establishes, limits, or otherwise alters the obligation of a person to be a covered or opt-in entity under RCW 70A.65.080 , an opt-in entity under RCW 70A.65.090 (3), or to report emissions under RCW 70A.15.2200 . Nothing in this section makes a fuel seller that is not a covered entity under this chapter subject to the penalties provided in RCW 70A.65.200 (5). (5) It is the intent of the legislature to pair the activities described in this section with a continuation, through the 2025-2027 biennium of the payment program for exempt fuel specified in RCW 70A.65.080 (7)(e) implemented by the department of licensing as required by the 2024 supplemental omnibus operating appropriations act, ESSB [Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No.] 5950. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of licensing's remittance program include payments to farm fuel users who purchased kerosene or natural gas for agricultural purposes. (6) For purposes of this section "exempt fuel purchase aggregator" means a for-profit or nonprofit entity that makes exempt agricultural fuel available to customers for purchase at a differential rate than the rate charged for nonexempt fuels, and that has established procedures for verifying that the fuel purchased qualifies as exempt, as well as procedures for tracking and reporting the volumes of exempt fuel sales to covered or opt-in entities from which the aggregator purchases fuel.
RCW 70A.325.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 325 / Section 030
RCW 70A.325.030: Reinsurance for heating oil pollution liability protection program.
Status: in_force

The director shall provide reinsurance through the pollution liability insurance program trust account to the heating oil pollution liability protection program under chapter 70A.330 RCW.
RCW 70A.335.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 335 / Section 040
RCW 70A.335.040: Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer that manufactures, knowingly sells, or distributes products in violation of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a first offense. Manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers who are repeat violators are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 . (2) Retailers who unknowingly sell products that are restricted from sale under this chapter are not subject to the civil penalties under this chapter.
RCW 70.47.240 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 240
RCW 70.47.240: Discontinuation of health coverage—Preexisting condition.
Status: in_force

If a person was previously enrolled in a group health benefit plan, an individual health benefit plan, or a catastrophic health plan that is discontinued by the carrier by July 1, 2012, at any time during the sixty-three day period immediately preceding their application date for nonsubsidized coverage in the basic health plan as a nonsubsidized enrollee, the basic health plan must credit the applicant's period of prior coverage toward any preexisting condition waiting period applicable under the basic health plan if the benefits under the previous plan provide equivalent or greater overall benefit coverage than that provided in the basic health plan for nonsubsidized enrollees.
RCW 70A.210.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 070
RCW 70A.210.070: Revenue bonds—Security—Scope—Default—Authorization proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter (a) shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues derived from the sale or lease of the facilities out of which such bonds shall be made payable, (b) may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the facilities, (c) may be secured by a pledge or assignment of the lease of such facilities, or (d) may be secured by a trust agreement or such other security device as may be deemed most advantageous by the governing body. (2) The proceedings under which the bonds are authorized to be issued under the provisions of this chapter, and any mortgage given to secure the same may contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting (a) the fixing and collection of rents for any facilities covered by such proceedings or mortgage, (b) the terms to be incorporated in the lease of such facilities, (c) the maintenance and insurance of such facilities, (d) the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues of such facilities, and (e) the rights and remedies available in the event of a default to the bond owners or to the trustee under a mortgage or trust agreement, all as the governing body shall deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED, That in making any such agreements or provisions a municipality shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the facilities and the application of the revenues therefrom, and shall not have the power to incur a pecuniary liability or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers. (3) The proceedings authorizing any bonds under the provisions of this chapter and any mortgage securing such bonds may provide that, in the event of a default in the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in such proceedings or mortgage, such payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver in equity with power to charge and collect rents and to apply the revenues from the facilities in accordance with such proceedings or the provisions of such mortgage. (4) Any mortgage made under the provisions of this chapter, to secure bonds issued thereunder, may also provide that, in the event of a default in the payment thereof or the violation of any agreement contained in the mortgage, the mortgage may be foreclosed and the mortgaged property sold under proceedings in equity or in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law. Such mortgage may also provide that any trustee under such mortgage or the owner of any of the bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale if the highest bidder therefor. No breach of any such agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon a municipality or any charge upon their general credit or against their taxing powers. (5) The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds hereunder may provide for the appointment of a trustee or trustees for the protection of the owners of the bonds, whether or not a mortgage is entered into as security for such bonds. Any such trustee may be a bank with trust powers or a trust company and shall be located in the United States, within or without the state of Washington, shall have the immunities, powers and duties provided in said proceedings, and may, to the extent permitted by such proceedings, hold and invest funds deposited with it in direct obligations of the United States, obligations guaranteed by the United States or certificates of deposit of a bank (including the trustee) which are continuously secured by such obligations of or guaranteed by the United States. Any bank acting as such trustee may, to the extent permitted by such proceedings, buy bonds issued hereunder to the same extent as if it were not such trustee. Said proceedings may provide for one or more co-trustees, and any co-trustee may be any competent individual over the age of twenty-one years or a bank having trust powers or trust company within or without the state. The proceedings authorizing the bonds may provide that some or all of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds, the revenues of any facilities, the proceeds of the sale of any part of a facility, of any insurance policy or of any condemnation award be deposited with the trustee or a co-trustee and applied as provided in said proceedings.
RCW 70.87.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 050
RCW 70.87.050: Conveyances in buildings occupied by state, county, or political subdivision.
Status: in_force

The conveyance work on, and the operation and inspection of any conveyance located in, or used in connection with, any building owned by the state, a county, or a political subdivision, other than those located within and owned by a city having an elevator code, shall be under the jurisdiction of the department.
RCW 70A.10.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 040
RCW 70A.10.040: Hearing procedure.
Status: in_force

In the case of hearings pursuant to RCW 70A.10.160 the department shall, and in other cases may, cause a record of the proceedings to be taken and filed with the department, together with its findings and conclusions. For any hearing, the director of the department or a representative designated by him or her is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and issue, in the name of the department, notice of the hearing or subpoenas requiring any person to appear and testify, or to appear and produce documents, or both, at any designated place.
RCW 70A.15.4080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 4080
RCW 70A.15.4080: Transportation demand management—Use of funds.
Status: in_force

A portion of the funds made available for the purposes of this chapter shall be used to fund the commute trip reduction board in carrying out the responsibilities of RCW 70A.15.4060 , and the department of transportation, including the activities authorized under RCW 70A.15.4070 (2), and to assist regional transportation planning organizations, counties, cities, and towns implementing commute trip reduction plans. The commute trip reduction board shall determine the allocation of program funds made available for the purposes of this chapter to regional transportation planning organizations, counties, cities, and towns implementing commute trip reduction plans. If state funds for the purposes of this chapter are provided to those jurisdictions implementing voluntary commute trip reduction plans, the funds shall be disbursed based on criteria established by the commute trip reduction board under RCW 70A.15.4060 .
RCW 70.290.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 290 / Section 060
RCW 70.290.060: Additional duties and powers of the association and secretary—Penalty—Rules.
Status: in_force

In addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this chapter: (1) The association may, pursuant to either vote of its board of directors or request of the secretary, audit compliance with reporting obligations established under the association's plan of operation. Upon failure of any entity that has been audited to reimburse the costs of such audit as certified by vote of the association's board of directors within forty-five days of notice of such vote, the secretary shall assess a civil penalty of one hundred fifty percent of the amount of such costs. (2) The association may establish an interest charge for late payment of any assessment under this chapter. The secretary shall assess a civil penalty against any health carrier or third-party administrator that fails to pay an assessment within three months of notification under RCW 70.290.030 . The civil penalty under this subsection is one hundred fifty percent of such assessment. (3) The secretary and the association are authorized to file liens and seek judgment to recover amounts in arrears and civil penalties, and recover reasonable collection costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. Civil penalties so levied must be deposited in the universal vaccine purchase account created in RCW 43.70.720 . (4) The secretary may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (5) Upon request of the health care authority, the secretary and the association must provide the health care authority with any available information maintained by the association needed to calculate the proportional share of program costs under RCW 71.24.064 .
RCW 70A.205.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 030
RCW 70A.205.030: Inert waste landfills.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall, as part of the minimum functional standards for solid waste handling required under RCW 70A.205.025 , develop specific criteria for the types of solid wastes that are allowed to be received by inert waste landfills that seek to continue operation after February 10, 2003. (2) The criteria for inert waste developed under this section must, at a minimum, contain a list of substances that an inert waste landfill located in a county with fewer than forty-five thousand residents is permitted to receive if it was operational before February 10, 2003, and is located at a site with a five-year annual rainfall of twenty-five inches or less. The substances permitted for the inert waste landfills satisfying the criteria listed in this subsection must include the following types of solid waste if the waste has not been tainted, through exposure from chemical, physical, biological, or radiological substances, such that it presents a threat to human health or the environment greater than that inherent to the material: (a) Cured concrete, including any embedded steel reinforcing and wood; (b) Asphaltic materials, including road construction asphalt; (c) Brick and masonry; (d) Ceramic materials produced from fired clay or porcelain; (e) Glass; (f) Stainless steel and aluminum; and (g) Other materials as defined in chapter 173-350 WAC. (3) The department shall work with the owner or operators of landfills that do not meet the minimum functional standards for inert waste landfills to explore and implement appropriate means of transition into a limited purpose landfill that is able to accept additional materials as specified in WAC 173-350-400.
RCW 70.38.280 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 38 / Section 280
RCW 70.38.280: Kidney disease centers—Emergency certificate of need exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding RCW 70.38.105 (4)(h), a kidney disease center may be granted an exemption to exceed its authorized number of dialysis stations during a temporary emergency situation upon approval of the department. (2) A temporary emergency situation is defined to include: (a) Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, fires, or snowstorms that limit or restrict access to one or more kidney disease centers thereby creating a need for additional capacity at other centers; (b) Power outages or water system shutdowns; (c) Mold remediations or other physical plant issues that would put patient safety at risk; (d) Staffing shortages that require kidney disease center reconfiguration to facilitate delivery of dialysis services as long as the facility does not exceed the number of patients served at the time of the exemption request. If granted, an exemption under this subsection (2)(d) is valid for 90 days, and may be extended at 90-day increments at the discretion of the department; and (e) Any additional temporary emergency situations as included by the department in rule. (3) In order to be granted an exemption, a kidney dialysis center must make a written request to the department that may be sent by email, and include the following information: (a) A brief description of the circumstances requiring the exemption; (b) The number of additional dialysis stations required to meet patient needs, and except as noted in subsection (2)(d) of this section, the expected duration that the additional stations will be required to address patient needs; and (c) An acknowledgment that: (i) Patient safety, health, or well-being are not being threatened; (ii) Fire and life safety regulations, infection control standards, or other applicable codes or regulations will not be reduced; and (iii) Structural integrity of the building will not be impaired. (4) Approval of an exemption does not authorize a kidney disease center to permanently increase the number of dialysis stations. If a kidney disease center seeks a permanent increase in approved stations, a certificate of need review and approval is required. (5) The department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this section.
RCW 70A.15.2500 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2500
RCW 70A.15.2500: Investigation of conditions by control officer or department—Entering private, public property.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of investigating conditions specific to the control, recovery or release of air contaminants into the atmosphere, a control officer, the department, or their duly authorized representatives, shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property, excepting nonmultiple unit private dwellings housing two families or less. No person shall refuse entry or access to any control officer, the department, or their duly authorized representatives, who requests entry for the purpose of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials; nor shall any person obstruct, hamper or interfere with any such inspection.
RCW 70A.515.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 515 / Section 020
RCW 70A.515.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the content clearly requires otherwise. (1)(a) "Architectural paint" or "paint" means interior and exterior architectural coatings, sold in a container of five gallons or less. (b) "Architectural paint" or "paint" does not mean industrial coatings, original equipment coatings, or specialty coatings. (2) "Architectural paint stewardship assessment" or "assessment" means the amount determined by a stewardship organization that must be added to the purchase price of architectural paint sold in this state to cover a stewardship organization's costs of administration, education and outreach, collecting, transporting, and processing of the leftover architectural paint managed through a statewide architectural paint stewardship program. (3) "Conditionally exempt small quantity generator" means a dangerous waste generator whose dangerous wastes are not subject to regulation under chapter 70A.300 RCW, hazardous waste management, solely because the waste is generated or accumulated in quantities below the threshold for regulation and meets the conditions prescribed in WAC 173-303-171(1), as it existed on July 28, 2019. (4) "Conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste" means dangerous waste generated by a conditionally exempt small quantity generator. (5) "Consumer" includes any household, nonprofit, small business, or other entity whose leftover paint is eligible under applicable laws and regulations. (6) "Covered entity" means any: (a) Household; (b) conditionally exempt small quantity generator of leftover oil-based and latex architectural paint; or (c) generator of dangerous waste as defined in RCW 70A.300.010 that brings leftover architectural latex paint to a paint program collection site operating under an approved Washington state paint stewardship plan. (7) "Curbside service" means a waste collection, recycling, and disposal service providing pickup of leftover architectural paint from residential sources, such as single-family households and multifamily housing, or other covered entities in quantities generated from households or conditionally exempt small quantity generators, provided by a solid waste collection company regulated under chapter 81.77 RCW or under a contract for solid waste services with any city or town. (8) "Department" means the department of ecology. (9) "Distributor" means a person that has a contractual relationship with one or more manufacturers to market and sell architectural paint to retailers in Washington. (10) "End-of-life" or "end-of-life management" means activities including, but not limited to, collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and disposal for leftover architectural paint. (11) "Energy recovery" means the recovery of energy in a useable form from mass burning or refuse-derived fuel incineration, pyrolysis, or any other means of using the heat of combustion of solid waste that involves high temperature (above twelve hundred degrees Fahrenheit) processing. (12) "Environmentally sound management practices" means practices that comply with all applicable laws and rules to protect workers, public health, and the environment, provide for adequate recordkeeping, tracking and documenting the fate of materials within the state and beyond, and include environmental liability coverage for the stewardship organization. (13) "Final disposition" means the point beyond which no further processing takes place and the paint has been transformed for direct use as a feedstock in producing new products or is disposed of, including for energy recovery, in permitted facilities. (14) "Household hazardous waste" means waste that exhibits any of the properties of dangerous waste that is exempt from regulation under chapter 70A.300 RCW solely because the waste is generated by households. Household hazardous waste may also include other solid waste identified in the local hazardous waste management plan prepared pursuant to chapter 70A.300 RCW. (15) "Leftover paint" or "leftover architectural paint" means architectural paint not used and no longer wanted by a consumer. (16) "Moderate risk waste" means solid waste that is limited to conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste and household hazardous waste as defined in this chapter. (17) "Paint retailer" means any person that offers architectural paint for sale at retail in Washington. (18) "Person" includes any individual, business, manufacturer, transporter, collector, processor, retailer, charity, nonprofit organization, or government agency. (19) "Producer" means a manufacturer of architectural paint that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Washington under the producer's own name or other brand name. (20) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal, energy recovery, or incineration. Recycling does not include collection, compacting, repacking, and sorting for the purpose of transport. (21) "Reuse" means any operation by which an architectural paint product changes ownership and is used for the same purpose for which it was originally purchased. (22) "Sell" or "sale" means any transfer of title for consideration, including remote sales conducted through sales outlets, catalogues, or the internet or any other similar electronic means. (23) "Stewardship organization" means a nonprofit organization created by a producer or group of producers to implement a paint stewardship program required under this chapter. (24) "Urban cluster" means areas of population density of two thousand five hundred to fifty thousand, as defined by the United States census bureau. (25) "Urbanized area" means areas of high population density with populations of fifty thousand or greater, as defined by the United States census bureau.
RCW 70.79.320 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 320
RCW 70.79.320: Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty.
Status: in_force

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for in this chapter. (2) The department may assess a penalty against a person violating a provision of this chapter. The penalty shall be not more than five hundred dollars. Each day that the violation continues is a separate violation and is subject to a separate penalty. (3) The department may not assess a penalty until it adopts rules describing the method it will use to calculate penalties for various violations. (4) The department shall notify the violator of its action, and the reasons for its action, in writing. The department shall send the notice using a method by which the mailing can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed to the violator that a hearing may be requested under RCW 70.79.361 . The hearing shall not stay the effect of the penalty.
RCW 70A.388.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 030
RCW 70A.388.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) "By-product material" means any radioactive material (except special nuclear material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material. (2)(a) "General license" means a license effective pursuant to rules promulgated by the state radiation control agency, without the filing of an application, to transfer, acquire, own, possess, or use quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing, by-product, source, special nuclear materials, or other radioactive material occurring naturally or produced artificially. (b) "Specific license" means a license, issued after application to use, manufacture, produce, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess quantities of, or devices or equipment utilizing by-product, source, special nuclear materials, or other radioactive materials occurring naturally or produced artificially. (3) "Ionizing radiation" means gamma rays and x-rays, alpha and beta particles, high-speed electrons, neutrons, protons, and other atomic or subatomic particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light. (4) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of the foregoing, other than the United States Atomic Energy Commission, or any successor thereto, and other than federal government agencies licensed by the United States Atomic Energy Commission, or any successor thereto. (5) "Radiation source" means any type of device or substance which is capable of producing or emitting ionizing radiation. (6) "Registration" means registration with the state department of health by any person possessing a source of ionizing radiation in accordance with rules adopted by the department of health. (7) "Site use permit" means a permit, issued after application, to use the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. (8) "Source material" means (a) uranium, thorium, or any other material which is determined by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or its successor pursuant to the provisions of section 61 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 209) to be source material; or (b) ores containing one or more of the foregoing materials, in such concentration as the commission may by regulation determine from time to time. (9) "Special nuclear material" means (a) plutonium, uranium enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material which the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or its successor, pursuant to the provisions of section 51 of the United States Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2071), determines to be special nuclear material, but does not include source material; or (b) any material artificially enriched by any of the foregoing, but does not include source material.
RCW 70.74.142 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 142
RCW 70.74.142: User's license or renewal—Fee.
Status: in_force

Every person applying for a user's license, or renewal thereof, under this chapter shall pay an annual license fee of fifty dollars. The director of labor and industries may adjust the amount of the license fee to reflect the administrative costs of the department. The fee shall not exceed two hundred dollars. Said license fee shall accompany the application, and be transmitted by the department to the state treasurer: PROVIDED, That if the applicant is denied a user's license the license fee shall be returned to said applicant by registered mail.
RCW 70.168.900 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 168 / Section 900
RCW 70.168.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the "statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system act."
RCW 70.185.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 185 / Section 020
RCW 70.185.020: Statewide recruitment and retention clearinghouse.
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with appropriate private and public entities, shall establish a health professional recruitment and retention clearinghouse. The clearinghouse shall: (1) Inventory and classify the current public and private health professional recruitment and retention efforts; (2) Identify recruitment and retention program models having the greatest success rates; (3) Identify recruitment and retention program gaps; (4) Work with existing recruitment and retention programs to better coordinate statewide activities and to make such services more widely known and broadly available; (5) Provide general information to communities, health care facilities, and others about existing available programs; (6) Work in cooperation with private and public entities to develop new recruitment and retention programs; (7) Identify needed recruitment and retention programming for state institutions, county public health departments and districts, county human service agencies, and other entities serving substantial numbers of public pay and charity care patients, and may provide to these entities when they have been selected as participants necessary recruitment and retention assistance including: (a) Assistance in establishing or enhancing recruitment of health care professionals; (b) Recruitment on behalf of sites unable to establish their own recruitment program; and (c) Assistance with retention activities when practitioners of the health professional loan repayment and scholarship program authorized by *chapter 18.150 RCW are present in the practice setting.
RCW 70.127.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 030
RCW 70.127.030: Use of certain terms limited to licensees.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use the words: (1) "Home health agency," "home health care services," "visiting nurse services," "home health," or "home health services" in its corporate or business name, or advertise using such words unless licensed to provide those services under this chapter; (2) "Hospice agency," "hospice," "hospice services," "hospice care," or "hospice care center" in its corporate or business name, or advertise using such words unless licensed to provide those services under this chapter; (3) "Home care agency," "home care services," or "home care" in its corporate or business name, or advertise using such words unless licensed to provide those services under this chapter; or (4) "In-home services agency," "in-home services," or any similar term to indicate that a person is a home health, home care, hospice care center, or hospice agency in its corporate or business name, or advertise using such words unless licensed to provide those services under this chapter.
RCW 70.104.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 104 / Section 010
RCW 70.104.010: Declaration.
Status: in_force

