RCW 70.111.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 111 / Section 010
RCW 70.111.010: Findings—Purpose—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds all of the following: (a) The disability and death of infants resulting from injuries sustained in crib accidents are a serious threat to the public health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state. (b) Infants are an especially vulnerable class of people. (c) The design and construction of a baby crib must ensure that it is safe to leave an infant unattended for extended periods of time. A parent or caregiver has a right to believe that the crib in use is a safe place to leave an infant. (d) Over thirteen thousand infants are injured in unsafe cribs every year. (e) In the past decade, six hundred twenty-two infants died (a rate of sixty-two infants each year) from injuries sustained in unsafe cribs. (f) The United States consumer product safety commission estimates that the cost to society resulting from injuries and death due to unsafe cribs is two hundred thirty-five million dollars per year. (g) Secondhand, hand-me-down, and heirloom cribs pose a special problem. There were four million infants born in this country last year, but only one million new cribs sold. As many as three out of four infants are placed in secondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs. (h) Most injuries and deaths occur in secondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs. (i) Existing state and federal legislation is inadequate to deal with this hazard. (j) Prohibiting the remanufacture, retrofit, sale, contracting to sell or resell, leasing, or subletting of unsafe cribs, particularly unsafe secondhand, hand-me-down, or heirloom cribs, will prevent injuries and deaths caused by cribs. (2) The purpose of this chapter is to prevent the occurrence of injuries and deaths to infants as a result of unsafe cribs by making it illegal to remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, after June 6, 1996, any full-size or nonfull-size crib that is unsafe for any infant using the crib. (3) It is the intent of the legislature to encourage public and private collaboration in disseminating materials relative to the safety of baby cribs to parents, child care providers, and those who would be likely to place unsafe cribs in the stream of commerce. The legislature also intends that informational materials regarding baby crib safety be available to consumers through the department of health.
RCW 70A.388.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 150
RCW 70A.388.150: Administrative procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) In any proceeding under this chapter for the issuance or modification or repeal of rules relating to control of sources of ionizing radiation, the agency shall comply with the requirements of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever the agency finds that an emergency exists requiring immediate action to protect the public health, safety, or general welfare, the agency may, in accordance with RCW 34.05.350 without notice or hearing, adopt a rule reciting the existence of such emergency and require that such action be taken as is necessary to meet the emergency. As specified in RCW 34.05.350 , such rules are effective immediately. (3) In any case in which the department denies, modifies, suspends, or revokes a license or permit, RCW 43.70.115 governs notice of the action and provides the right to an adjudicative proceeding to the applicant or licensee or permittee. Such an adjudicative proceeding is governed by chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70A.355.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 355 / Section 100
RCW 70A.355.100: Preemption.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.355.030 and subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section, the rules adopted under this chapter supersede and preempt any state or local underground storage tank law, ordinance, or resolution governing any aspect of regulation covered by the rules adopted under this chapter. (2) Provisions of the international fire code adopted under chapter 19.27 RCW, which are not more stringent than, and do not directly conflict with, rules adopted under this chapter are not superseded or preempted. (3) Local laws, ordinances, and resolutions pertaining to local authority to take immediate action in response to a release of a regulated substance are not superseded or preempted. (4) City, town, or county underground storage tank ordinances that are more stringent than the federal regulations and the uniform codes adopted under chapter 19.27 RCW and that were in effect on or before November 1, 1988, are not superseded or preempted. (5) Local laws, ordinances, and resolutions pertaining to permits and fees for the use of underground storage tanks in street right-of-ways [rights-of-way] that were in existence prior to July 1, 1990, are not superseded or preempted.
RCW 70A.300.340 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 340
RCW 70A.300.340: Local government regulatory authority to prohibit or condition.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall alter or affect the regulatory authority of a county, city, or jurisdictional health district to condition or prohibit the acceptance of hazardous waste in a county or city landfill.
RCW 70.198.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 198 / Section 030
RCW 70.198.030: Development of early intervention service standards.
Status: in_force

(1) The advisory council shall develop statewide standards for early intervention services and early intervention services providers specifically related to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. (2) The advisory council shall develop these standards by January 1, 2005.
RCW 70A.120.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 120 / Section 100
RCW 70A.120.100: Certificates—Issuance and renewal—Conditions.
Status: in_force