The department of health has responsibility to protect and enhance the public health and welfare. As a consequence, it must be concerned with both natural and artificial environmental factors which may adversely affect the public health and welfare. Dangers to the public health and welfare related to the use of pesticides require specific legislative recognition of departmental authority and responsibility in this area.
RCW 70.42.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 005
RCW 70.42.005: Intent—Construction.
Status: in_force

The legislature intends that medical test sites meet criteria known to promote accurate and reliable analysis, thus improving health care through uniform test site licensure and regulation including quality control, quality assurance, and proficiency testing. The legislature also intends to meet the requirements of federal laws licensing and regulating medical testing. The legislature intends that nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to place any liability whatsoever on the state for the action or inaction of test sites or test site personnel. The legislature further intends that nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to expand the state's role regarding medical testing beyond the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 70A.500.250 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 250
RCW 70A.500.250: Processors to comply with performance standards for environmentally sound management—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority and each authorized party shall ensure that each processor used directly by the authority or the authorized party to fulfill the requirements of their respective standard plan or independent plan has provided the authority or the authorized party a written statement that the processor will comply with the requirements of this section and *section 26 of this act. (2) The department shall establish by rule performance standards for environmentally sound management for processors directly used to fulfill the requirements of an independent plan or the standard plan. Performance standards may include financial assurance to ensure proper closure of facilities consistent with environmental standards. (3) The department shall establish by rule guidelines regarding nonrecycled residual that may be properly disposed after covered electronic products have been processed. (4) The department may audit processors that are utilized to fulfill the requirements of an independent plan or the standard plan. (5) No plan or program required under this chapter may include the use of federal or state prison labor for processing.
RCW 70A.390.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 390 / Section 040
RCW 70A.390.040: Transportation of radioactive waste from outside the state for storage within the state prohibited—Exception.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law, order, or regulation to the contrary, after July 1, 1981, no person or entity may transport radioactive waste, except medical waste, generated or otherwise produced outside the geographic boundaries of the state of Washington to any site within the geographic boundaries of the state of Washington for temporary, interim, or permanent storage.
RCW 70A.450.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 450 / Section 040
RCW 70A.450.040: Placement of label—Content of label's notice—Tampering with label unlawful.
Status: in_force

(1) A label must be placed in a prominent location adjacent to the product name or description on the exterior of the wrapping and packaging in which the asbestos-containing building material is placed for storage, shipment, and sale. (2) A label must also be placed on the exterior surface of the asbestos-containing building material itself unless it is sold as a liquid or paste, is sand or gravel, or an exemption is granted pursuant to RCW 70A.450.030 (3). (3) Asbestos-containing building materials must have a legible label that clearly identifies it as containing asbestos. The department may adopt rules regarding the implementation of this chapter. At a minimum, the label must state the following: CAUTION! This product contains ASBESTOS which is known to cause cancer and lung disease. Avoid creating dust. Intentionally removing or tampering with this label is a violation of state law. (4) It is unlawful for any person to remove, deface, cover, or otherwise obscure or tamper with a label or sticker that has been applied in compliance with this section, unless the asbestos-containing building material is in the possession of the end user.
RCW 70.90.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 90 / Section 150
RCW 70.90.150: Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Local health officers may establish and collect fees sufficient to cover their costs incurred in carrying out their duties under this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. (2) The department may establish and collect fees sufficient to cover its costs incurred in carrying out its duties under this chapter. The fees shall be deposited in the state general fund. (3) A person shall not be required to submit fees at both the state and local levels.
RCW 70.230.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 230 / Section 060
RCW 70.230.060: Facility safety and emergency training.
Status: in_force

An ambulatory surgical facility shall have a facility safety and emergency training program. The program shall include: (1) On-site equipment, medication, and trained personnel to facilitate handling of services sought or provided and to facilitate the management of any medical emergency that may arise in connection with services sought or provided; (2) Written transfer agreements with local hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, approved by the ambulatory surgical facility's medical staff; and (3) A procedural plan for handling medical emergencies that shall be available for review during surveys and inspections.
RCW 70.230.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 230 / Section 150
RCW 70.230.150: Unanticipated outcomes—Notification.
Status: in_force

Ambulatory surgical facilities shall have in place policies to assure that, when appropriate, information about unanticipated outcomes is provided to patients or their families or any surrogate decision makers identified pursuant to RCW 7.70.065 . Notifications of unanticipated outcomes under this section do not constitute an acknowledgment or admission of liability, nor may the fact of notification, the content disclosed, or any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, or conduct expressing apology be introduced as evidence in a civil action.
RCW 70.48.800 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 800
RCW 70.48.800: Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Informational packet.
Status: in_force

The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, juvenile rehabilitation administration, and the criminal justice training commission shall jointly develop an informational packet on the requirements of chapter 181, Laws of 2010. The packet shall be ready for distribution no later than September 1, 2010.
RCW 70A.205.902 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 902
RCW 70A.205.902: Application of chapter—Steel slag.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is applicable to steel slag that is a primary product of production in the electric arc steel-making process, produced to specification, managed as an item of commercial value, and placed in commerce for general public consumption, provided that such steel slag material is not abandoned, discarded, or placed in the solid waste stream.
RCW 70.77.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 170
RCW 70.77.170: Definitions—"License."
Status: in_force

"License" means a nontransferable formal authorization which the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, is authorized to issue under this chapter to allow a person to engage in the act specifically designated therein.
RCW 70A.205.700 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 700
RCW 70A.205.700: Develop and establish objectives and strategies for the reuse and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of transportation and its implementation partners must collaboratively develop and establish objectives and strategies for the reuse and recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials. This process must include the development of criteria for the successful and sustainable long-term recycling of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials in Washington state transportation, roadway, street, highway, and other transportation infrastructure projects. (2) The department of transportation must, unless construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials are not readily available and cost-effective, specify and annually use a minimum of twenty-five percent construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials on its cumulative transportation, roadway, street, highway, and other transportation infrastructure projects. (3)(a) All local governmental entities with a population of one hundred thousand residents or more must, as part of their contracting process, request and accept bids that include the use of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials for each transportation, roadway, street, highway, or other transportation infrastructure project. (b) Prior to awarding a contract for a transportation, roadway, street, highway, or other transportation infrastructure project, the local governmental entity must compare the lowest responsible bid proposing to use construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials with the lowest responsible bid not proposing to use construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials, and award the contract to the bidder proposing to use the highest percentage of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials if that bid is the same as, or less than, a bidder not proposing to use construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials or proposing to use a lower percentage of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials. (4) Any local governmental entity with a population of less than one hundred thousand residents must: (a) Review and determine the capacity for recycling and reuse of construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials for roadway, street, highway, and other transportation infrastructure projects in its jurisdiction; (b) Establish practical and applicable strategies to recycle and reuse construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials for roadway, street, highway, and other transportation infrastructure projects in its jurisdiction; and (c) Upon the completion of the review and strategy development, begin implementing the strategies to achieve the recycling and reuse objectives established for its jurisdiction. (5) The applications and related specification standards for state and local transportation and infrastructure projects that reuse and recycle construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials to be used in the implementation of this section are outlined in the department of transportation's standard specifications for road, bridge, and municipal construction, section 9-03.21, table 9-03.21(1)E. (6) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Construction aggregate and recycled concrete materials" means reclaimed coarse and fine aggregate cement and concrete mixtures as commonly defined by the American public works association, the federal highway administration, and department of transportation specifications. (b) "Implementation partners" means local governmental entities and interested Washington-based associations representing the appropriate sectors of the construction industry. (c) "Local governmental entities" means cities or counties.
RCW 70A.226.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 226 / Section 060
RCW 70A.226.060: Enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

The department, with the assistance of the attorney general, may bring an action at law or in equity, including an action for injunctive relief, to enforce this chapter or a permit issued or rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter.
RCW 70A.330.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 330 / Section 900
RCW 70A.330.900: Expiration of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter expires July 1, 2030.
RCW 70.405.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 405 / Section 050
RCW 70.405.050: Upper payment limits.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority must adopt rules setting forth a methodology established by the board for setting upper payment limits for prescription drugs the board has determined have led or will lead to excess costs based on its affordability review. The rules adopted under this subsection may not go into effect until at least 90 days after the next regular legislative session. Each year, the board may set an upper payment limit for up to 12 prescription drugs. (2) The methodology must take into consideration: (a) The cost of administering the drug; (b) The cost of delivering the drug to patients; (c) The status of the drug on the drug shortage list published by the United States food and drug administration; and (d) Other relevant administrative costs related to the production and delivery of the drug. (3) The methodology determined by the board must not use quality-adjusted life years that take into account a patient's age or severity of illness or disability to identify subpopulations for which a prescription drug would be less cost-effective. For any prescription drug that extends life, the board's analysis of cost-effectiveness may not employ a measure or metric which assigns a reduced value to the life extension provided by a treatment based on a preexisting disability or chronic health condition of the individuals whom the treatment would benefit. (4) Before setting an upper payment limit for a drug, the board must post notice of the proposed upper payment limit on the authority's website, including an explanation of the factors considered when setting the proposed limit and instructions to submit written comment. The board must provide 30 days to submit public comment. (5) The board must monitor the supply of drugs for which it sets an upper payment limit and may suspend that limit if there is a shortage of the drug in the state. (6) An upper payment limit for a prescription drug established by the board applies to all purchases of the drug by any entity and reimbursements for a claim for the drug by a health carrier, or a health plan offered under chapter 41.05 RCW, when the drug is dispensed or administered to an individual in the state in person, by mail, or by other means. (7) An employer-sponsored self-funded plan may elect to be subject to the upper payment limits as established by the board. (8) The board must establish an effective date for each upper payment limit, provided that the upper payment limit may not go into effect until at least 90 days after the next regular legislative session and that the date is at least six months after the adoption of the upper payment limit and applies only to purchases, contracts, and plans that are issued on or renewed after the effective date. (9) Any entity affected by a decision of the board may request an appeal within 30 days of the board's decision, and the board must rule on the appeal within 60 days. Board rulings are subject to judicial review pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. (10) For any upper payment limit set by the board, the board must notify the manufacturer of the drug and the manufacturer must inform the board if it is able to make the drug available for sale in the state and include a rationale for its decision. The board must annually report to the relevant committees of the legislature detailing the manufacturers' responses. (11) The board may reassess the upper payment limit for any drug annually based on current economic factors. (12) The board may not establish an upper payment limit for any prescription drug before January 1, 2027. (13)(a) Any individual denied coverage by a health carrier for a prescription drug because the drug was unavailable due to an upper payment limit established by the board, may seek review of the denial pursuant to RCW 48.43.530 and 48.43.535 . (b) If it is determined that the prescription drug should be covered based on medical necessity, the carrier may disregard the upper payment limit and must provide coverage for the drug.
RCW 70A.15.9003 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 9003
RCW 70A.15.9003: Effective dates—1991 c 199.
Status: in_force

Sections 602 and 603 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1992. Sections 202 through 209 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1993. Sections 210 and 505 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1992. The remainder of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
RCW 70A.15.5030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5030
RCW 70A.15.5030: Outdoor burning—Permits issued by political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers granted to them by law, the fire protection agency, county, or conservation district issuing burning permits shall regulate or prohibit outdoor burning as necessary to prevent or abate the nuisances caused by such burning. No fire protection agency, county, or conservation district may issue a burning permit in an area where the department or local board has declared any stage of impaired air quality per RCW 70A.15.3580 or any stage of an air pollution episode. All burning permits issued shall be subject to all applicable fee, permitting, penalty, and enforcement provisions of this chapter. The permitted burning shall not cause damage to public health or the environment. Any entity issuing a permit under this section may charge a fee at the level necessary to recover the costs of administering and enforcing the permit program.
RCW 70.245.901 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 901
RCW 70.245.901: Short title—2009 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 1000).
Status: in_force

This act may be known and cited as the Washington death with dignity act.
RCW 70A.60.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 60 / Section 070
RCW 70A.60.070: Recovery of regulated refrigerants.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who services or repairs or disposes of a motor vehicle air conditioning system; commercial or industrial air conditioning, heating, or refrigeration system; or consumer appliance shall use refrigerant extraction equipment to recover regulated refrigerants and substitutes that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. (2) Upon request, the department shall provide information and assistance to persons interested in collecting, transporting, or recycling regulated refrigerants and substitutes. (3) The willful release of regulated refrigerants and substitutes from a source listed in subsection (1) of this section is prohibited.
RCW 70A.350.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 350 / Section 010
RCW 70A.350.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "6PPD" means the chemical compound N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine. (2) "Consumer product" means any item, including any component parts and packaging, sold for residential or commercial use. (3) "Department" means the department of ecology. (4) "Director" means the director of the department. (5) "Electronic product" includes personal computers, audio and video equipment, calculators, wireless phones, game consoles, and handheld devices incorporating a video screen that are used to access interactive software, and the peripherals associated with such products. (6) "Inaccessible electronic component" means a part or component of an electronic product that is located inside and entirely enclosed within another material and is not capable of coming out of the product or being accessed during any reasonably foreseeable use or abuse of the product. (7) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture that produces a product or is an importer or domestic distributor of a product sold or offered for sale in or into the state. (8)(a) "Motorized vehicle" means, for purposes of 6PPD as a priority chemical, a motorized vehicle intended for on-highway or off-highway use. (b) "Motorized vehicle" does not include, for purposes of 6PPD as a priority chemical, the tires equipped on the vehicle nor tires sold separately for replacement purposes. (9) "Organohalogen" means a class of chemicals that includes any chemical containing one or more halogen elements bonded to carbon. (10) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS chemicals" means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. (11) "Phenolic compounds" means alkylphenol ethoxylates and bisphenols. (12) "Phthalates" means synthetic chemical esters of phthalic acid. (13) "Polychlorinated biphenyls" or "PCBs" means chemical forms that consist of two benzene rings joined together and containing one to ten chlorine atoms attached to the benzene rings. (14) "Priority chemical" means a chemical or chemical class used as, used in, or put in a consumer product including: (a) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances; (b) Phthalates; (c) Organohalogen flame retardants; (d) Flame retardants, as identified by the department under chapter 70A.430 RCW; (e) Phenolic compounds; (f) Polychlorinated biphenyls; (g) 6PPD; or (h) A chemical identified by the department as a priority chemical under RCW 70A.350.020 . (15) "Safer alternative" means an alternative that is less hazardous to humans or the environment than the existing chemical or chemical process. A safer alternative to a particular chemical may include a chemical substitute or a change in materials or design that eliminates the need for a chemical alternative. (16) "Sensitive population" means a category of people that is identified by the department that may be or is disproportionately or more severely affected by priority chemicals, such as: (a) Men and women of childbearing age; (b) Infants and children; (c) Pregnant women; (d) Communities that are highly impacted by toxic chemicals; (e) Persons with occupational exposure; and (f) The elderly. (17) "Sensitive species" means a species or grouping of animals that is identified by the department that may be or is disproportionately or more severely affected by priority chemicals, such as: (a) Southern resident killer whales; (b) Salmon; and (c) Forage fish.
RCW 70.385.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 385 / Section 030
RCW 70.385.030: Specialized peer training for peer counselor certification.
Status: in_force

To ensure an adequate workforce of peer counselors, the authority must approve entities to perform specialized peer training for peer counselor certification using the state curriculum upon request if the entity meets qualifications to perform the training as determined by the authority.
RCW 70.02.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 090
RCW 70.02.090: Patient's request—Denial of examination and copying.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to any conflicting requirement in the public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, a health care provider may deny access to health care information by a patient if the health care provider reasonably concludes that: (a) Knowledge of the health care information would be injurious to the health of the patient; (b) Knowledge of the health care information could reasonably be expected to lead to the patient's identification of an individual who provided the information in confidence and under circumstances in which confidentiality was appropriate; (c) Knowledge of the health care information could reasonably be expected to cause danger to the life or safety of any individual; (d) The health care information was compiled and is used solely for litigation, quality assurance, peer review, or administrative purposes; or (e) Access to the health care information is otherwise prohibited by law. (2) If a health care provider denies a request for examination and copying under this section, the provider, to the extent possible, shall segregate health care information for which access has been denied under subsection (1) of this section from information for which access cannot be denied and permit the patient to examine or copy the disclosable information. (3) If a health care provider denies a patient's request for examination and copying, in whole or in part, under subsection (1)(a) or (c) of this section, the provider shall permit examination and copying of the record by another health care provider, selected by the patient, who is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized under the laws of this state to treat the patient for the same condition as the health care provider denying the request. The health care provider denying the request shall inform the patient of the patient's right to select another health care provider under this subsection. The patient shall be responsible for arranging for compensation of the other health care provider so selected.
RCW 70.87.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 100
RCW 70.87.100: Conveyance work to be performed by elevator contractors—Acceptance tests—Inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) All conveyance installations, relocations, or alterations must be performed by an elevator contractor employing an elevator mechanic. (2) The elevator contractor employing an elevator mechanic performing such conveyance work shall notify the department before completion of the work, and shall subject the new, moved, or altered portions of the conveyance to the acceptance tests. (3) All new, altered, or relocated conveyances for which a permit has been issued, shall be inspected for compliance with the requirements of this chapter by an authorized representative of the department. The authorized representative shall also witness the test specified.
RCW 70A.218.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 218 / Section 010
RCW 70A.218.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Dangerous waste" shall have the same definition as set forth in RCW 70A.300.010 (1) and shall include those wastes designated as dangerous by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 70A.300 RCW. (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "EPA/state identification number" means the number assigned by the EPA (environmental protection agency) or by the department of ecology to each generator and/or transporter and treatment, storage, and/or disposal facility. (4) "Extremely hazardous waste" shall have the same definition as set forth in RCW 70A.300.010 (7) and shall specifically include those wastes designated as extremely hazardous by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 70A.300 RCW. (5) "Fee" means the annual fees imposed under this chapter. (6) "Generate" means any act or process which produces hazardous waste or first causes a hazardous waste to become subject to regulation. (7) "Hazardous waste" means and includes all dangerous and extremely hazardous wastes but for the purposes of this chapter excludes all radioactive wastes or substances composed of both radioactive and hazardous components. (8) "Hazardous waste generator" means all persons whose primary business activities are identified by the department to generate any quantity of hazardous waste in the calendar year for which the fee is imposed. (9) "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, partnership, association, state, public or private or municipal corporation, commission, political subdivision of a state, interstate body, the federal government including any agency or officer thereof, and any Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization. (10) "Price deflator" means the United States department of commerce bureau of economic analysis, "Implicit Price Deflator for Gross National Product" for "Government Purchases of Goods and Services," for "State and Local Government." (11) "Recycled for beneficial use" means the use of hazardous waste, either before or after reclamation, as a substitute for a commercial product or raw material, but does not include: (a) Use constituting disposal; (b) incineration; or (c) use as a fuel. (12) "Waste generation site" means any geographical area that has been assigned an EPA/state identification number.
RCW 70A.305.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 120
RCW 70A.305.120: Puget Sound partners.
Status: in_force