The issuance and renewal of a certificate shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.120.090 , a certificate shall be issued if the operator has satisfactorily passed a written examination, has paid the department an application fee as established by the department under RCW 70A.120.160 , and has met the requirements specified in the rules and regulations as authorized by this chapter. (2) Every certificate shall be renewed annually upon the payment of a fee as established by the department under RCW 70A.120.160 and satisfactory evidence is presented to the secretary that the operator has fulfilled the continuing education requirements as prescribed by rule of the department. (3) The secretary shall notify operators who fail to renew their certificates before the end of the year that their certificates are temporarily valid for two months following the end of the certificate year. Certificates not renewed during the two month period shall be invalid and the secretary shall so notify the holders of such certificates. (4) An operator who has failed to renew a certificate pursuant to the provisions of this section, may reapply for certification and the secretary may require the operator to meet the requirements established for new applicants.
RCW 70A.384.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 090
RCW 70A.384.090: Review of potential damage—Financial assurance.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the department of ecology may periodically review the potential for bodily injury and property damage arising from the transportation and disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste under permits issued by the state. (2) In making the determination of the appropriate level of financial assurance, the director shall consider: (a) The nature and purpose of the activity and its potential for injury and damages to or claims against the state and its citizens; (b) The current and cumulative manifested volume and radioactivity of waste being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled; (c) The location where the waste is being packaged, transported, buried, or otherwise handled, including the proximity to the general public and geographic features such as geology and hydrology, if relevant; and (d) The legal defense cost, if any, that will be paid from the required financial assurance amount.
RCW 70A.500.220 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 220
RCW 70A.500.220: Covered electronic products collected during a program year—Payment per pound under, over equivalent share.
Status: in_force

(1) For an independent plan and the standard plan, if the total weight in pounds of covered electronic products collected during a program year is less than the plan's equivalent share of covered electronic products for that year, then the authority or authorized party shall submit to the department a payment equal to the weight in pounds of the deficit multiplied by the reasonable collection, transportation, and recycling cost for covered electronic products and an administrative fee. Moneys collected by the department must be deposited in the electronic products recycling account. (2) For an independent plan and the standard plan, if the total weight in pounds of covered electronic products collected during a program year is more than the plan's equivalent share of covered electronic products for that year, then the department shall submit to the authority or authorized party, a payment equal to the weight in pounds of the surplus multiplied by the reasonable collection, transportation, and recycling cost for covered electronic products. (3) For purposes of this section, the initial reasonable collection, transportation, and recycling cost for covered electronic products is forty-five cents per pound and the administrative fee is five cents per pound. (4) The department may annually adjust the reasonable collection, transportation, and recycling cost for covered electronic products and the administrative fee described in this section. Prior to making any changes in the fees described in this section, the department shall notify the public, including all registered manufacturers, and provide a comment period. The department shall notify all registered manufacturers of any changes to the reasonable collection, transportation, and recycling cost or the administrative fee by January 1st of the program year in which the change is to take place.
RCW 70.114A.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 114A / Section 010
RCW 70.114A.010: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that there is an inadequate supply of temporary and permanent housing for migrant and seasonal workers in this state. The legislature also finds that unclear, complex regulations related to the development, construction, and permitting of worker housing inhibit the development of this much needed housing. The legislature further finds that as a result, many workers are forced to obtain housing that is unsafe and unsanitary. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to encourage the development of temporary and permanent housing for workers that is safe and sanitary by: Establishing a clear and concise set of regulations for temporary housing; establishing a streamlined permitting and administrative process that will be locally administered and encourage the development of such housing; and by providing technical assistance to organizations or individuals interested in the development of worker housing.
RCW 70A.230.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 080
RCW 70A.230.080: Penalties.
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter, other than a violation of RCW 70A.230.020 , is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each violation in the case of a first violation. Repeat violators are liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each repeat violation. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 . 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.
RCW 70.44.062 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 44 / Section 062
RCW 70.44.062: Commissioners' meetings, proceedings, and deliberations concerning health care providers' clinical or staff privileges to be confidential—Final action in public session.
Status: in_force