When administering funds under this chapter, the department shall give preference only to Puget Sound partners, as defined in RCW 90.71.010 , in comparison to other entities that are eligible to be included in the definition of Puget Sound partner. Entities that are not eligible to be a Puget Sound partner due to geographic location, composition, exclusion from the scope of the Puget Sound action agenda developed by the Puget Sound partnership under RCW 90.71.310 , or for any other reason, shall not be given less preferential treatment than Puget Sound partners.
RCW 70A.208.170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 170
RCW 70A.208.170: Service provider reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(1) The reimbursements provided for covered services to covered entities under an approved plan must only be provided to service providers that, at a minimum, meet the performance standards established under an approved plan. (2)(a) A plan must provide a methodology for reimbursement rates for covered services for covered materials, exclusive of exempt materials. The methodology for reimbursement rates must consider estimated revenue received by service providers from the sale of covered materials based on relevant material indices and incorporate relevant cost information identified by the needs assessment. Reimbursement rates must be annually updated and reflect the net costs for covered services for covered materials from entities receiving services under this chapter, at a minimum. Reimbursement rates must be established equivalent to net costs, using a methodology in an approved plan as follows: (i) No less than 50 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2030; (ii) No less than 75 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2031; and (iii) No less than 90 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2032, and each year thereafter. (b) Reimbursement rates must be based on the following, as applicable by the service provided: (i) The cost to collect covered material for recycling, a proportional share of composting, or reuse adjusted to reflect conditions that affect those costs, varied by region or jurisdiction in which the covered services are provided including, but not limited to: (A) The number and type of covered entities; (B) Population density; (C) Collection methods employed; (D) Distance traveled by collection vehicles to consolidation or transfer facilities, to reuse, recycling, or composting facilities, and to responsible markets; (E) Other factors that may contribute to regional or jurisdictional cost differences; (F) The proportion of covered compostable materials within all source separated compostable materials collected or managed through composting; and (G) The general quality of covered materials collected by service providers; (ii) The cost to transfer collected covered materials from consolidation or transfer facilities to reuse, processing, recycling, or composting facilities or to responsible markets; (iii) The cost to: (A) Sort and process covered materials for sale or use and remove contamination from covered materials by a recycling or composting facility, minus the average fair market value for that covered material based on market indices for the region; and (B) Manage contamination removed from collected covered material; (iv) The administrative costs of service providers, including education, public awareness campaigns, and outreach program costs as applicable; and (v) The costs of covered services for a refill system or covered services provided for reusable covered materials and management of contamination. (c) A service provider retains all revenue from the sale of covered materials unless otherwise agreed upon by the service provider. Nothing in this chapter may restrict a service provider from charging a fee for covered services for covered materials to the extent that reimbursement from a producer responsibility organization does not cover all costs of services, including continued investment and innovation in operations, operating profits, and returns on investments required by a service provider to provide sustainability of the services. (d) Reimbursement rates may be calculated per ton, by household, or by another unit of measurement. (3)(a) Nothing in this section may be construed to require a government entity to agree to operate under a plan. Any government entity that is also a service provider is eligible to be registered with the department and reimbursed per the rates and schedule established in accordance with this section. (b) Nothing in this chapter restricts the authority of a political subdivision of the state to provide waste management services to residents, to contract with any entity to provide waste management services, or to exercise its authority granted under RCW 35.21.120 , 35.21.130 , 35.21.152 , or 36.58.040 . A producer responsibility organization may not restrict or otherwise interfere with a government entity exercising its authority under RCW 35.21.120 , 35.21.130 , 35.21.152 , or 36.58.040 to organize collection of solid waste, including materials collected for recycling or composting, or to extend, renew, or otherwise manage any contracts entered into as a result of exercising such authority or otherwise resulting from a competitive procurement process. (4) A producer responsibility organization must establish a dispute resolution process utilizing third-party mediators for disputes related to reimbursements.
RCW 70.47.201 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 201
RCW 70.47.201: Mental health services—Rules.
Status: in_force

The *administrator may adopt rules to implement RCW 70.47.200 .
RCW 70A.300.420 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 420
RCW 70A.300.420: Appeals to pollution control hearings board.
Status: in_force

Any disputes between the department and the governing bodies of local governments in regard to the local planning requirements under RCW 70A.300.350 and the designation of zones under RCW 70A.300.370 may be appealed by the department or the governing body of the local government to the pollution control hearings board established under chapter 43.21B RCW.
RCW 70A.15.3060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 3060
RCW 70A.15.3060: State financial aid—Application for—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any authority may apply to the department for state financial aid. The department shall annually establish the amount of state funds available for the local authorities taking into consideration available federal and state funds. The establishment of funding amounts shall be consistent with federal requirements and local maintenance of effort necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Any such aid shall be expended from the general fund or from other appropriations as the legislature may provide for this purpose: PROVIDED, That federal funds shall be utilized to the maximum unless otherwise approved by the department: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the amount of state funds provided to local authorities during the previous year shall not be reduced without a public notice or public hearing held by the department if requested by the affected local authority, unless such changes are the direct result of a reduction in the available federal funds for air pollution control programs. (2) Before any such application is approved and financial aid is given or approved by the department, the authority shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that it is fulfilling the requirements of this chapter. If the department has not adopted ambient air quality standards and objectives as permitted by RCW 70A.15.3000 , the authority shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that it is acting in good faith and doing all that is possible and reasonable to control and prevent air pollution within its jurisdictional boundaries and to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (3) The department shall adopt rules requiring the submission of such information by each authority including the submission of its proposed budget and a description of its program in support of the application for state financial aid as necessary to enable the department to determine the need for state aid.
RCW 70.168.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 168 / Section 080
RCW 70.168.080: Prehospital trauma care service—Verification—Compliance—Variance.
Status: in_force

(1) Any provider desiring to provide a verified prehospital trauma care service shall indicate on the licensing application how they meet the standards required for verification as a provider of this service. The department shall notify the regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils of the providers of verified trauma care services in their regions. The department may conduct on-site reviews of prehospital providers to assess compliance with the applicable standards. (2) Should the department determine that a prehospital provider is substantially out of compliance with the standards, the department shall notify the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council. If the failure of a prehospital provider to comply with the applicable standards results in the region being out of compliance with its regional plan, the council shall take such steps necessary to assure the region is brought into compliance within a reasonable period of time. The council may seek assistance and funding from the department and others to provide training or grants necessary to bring a prehospital provider into compliance. The council may appeal to the department for modification of the regional plan if it is unable to assure continued compliance with the regional plan. The department may authorize modification of the plan if such modifications meet the requirements of this chapter. The department may suspend or revoke the authorization of a prehospital provider to provide a verified prehospital service if the provider has refused or been unable to comply after a reasonable period of time has elapsed. The council shall be notified promptly of any revocations or suspensions. Any prehospital provider whose verification has been suspended or revoked may request a hearing to review the action by the department as provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW. (3) The department may grant a variance from provisions of this section if the department determines: (a) That no detriment to public health and safety will result from the variance, and (b) compliance with provisions of this section will cause a reduction or loss of existing prehospital services. Variances may be granted for a period not to exceed one year. A variance may be renewed by the department. If a renewal is granted, a plan of compliance shall be prepared specifying steps necessary to bring a provider or region into compliance and expected date of compliance. (4) This section shall not restrict the authority of a provider licensed under Title 18 RCW to provide services which it has been authorized to provide by state law.
RCW 70A.505.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 505 / Section 060
RCW 70A.505.060: Collection and management of mercury.
Status: in_force

(1) All mercury-containing lights and materials recovered from mercury-containing lights collected in the state by product stewardship programs or other collection programs must be recycled and any process residuals must be managed in compliance with applicable laws. (2) Mercury recovered from retorting and other hazardous materials must be recycled or placed in a properly permitted hazardous waste landfill, or placed in a properly permitted mercury repository.
RCW 70A.45.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 45 / Section 900
RCW 70A.45.900: Scope of chapter 14, Laws of 2008.
Status: in_force

Except where explicitly stated otherwise, nothing in chapter 14, Laws of 2008 alters or limits any authorities of the department as they existed prior to June 12, 2008.
RCW 70.97.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 120
RCW 70.97.120: Enforcement orders—Hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) All orders of the department denying, suspending, or revoking the license or assessing a monetary penalty shall become final twenty days after the same has been served upon the applicant or licensee unless a hearing is requested. (2) All orders of the department imposing stop placement, temporary management, emergency closure, emergency transfer, or summary license suspension shall be effective immediately upon notice, pending any hearing. (3) Subject to the requirements of subsection (2) of this section, all hearings under this chapter and judicial review of such determinations shall be in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70.74.300 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 300
RCW 70.74.300: Explosive containers to be marked—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall put up for sale, or who shall deliver to any warehouse operator, dock, depot, or common carrier any package, cask, or can containing any explosive, nitroglycerin, dynamite, or powder, without having been properly labeled thereon to indicate its explosive classification, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
RCW 70.122.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 020
RCW 70.122.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions contained in this section shall apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Adult person" means a person who has attained the age of majority as defined in RCW 26.28.010 and 26.28.015 , and who has the capacity to make health care decisions. (2) "Attending physician" means the physician selected by, or assigned to, the patient who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. (3) "Directive" means a written document voluntarily executed by the declarer generally consistent with the guidelines of RCW 70.122.030 . (4) "Health facility" means a hospital as defined in RCW 70.41.020 or a nursing home as defined in RCW 18.51.010 , a home health agency or hospice agency as defined in RCW 70.126.010 , or an assisted living facility as defined in RCW 18.20.020 . (5) "Life-sustaining treatment" means any medical or surgical intervention that uses mechanical or other artificial means, including artificially provided nutrition and hydration, to sustain, restore, or replace a vital function, which, when applied to a qualified patient, would serve only to prolong the process of dying. "Life-sustaining treatment" shall not include the administration of medication or the performance of any medical or surgical intervention deemed necessary solely to alleviate pain. (6) "Permanent unconscious condition" means an incurable and irreversible condition in which the patient is medically assessed within reasonable medical judgment as having no reasonable probability of recovery from an irreversible coma or a persistent vegetative state. (7) "Physician" means a person licensed under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW. (8) "Qualified patient" means an adult person who is a patient diagnosed in writing to have a terminal condition by the patient's attending physician, who has personally examined the patient, or a patient who is diagnosed in writing to be in a permanent unconscious condition in accordance with accepted medical standards by two physicians, one of whom is the patient's attending physician, and both of whom have personally examined the patient. (9) "Terminal condition" means an incurable and irreversible condition caused by injury, disease, or illness, that, within reasonable medical judgment, will cause death within a reasonable period of time in accordance with accepted medical standards, and where the application of life-sustaining treatment serves only to prolong the process of dying.
RCW 70.225.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 225 / Section 010
RCW 70.225.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Controlled substance" has the meaning provided in RCW 69.50.101 . (2) "Department" means the department of health. (3) "Patient" means the person or animal who is the ultimate user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a drug is dispensed. (4) "Dispenser" means a practitioner or pharmacy that delivers a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance to the ultimate user, but does not include: (a) A practitioner or other authorized person who administers, as defined in RCW 69.41.010 , a controlled substance; or (b) A licensed wholesale distributor or manufacturer, as defined in chapter 18.64 RCW, of a controlled substance. (5) "Prescriber" means any person authorized to order or prescribe legend drugs or Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances to the ultimate user. (6) "Requestor" means any person or entity requesting, accessing, or receiving information from the prescription monitoring program under RCW 70.225.040 (3), (4), or (5).
RCW 70.180.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 180 / Section 040
RCW 70.180.040: Request procedure—Acceptance of gifts.
Status: in_force

(1) Requests for a temporary substitute health care professional may be made to the department by the certified health plan, local rural hospital, public health department or district, community health clinic, local practicing physician, physician assistant, pharmacist, or *advanced registered nurse practitioner, or local city or county government. (2) The department may provide directly or contract for services to: (a) Establish a manner and form for receiving requests; (b) Minimize paperwork and compliance requirements for participant health care professionals and entities requesting assistance; and (c) Respond promptly to all requests for assistance. (3) The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and services, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts to operate the pool. The department shall make available upon request to the appropriate legislative committees information concerning the source, amount, and use of such gifts or payments.
RCW 70.77.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 210
RCW 70.77.210: Definitions—"Wholesaler."
Status: in_force

"Wholesaler" includes any person who sells fireworks to a retailer or any other person for resale and any person who sells display fireworks to public display licensees.
RCW 70A.410.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 410 / Section 020
RCW 70A.410.020: Phosphorus content regulated.
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 1994, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a laundry detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight. (2)(a) After July 1, 1994, and until the dates specified in this subsection, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 8.7 percent or more phosphorus by weight. (b) Beginning July 1, 2008, in counties located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains with populations greater than four hundred thousand, as determined by office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight. (c) From July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010, in counties located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains with populations greater than one hundred eighty thousand and less than two hundred twenty thousand, as determined by office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight except in a single-use package containing no more than 2.0 grams of phosphorus. (d) Beginning July 1, 2010, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight in the state. (e) For purposes of this section, "single-use package" means a tablet or other form of dishwashing detergent that is constituted and intended for use in a single washing. (3) This section does not apply to the sale or distribution of detergents for commercial and industrial uses.
RCW 70.77.241 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 241
RCW 70.77.241: Definitions—"Permanent storage"—"Temporary storage."
Status: in_force

(1) "Permanent storage" means storage of display fireworks at any time and/or storage of consumer fireworks at any time other than the periods allowed under RCW 70.77.420 (2) and 70.77.425 and which shall be in compliance with the requirements of chapter 70.74 RCW. (2) "Temporary storage" means the storage of consumer fireworks during the periods allowed under RCW 70.77.420 (2) and 70.77.425 .
RCW 70A.226.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 226 / Section 040
RCW 70A.226.040: Beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.
Status: in_force

The department may work with all appropriate state agencies, local governments, and private entities to establish beneficial uses for biosolids and glassified sewage sludge.
RCW 70.24.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 120
RCW 70.24.120: Sexually transmitted disease case investigators—Authority to obtain specimens.
Status: in_force

(1) Disease case investigators, upon specific authorization from a physician or by a physician's standing order, are hereby authorized to gather specimens, including through performance of venipuncture or fingerstick puncture, from a person for the sole purpose of obtaining specimens for use in testing for sexually transmitted diseases, blood-borne pathogens, and other infections as defined by board rule. (2) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Disease case investigator" means only those persons who: (i) Are employed by public health authorities; and (ii) Have been trained by a physician in proper procedures to be employed when collecting specimens, including blood, in accordance with training requirements established by the department of health; and (iii) Possess a statement signed by the instructing physician that the training required by (a)(ii) of this subsection has been successfully completed. (b) "Physician" means any person licensed under the provisions of chapters 18.57 or 18.71 RCW.
RCW 70.111.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 111 / Section 020
RCW 70.111.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Infant" means any person less than thirty-five inches tall and less than three years of age. (2) "Crib" means a bed or containment designed to accommodate an infant. (3) "Full-size crib" means a full-size crib as defined in Section 1508.3 of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for full-size cribs. (4) "Nonfull-size crib" means a nonfull-size crib as defined in Section 1509.2(b) of Title 16 of the Code of the Federal Regulations regarding the requirements for nonfull-size cribs. (5) "Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, association, or agent or employee thereof. (6) "Commercial user" means any person who deals in full-size or nonfull-size cribs of the kind governed by this chapter or who otherwise by one's occupation holds oneself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to the full-size or nonfull-size cribs governed by this chapter, including child care facilities and family child care homes licensed by the department of social and health services under chapter 74.15 RCW, or any person who is in the business of remanufacturing, retrofitting, selling, leasing, subletting, or otherwise placing in the stream of commerce full-size or nonfull-size cribs.
RCW 70.82.022 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 82 / Section 022
RCW 70.82.022: Cerebral palsy fund—Appropriations to be paid from general fund.
Status: in_force

From and after the first day of April, 1955, all appropriations made by the thirty-fourth legislature from the state cerebral palsy fund shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund.
RCW 70.74.201 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 201
RCW 70.74.201: Municipal or county ordinances unaffected—State preemption.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not affect, modify or limit the power of a city, municipality or county in this state to make an ordinance that is more stringent than this chapter which is applicable within their respective corporate limits or boundaries: PROVIDED, That the state shall be deemed to have preempted the field of regulation of small arms ammunition and handloader components.
RCW 70A.430.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 430 / Section 040
RCW 70A.430.040: Identification of high priority chemicals—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2009, the department, in consultation with the department of health, shall identify high priority chemicals that are of high concern for children after considering a child's or developing fetus's potential for exposure to each chemical. In identifying the chemicals, the department shall include chemicals that meet one or more of the following criteria: (a) The chemical has been found through biomonitoring studies that demonstrate the presence of the chemical in human umbilical cord blood, human breast milk, human urine, or other bodily tissues or fluids; (b) The chemical has been found through sampling and analysis to be present in household dust, indoor air, drinking water, or elsewhere in the home environment; or (c) The chemical has been added to or is present in a consumer product used or present in the home. (2) By January 1, 2009, the department shall identify children's products or product categories that may contain chemicals identified under subsection (1) of this section. (3) By January 1, 2009, the department shall submit a report on the chemicals of high concern to children and the children's products or product categories they identify to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The report shall include policy options for addressing children's products that contain chemicals of high concern for children, including recommendations for additional ways to inform consumers about toxic chemicals in products, such as labeling.
RCW 70.22.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 22 / Section 060
RCW 70.22.060: Governmental entities to cooperate with secretary.
Status: in_force