(1) All meetings, proceedings, and deliberations of the board of commissioners, its staff or agents, concerning the granting, denial, revocation, restriction, or other consideration of the status of the clinical or staff privileges of a physician or other health care provider as that term is defined in RCW 7.70.020 , if such other providers at the discretion of the district's commissioners are considered for such privileges, shall be confidential and may be conducted in executive session: PROVIDED, That the final action of the board as to the denial, revocation, or restriction of clinical or staff privileges of a physician or other health care provider as defined in RCW 7.70.020 shall be done in public session. (2) All meetings, proceedings, and deliberations of a quality improvement committee established under RCW 4.24.250 , 43.70.510 , or 70.41.200 and all meetings, proceedings, and deliberations of the board of commissioners, its staff or agents, to review the report or the activities of a quality improvement committee established under RCW 4.24.250 , 43.70.510 , or 70.41.200 may, at the discretion of the quality improvement committee or the board of commissioners, be confidential and may be conducted in executive session. Any review conducted by the board of commissioners or quality improvement committee, or their staffs or agents, shall be subject to the same protections, limitations, and exemptions that apply to quality improvement committee activities under RCW 4.24.240 , 4.24.250 , 43.70.510 , and 70.41.200 . However, any final action of the board of commissioners on the report of the quality improvement committee shall be done in public session.
RCW 70.24.025 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 025
RCW 70.24.025: Violations of health order—Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who violates or fails to comply with a health order issued under RCW 70.24.024 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable by confinement until the order has been complied with or terminated, up to a maximum period of three hundred sixty-four days. In lieu of confinement, the court may place the defendant on probation upon condition that the defendant comply with the health order, up to the length of the health order. If the defendant is placed on probation and subsequently violates or fails to comply with the health order, the court shall revoke the probation and reinstate the original sentence of confinement.
RCW 70A.425.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 030
RCW 70A.425.030: Definitions—Construction.
Status: in_force

The definitions in RCW 70A.425.040 through 70A.425.090 unless the context otherwise requires shall govern the construction of this chapter.
RCW 70A.405.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 405 / Section 040
RCW 70A.405.040: Fire safety committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The fire safety committee is created for the exclusive purpose of finding whether an alternative identified under RCW 70A.405.030 (2)(b) meets applicable fire safety standards. (2) A majority vote of the members of the fire safety committee constitutes a finding that an alternative meets applicable fire safety standards. (3) The fire safety committee consists of the following members: (a) A representative from the department, who shall chair the fire safety committee, and serve as an ex officio nonvoting member. (b) Five voting members, appointed by the governor, as follows: (i) A representative of the office of the state fire marshal; (ii) A representative of a statewide association representing the interests of fire chiefs; (iii) A representative of a statewide association representing the interests of fire commissioners; (iv) A representative of a recognized statewide council, affiliated with an international association representing the interests of firefighters; and (v) A representative of a statewide association representing the interests of volunteer firefighters.
RCW 70.127.130 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 130
RCW 70.127.130: Legend drugs and controlled substances—Rules.
Status: in_force

Licensees shall conform to the standards of RCW 69.41.030 and 69.50.308 . Rules adopted by the department concerning the use of legend drugs or controlled substances shall reference and be consistent with pharmacy quality assurance commission rules.
RCW 70.190.930 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 190 / Section 930
RCW 70.190.930: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 70.08.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 08 / Section 005
RCW 70.08.005: Transfer of duties to the department of health.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the secretary of social and health services under this chapter shall be performed by the secretary of health.
RCW 70.14.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 14 / Section 060
RCW 70.14.060: Prescription drug purchasing consortium—Participation—Exceptions—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The director of the state health care authority shall, directly or by contract, adopt policies necessary for establishment of a prescription drug purchasing consortium. The consortium's purchasing activities shall be based upon the evidence-based prescription drug program established under RCW 70.14.050 . Except as provided in RCW 70.14.065 or exempted under (b) of this subsection, state purchased health care programs as defined in RCW 41.05.011 shall purchase prescription drugs through the consortium for those prescription drugs that are purchased directly by the state and those that are purchased through reimbursement of pharmacies. The director shall not require any supplemental rebate offered to the health care authority by a pharmaceutical manufacturer for prescription drugs purchased for medical assistance program clients under chapter 74.09 RCW be extended to any other state purchased health care program, or to any other individuals or entities participating in the consortium. The director shall explore joint purchasing opportunities with other states. (b) State purchased health care programs are exempt from the requirements of this section if they can demonstrate to the director of the state health care authority that, as a result of the availability of federal programs or other purchasing arrangements, their other purchasing mechanisms will result in greater discounts and aggregate cost savings than would be realized through participation in the consortium. (2) Participation in the purchasing consortium shall be offered as an option beginning January 1, 2006. Participation in the consortium is purely voluntary for units of local government, private entities, labor organizations, health carriers as provided in RCW 48.43.005 , state purchased health care services from or through health carriers as provided in RCW 48.43.005 , and for individuals who lack or are underinsured for prescription drug coverage. The director may set reasonable fees, including enrollment fees, to cover administrative costs attributable to participation in the prescription drug consortium. (3) The state health care authority is authorized to adopt rules implementing chapter 129, Laws of 2005.
RCW 70A.230.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 140
RCW 70A.230.140: National mercury repository site.
Status: in_force