Each state department, agency, and political subdivision shall cooperate with the secretary of health in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
RCW 70.136.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 136 / Section 030
RCW 70.136.030: Incident command agencies—Designation by political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each applicable political subdivision of this state shall designate a hazardous materials incident command agency within its respective boundaries, and file this designation with the director of commerce. In designating an incident command agency, the political subdivision shall consider the training, manpower, expertise, and equipment of various available agencies as well as the Uniform Fire Code and other existing codes and regulations. Along state and interstate highway corridors, the Washington state patrol shall be the designated incident command agency unless by mutual agreement that role has been assumed by another designated incident command agency. If a political subdivision has not designated an incident command agency within six months after July 26, 1987, the Washington state patrol shall then assume the role of incident command agency by action of the chief until a designation has been made.
RCW 70A.300.460 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 460
RCW 70A.300.460: Service charges.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may assess reasonable service charges against those facilities that store, treat, incinerate, or dispose of dangerous or extremely hazardous waste that contains both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component or which are undergoing closure under this chapter in those instances where closure entails the physical characterization of remaining wastes which contain both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component or the management of such wastes through treatment or removal, except any commercial low-level radioactive waste facility. Service charges may not exceed the costs to the department in carrying out the duties of this section. (2) Program elements or activities for which service charges may be assessed include: (a) Office, staff, and staff support for the purposes of facility or unit permit development, review, and issuance; and (b) Actions taken to determine and ensure compliance with the state's hazardous waste management act. (3) Moneys collected through the imposition of such service charges shall be deposited in the radioactive mixed waste account created in RCW 70A.300.480 . (4) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Facilities that store, treat, incinerate, or dispose of dangerous or extremely hazardous waste that contains both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component shall not be subject to service charges prior to such rule making. Facilities undergoing closure under this chapter in those instances where closure entails the physical characterization of remaining wastes which contain both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component or the management of such wastes through treatment or removal shall not be subject to service charges prior to such rule making.
RCW 70.77.450 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 450
RCW 70.77.450: Examination, inspection of books and premises.
Status: in_force

The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, may make an examination of the books and records of any licensee, or other person relative to fireworks, and may visit and inspect the premises of any licensee he or she may deem at any time necessary for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The licensee, owner, lessee, manager, or operator of any such building or premises shall permit the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, his or her deputies or salaried assistants, the local fire official, and their authorized representatives to enter and inspect the premises at the time and for the purpose stated in this section.
RCW 70A.205.430 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 430
RCW 70A.205.430: Disposition of fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Every person engaged in making retail sales of new replacement vehicle tires in this state shall retain ten percent of the collected one dollar fee. The moneys retained may be used for costs associated with the proper management of the waste vehicle tires by the retailer. (2) The department of ecology will administer the funds for the purposes specified in RCW 70A.205.010 (6) including, but not limited to: (a) Making grants to local governments for pilot demonstration projects for on-site shredding and recycling of tires from unauthorized dump sites; (b) Grants to local government for enforcement programs; (c) Implementation of a public information and education program to include posters, signs, and informational materials to be distributed to retail tire sales and tire service outlets; (d) Product marketing studies for recycled tires and alternatives to land disposal.

PDF RCW 70A.205.430

Disposition of fee. (Effective January 1, 2026.)

(1) Every person engaged in making retail sales of new replacement vehicle tires in this state shall retain 25 cents for each tire subject to the fee imposed under RCW 70A.205.405 . The moneys retained may be used for costs associated with the proper management of the waste vehicle tires by the retailer. (2) The department of ecology will administer the funds for the purposes specified in RCW 70A.205.010 (6) including, but not limited to: (a) Making grants to local governments for pilot demonstration projects for on-site shredding and recycling of tires from unauthorized dump sites; (b) Grants to local government for enforcement programs; (c) Implementation of a public information and education program to include posters, signs, and informational materials to be distributed to retail tire sales and tire service outlets; (d) Product marketing studies for recycled tires and alternatives to land disposal.
RCW 70.200.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 200 / Section 010
RCW 70.200.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Distributing organization" means a charitable nonprofit organization under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c) of the federal internal revenue code, or a public health agency acting on behalf of or in conjunction with a charitable nonprofit organization, which distributes children's items to needy persons free of charge and includes any nonprofit organization that distributes children's items free of charge to other nonprofit organizations or the public. A public health agency shall not otherwise be considered a distributing organization for purposes of this chapter when it is carrying out other functions and responsibilities under Title 70 RCW. (2) "Donor" means a person, corporation, association, or other organization that donates children's items to a distributing organization or a person, corporation, association, or other organization that repairs or updates such donated items to current standards. Donor also includes any person, corporation, association, or other organization which donates any space in which storage or distribution of children's items takes place. (3) "Children's items" include, but are not limited to, clothes, diapers, food, baby formula, cribs, playpens, car seat restraints, toys, high chairs, and books.
RCW 70A.230.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 100
RCW 70A.230.100: Prescription drugs and devices, biological products, over-the-counter items—Nonapplicability of chapter.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter applies to prescription drugs and devices regulated by the food and drug administration under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.), to biological products regulated by the food and drug administration under the public health service act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 262 et seq.), or to any substance that may be lawfully sold over-the-counter without a prescription under the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.).
RCW 70.123.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 123 / Section 120
RCW 70.123.120: Liability for withholding services.
Status: in_force

A shelter shall not be held liable in any civil action for denial or withdrawal of services provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 70.77.315 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 315
RCW 70.77.315: Application for license.
Status: in_force

Any person who desires to engage in the manufacture, importation, sale, or use of fireworks, except use as provided in RCW 70.77.255 (4), 70.77.311 , and 70.77.395 , shall make a written application to the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, on forms provided by him or her. Such application shall be accompanied by the annual license fee as prescribed in this chapter.
RCW 70A.130.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 130 / Section 020
RCW 70A.130.020: Establishment of monitoring requirements for chemical contaminants in public water supplies by state board of health.
Status: in_force

The state board of health shall conduct public hearings and establish by rule monitoring requirements for chemical contaminants in public water supplies. Results of tests conducted pursuant to such requirements shall be submitted to the department of health and to the local health department. The state board of health may review and revise monitoring requirements for chemical contaminants.
RCW 70A.20.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 20 / Section 080
RCW 70A.20.080: Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The department shall, in the exercise of rule-making power under this chapter, provide exemptions or specially limited regulations relating to recreational shooting and emergency or law enforcement equipment where appropriate in the interests of public safety. The department in the development of rules under this chapter, shall consult and take into consideration the land use policies and programs of local government.
RCW 70A.386.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 386 / Section 020
RCW 70A.386.020: Duties relating to the site selection process for a high-level nuclear waste repository.
Status: in_force

In order to achieve complete compliance with federal law and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state of Washington, the governor, the legislature, other statewide elected officials, and the nuclear waste board shall use all legal means necessary to: (1) Suspend the preliminary site selection process for a high-level nuclear waste repository, including the process of site characterization, until there is compliance with the intent of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act; (2) Reverse the secretary of energy's decision to postpone indefinitely all site specific work on locating and developing a second repository for high-level nuclear waste; (3) Insist that the United States department of energy's site selection process, when resumed, considers all acceptable geologic media and results in safe, scientifically justified, and regionally and geographically equitable high-level nuclear waste disposal; (4) Demand that federal budget actions fully and completely follow the intent of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act; and (5) Continue to pursue alliances with other states and interested parties, particularly with Pacific Northwest governors, legislatures, and other parties, affected by the site selection and transportation of high-level nuclear waste.
RCW 70A.20.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 20 / Section 040
RCW 70A.20.040: Technical advisory committee.
Status: in_force

The director shall name a technical advisory committee to assist the department in the implementation of this chapter. Committee members shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , as now existing or hereafter amended.
RCW 70.290.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 290 / Section 070
RCW 70.290.070: Board shall submit financial report to the secretary.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the association shall submit to the secretary, no later than one hundred twenty days after the close of the association's fiscal year, a financial report in a form approved by the secretary.
RCW 70.245.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 080
RCW 70.245.080: Notification of next of kin.
Status: in_force

The attending qualified medical provider shall recommend that the patient notify the next of kin of his or her request for medication under this chapter. A patient who declines or is unable to notify next of kin shall not have his or her request denied for that reason.
RCW 70A.224.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 224 / Section 060
RCW 70A.224.060: Disposal of used oil—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Effective January 1, 1992, the use of used oil for dust suppression or weed abatement is prohibited. (2) Effective July 1, 1992, no person may sell or distribute absorbent-based kits, intended for home use, as a means for collecting, recycling, or disposing of used oil. (3) Effective January 1, 1994, no person may knowingly dispose of used oil except by delivery to a person collecting used oil for recycling, treatment, or disposal, subject to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 70A.300 RCW. (4) Effective January 1, 1994, no owner or operator of a solid waste landfill may knowingly accept used oil for disposal in the landfill. (5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 70.395.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 030
RCW 70.395.030: Prohibition on private incarceration.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no person, business, or state or local governmental entity shall operate a private detention facility within the state or utilize a contract with a private detention facility within the state. No state or local governmental entity shall utilize a contract with a private detention facility outside of Washington state, except as provided in RCW 72.68.010 (2). (2) A private detention facility that is operating pursuant to a valid contract with a governmental entity that was in effect prior to January 1, 2021, may remain in operation for the duration of that contract, not to include any extensions or modifications made to, or authorized by, that contract. (3) In accordance with the legislative findings in RCW 70.395.010 , this section does not apply if the involuntary confinement is at: (a) A facility providing rehabilitative, counseling, treatment, mental health, educational, or medical services to juveniles who are subject to Title 13 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law; (b) A facility providing evaluation and treatment or forensic services to a person who has been civilly detained or is subject to an order of commitment by a court pursuant to chapter 10.77 , 71.05, 71.09, or 71.34 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law; (c) A facility used for the quarantine or isolation of persons for public health reasons pursuant to RCW 43.20.050 , or similarly applicable federal law; (d) A facility used for work release under chapter 72.65 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law; (e) A facility used for extraordinary medical placement; (f) A facility used for residential substance use disorder treatment; (g) A facility used to house persons pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 4013; or (h) A facility owned and operated by federally recognized tribes and contracting with a government.
RCW 70A.500.260 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 260
RCW 70A.500.260: Selling covered electronic products without participating in an approved plan prohibited—Written warning—Penalty—Failure to comply with manufacturer registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) No manufacturer may sell or offer for sale a covered electronic product in or into the state unless the manufacturer of the covered electronic product is participating in an approved plan. The department shall send a written warning to a manufacturer that does not have an approved plan or is not participating in an approved plan as required under RCW 70A.500.050 . The written warning must inform the manufacturer that it must participate in an approved plan within 30 days of the notice. Any violation after the initial written warning shall be assessed a penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation. (2) If the authority or any authorized party fails to implement their approved plan, the department must assess a penalty of up to $5,000 for the first violation along with notification that the authority or authorized party must implement its plan within 30 days of the violation. After 30 days, the authority or any authorized party failing to implement their approved plan must be assessed a penalty of up to $10,000 for the second and each subsequent violation. (3) Any person that does not comply with manufacturer registration requirements under RCW 70A.500.040 , education and outreach requirements under RCW 70A.500.120 , reporting requirements under RCW 70A.500.140 , labeling requirements under RCW 70A.500.160 , retailer responsibility requirements under RCW 70A.500.170 , collector or transporter registration requirements under RCW 70A.500.240 , or requirements under RCW 70A.500.250 , must first receive a written warning consistent with the procedures of RCW 43.21B.300 , including a copy of the requirements under this chapter and 30 days to correct the violation. After 30 days, a person must be assessed a penalty of up to $1,000 for the first violation and up to $2,000 for the second and each subsequent violation. The penalties provided in this section must be imposed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.300 and may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board. (4) All penalties levied under this section must be deposited into the electronic products recycling account created under RCW 70A.500.130 . (5) The department shall enforce this section.
RCW 70A.300.190 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 190
RCW 70A.300.190: Application of chapter to special incinerator ash.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to special incinerator ash regulated under chapter 70A.315 RCW except that, for purposes of RCW 4.22.070 (3)(a), special incinerator ash shall be considered hazardous waste.
RCW 70.97.140 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 140
RCW 70.97.140: Unlicensed operation—Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