The department of ecology shall petition the United States environmental protection agency requesting development of a national mercury repository site.
RCW 70A.545.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 040
RCW 70A.545.040: Return of payments to agency.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency may require an owner or operator to return any cost overpayment made by the agency under this chapter. If the cost overpayment is not returned upon request by the agency: (a) The agency may file a lien on the petroleum underground storage tank facility or other property owned by the owner or operator under RCW 70A.545.070 to recover the cost overpayment; and (b) The attorney general, at the request of the agency, may commence a civil action against the owner or operator in superior court to recover the cost overpayment and the agency's administrative and legal expenses to recover the cost overpayment. (2) The agency may require an owner or operator to return any cost payment made by the agency under this chapter if the owner or operator misrepresents or omits a fact relevant to a determination made by the agency under this chapter or if the owner or operator fails to complete the remedial action that the agency determined at the time of the cost payment to be necessary to adequately address the release. If the cost payment is not returned as required by the agency: (a) The agency may file a lien on the petroleum underground storage tank facility or other property owned by the owner or operator under RCW 70A.545.070 to recover the cost payment; and (b) The attorney general, at the request of the agency, may commence a civil action against the owner or operator in superior court to recover: (i) The cost payment; (ii) A civil penalty as determined by the court up to the full amount of the cost payment, if the agency's repayment request is based on willful actions of the owner or operator; and (iii) The agency's administrative and legal expenses to recover the cost payment. (3) If a person, with intent to defraud, submits a loss declaration form, or issues an invoice or other demand for payment under this chapter with knowledge that it is false in whole or in part, and with knowledge that it is being submitted to the agency for cost payment, the agency may require that the person return any cost payment received based on the false loss declaration form, invoice, or other demand for payment. If the cost payment is not returned as required by the agency: (a) The agency may file a lien on the petroleum underground storage tank facility or other property owned by the owner or operator under RCW 70A.545.070 to recover the cost payment; and (b) The attorney general, at the request of the agency, may commence a civil action against the person in superior court to recover: (i) The cost payment; (ii) A civil penalty as determined by the court up to the full amount of the cost payment; and (iii) The agency's administrative and legal expenses to recover the cost payment.
RCW 70A.15.2030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2030
RCW 70A.15.2030: Air pollution control authority—Board of directors—Powers, quorum, officers, compensation.
Status: in_force

The board shall exercise all powers of the authority except as otherwise provided. The board shall conduct its first meeting within thirty days after all of its members have been appointed or designated as provided in RCW 70A.15.2000 . The board shall meet at least ten times per year. All meetings shall be publicly announced prior to their occurrence. All meetings shall be open to the public. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and shall be necessary for any action taken by the board. The board shall elect from its members a chair and such other officers as may be necessary. Any member of the board may designate a regular alternate to serve on the board in his or her place with the same authority as the member when he or she is unable to attend. In no event may a regular alternate serve as the permanent chair. Each member of the board, or his or her representative, shall receive from the authority compensation consistent with such authority's rates (but not to exceed one thousand dollars per year) for time spent in the performance of duties under this chapter, plus the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the member in such performance. The board may appoint a control officer, and any other personnel, and shall determine their salaries, and pay same, together with any other proper indebtedness, from authority funds.
RCW 70.79.200 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 200
RCW 70.79.200: Lost or destroyed certificate or commission.
Status: in_force