A person operating or maintaining a facility without a license under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.
RCW 70A.10.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 080
RCW 70A.10.080: Licenses—Requirements, duration, renewal, fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Licenses to engage in activities for weather modification and control shall be issued to applicants therefor who pay the license fee required and who demonstrate competence in the field of meteorology to the satisfaction of the department, reasonably necessary to engage in activities for weather modification and control. If the applicant is an organization, these requirements must be met by the individual or individuals who will be in control and in charge of the operation for the applicant. (2) The department shall issue licenses in accordance with such procedures and subject to such conditions as it may by regulation establish to effectuate the provisions of this chapter. Each license shall be issued for a period to expire at the end of the calendar year in which it is issued and, if the licensee possesses the qualifications necessary for the issuance of a new license, shall upon application be renewed at the expiration of such period. A license shall be issued or renewed only upon the payment to the department of one hundred dollars for the license or renewal thereof.
RCW 70.41.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 250
RCW 70.41.250: Cost disclosure to health care providers.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that the spiraling costs of health care continue to surmount efforts to contain them, increasing at approximately twice the inflationary rate. The causes of this phenomenon are complex. By making physicians and other health care providers with hospital admitting privileges more aware of the cost consequences of health care services for consumers, these providers may be inclined to exercise more restraint in providing only the most relevant and cost-beneficial hospital services, with a potential for reducing the utilization of those services. The requirement of the hospital to inform physicians and other health care providers of the charges of the health care services that they order may have a positive effect on containing health costs. Further, the option of the physician or other health care provider to inform the patient of these charges may strengthen the necessary dialogue in the provider-patient relationship that tends to be diminished by intervening third-party payers. (2) The chief executive officer of a hospital licensed under this chapter and the superintendent of a state hospital shall establish and maintain a procedure for disclosing to physicians and other health care providers with admitting privileges the charges of all health care services ordered for their patients. Copies of hospital charges shall be made available to any physician and/or other health care provider ordering care in hospital inpatient/outpatient services. The physician and/or other health care provider may inform the patient of these charges and may specifically review them. Hospitals are also directed to study methods for making daily charges available to prescribing physicians through the use of interactive software and/or computerized information thereby allowing physicians and other health care providers to review not only the costs of present and past services but also future contemplated costs for additional diagnostic studies and therapeutic medications.
RCW 70A.500.180 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 180
RCW 70A.500.180: Department website.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall maintain on its website the following information: (a) The names of the manufacturers and the manufacturer's brands that are registered with the department under RCW 70A.500.040 ; (b) The names of the manufacturers and the manufacturer's brands that are participating in an approved plan under RCW 70A.500.050 ; (c) The names and addresses of the collectors and transporters that are listed in registrations filed with the department under RCW 70A.500.240 ; (d) The names and addresses of the processors used to fulfill the requirements of the plans; (e) For program years 2009 through 2015, return and equivalent shares for all manufacturers. (2) The department shall update this website information promptly upon receipt of a registration or a report.
RCW 70A.330.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 330 / Section 050
RCW 70A.330.050: Exemptions from Title 48 RCW—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) The activities and operations of the program are exempt from the provisions and requirements of Title 48 RCW and to the extent of their participation in the program, the activities and operations of the insurer selected by the director to provide liability insurance coverage to owners and operators of heating oil tanks are exempt from the requirements of Title 48 RCW except for: (a) Chapter 48.03 RCW pertaining to examinations; (b) RCW 48.05.250 pertaining to annual reports; (c) Chapter 48.12 RCW pertaining to assets and liabilities; (d) Chapter 48.13 RCW pertaining to investments; (e) Chapter 48.30 RCW pertaining to deceptive, false, or fraudulent acts or practices; and (f) Chapter 48.92 RCW pertaining to liability risk retention. (2) To the extent of their participation in the program, the insurer selected by the director to provide liability insurance coverage to owners and operators of heating oil tanks shall not participate in the Washington insurance guaranty association nor shall the association be liable for coverage provided to owners and operators of heating oil tanks issued in connection with the program.
RCW 70A.125.190 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 190
RCW 70A.125.190: Measuring chlorine residuals.
Status: in_force

A group A water system serving fewer than one hundred connections that purchases water from a water system approved by the department shall measure chlorine residuals at the same time and location of collection for a routine and repeat coliform sample.
RCW 70A.15.3100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 3100
RCW 70A.15.3100: Air pollution control authority—Review by department of program.
Status: in_force

At any time after an authority has been activated for no less than one year, the department may, on its own motion, conduct a hearing held in accordance with chapters 42.30 and 34.05 RCW, to determine whether or not the air pollution prevention and control program of such authority is being carried out in good faith and is as effective as possible. If at such hearing the department finds that such authority is not carrying out its air pollution control or prevention program in good faith, is not doing all that is possible and reasonable to control and/or prevent air pollution within the geographical area over which it has jurisdiction, or is not carrying out the provisions of this chapter, it shall set forth in a report or order to the appropriate authority: (1) Its recommendations as to how air pollution prevention and/or control might be more effectively accomplished; and (2) guidelines which will assist the authority in carrying out the recommendations of the department.
RCW 70.175.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 120
RCW 70.175.120: Rural health care facility not a hospital.
Status: in_force

The rural health care facility is not considered a hospital for building occupancy purposes.
RCW 70.175.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 040
RCW 70.175.040: Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. All rules and procedures adopted by the department shall minimize paperwork and compliance requirements for participants and should not be complex in nature so as to serve as a barrier or disincentive for prospective participants applying for the project.
RCW 70.54.320 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 320
RCW 70.54.320: Electrology and tattooing—Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the practices of electrology and tattooing involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles and instruments which may be dangerous when improperly sterilized presenting a risk of infecting the client with blood-borne pathogens such as HIV and Hepatitis B. It is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements for the sterilization procedures in the commercial practices of electrology and tattooing in this state.
RCW 70A.10.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 060
RCW 70A.10.060: License and permit required.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RCW 70A.10.070 , no person shall engage in activities for weather modification and control except under and in accordance with a license and a permit issued by the department authorizing such activities.
RCW 70.90.190 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 90 / Section 190
RCW 70.90.190: Reporting of injury, disease, or death.
Status: in_force

Any person operating a water recreation facility shall report to the local health officer or the department any serious injury, communicable disease, or death occurring at or caused by the water recreation facility.
RCW 70A.550.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 550 / Section 010
RCW 70A.550.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Aircraft detection lighting system" means a sensor-based system that: (a) Is designed to detect approaching aircraft; (b) Automatically activates appropriate obstruction lights until the lights are no longer needed by the aircraft; and (c) The federal aviation administration has approved as meeting the requirements set forth in chapter 10 of the federal aviation administration's 2020 advisory circular AC 70/7460-1M, "Obstruction marking and lighting." (2)"Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Hub height" means the distance from the ground to the middle of a wind turbine's rotor. (4) "Light-mitigating technology system" means aircraft detection lighting or another federal aviation administration-approved system capable of reducing the impact of aviation obstruction lighting while maintaining conspicuity sufficient to assist aircraft in identifying and avoiding collision with a utility-scale wind energy facility. (5) "Repowering" means a rebuild or refurbishment of a turbine or facility that is required due to the turbine or facility reaching the end of its useful life or useful reasonable economic life. The rebuild or refurbishment does not constitute repowering if it is part of routine major maintenance or the maintenance of or replacement of equipment that does not materially affect the expected physical or economical life of the turbine or facility. (6) "Utility-scale wind energy facility" means a facility used in the generation of electricity by means of turbines or other devices that capture and employ the kinetic energy of the wind and: (a) Is required under federal aviation administration regulations, guidelines, circulars, or standards, as they existed as of January 1, 2023, to have obstruction lights; or (b) Has at least one obstruction light and at least one wind turbine with a hub height of at least 75 feet above ground level.