If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.
RCW 70A.224.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 224 / Section 010
RCW 70A.224.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Local government" means a city or county developing a local hazardous waste plan under RCW 70A.300.350 . (3) "Lubricating oil" means any oil designed for use in, or maintenance of, a vehicle, including, but not limited to, motor oil, gear oil, and hydraulic oil. "Lubricating oil" does not mean petroleum hydrocarbons with a flash point below one hundred degrees Centigrade. (4) "Public used oil collection site" means a site where a used oil collection tank has been placed for the purpose of collecting household generated used oil. "Public used oil collection site" also means a vehicle designed or operated to collect used oil from the public. (5) "Rerefining used oil" means the reclaiming of base lube stock from used oil for use again in the production of lube stock. Rerefining used oil does not mean combustion or landfilling. (6) "Used oil" means (a) lubricating fluids that have been removed from an engine crankcase, transmission, gearbox, hydraulic device, or differential of an automobile, bus, truck, vessel, plane, heavy equipment, or machinery powered by an internal combustion engine; (b) any oil that has been refined from crude oil, used, and as a result of use, has been contaminated with physical or chemical impurities; and (c) any oil that has been refined from crude oil and, as a consequence of extended storage, spillage, or contamination, is no longer useful to the original purchaser. "Used oil" does not include used oil to which hazardous wastes have been added. (7) "Vehicle" includes every device physically capable of being moved upon a public or private highway, road, street, watercourse, or trail, and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public or private highway, road, street, watercourse, or trail, except devices moved by human or animal power.
RCW 70A.205.125 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 125
RCW 70A.205.125: Permit for solid waste handling facility—Applications, fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Applications for permits to operate a new or modified solid waste handling facility shall be on forms prescribed by the department and shall contain a description of the proposed facilities and operations at the site, plans and specifications for any new or additional facilities to be constructed, and such other information as the jurisdictional health department may deem necessary in order to determine whether the site and solid waste disposal facilities located thereon will comply with local regulations and state rules. (2) Upon receipt of an application for a permit to establish or modify a solid waste handling facility, the jurisdictional health department shall refer one copy of the application to the department which shall report its findings to the jurisdictional health department. When the application is for a permit to establish or modify a solid waste handling facility located in an area that is not under a quarantine, as defined in RCW 17.24.007 , and when the facility will receive material for composting from an area under a quarantine, the jurisdictional health department shall also provide a copy of the application to the department of agriculture. The department of agriculture shall review the application to determine whether it contains information demonstrating that the proposed facility presents a risk of spreading disease, plant pathogens, or pests to areas that are not under a quarantine. For the purposes of this subsection, "composting" means the biological degradation and transformation of organic solid waste under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition. (3) The jurisdictional health department shall investigate every application as may be necessary to determine whether a proposed or modified site and facilities meet all solid waste, air, and other applicable laws and regulations, and conforms with the approved comprehensive solid waste handling plan, and complies with all zoning requirements. (4) When the jurisdictional health department finds that the permit should be issued, and the department has approved the permit under RCW 70A.205.130 (4), the jurisdictional health department shall issue such permit. Every application shall be approved or disapproved within 90 days after its receipt by the jurisdictional health department. (5) The jurisdictional board of health may establish reasonable fees for permits and renewal of permits. All permit fees collected by the health department shall be deposited in the treasury and to the account from which the health department's operating expenses are paid.
RCW 70.74.350 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 350
RCW 70.74.350: Small arms ammunition, primers and propellants—Primers, transportation and storage requirements.
Status: in_force

Small arms ammunition primers shall not be transported or stored except in the original shipping container approved by the federal department of transportation. Truck or rail transportation of small arms ammunition primers shall be in accordance with the federal regulation of the United States department of transportation. No more than twenty-five thousand small arms ammunition primers shall be transported in a private passenger vehicle: PROVIDED, That this requirement shall not apply to duly licensed dealers. Quantities not to exceed ten thousand small arms ammunition primers may be stored in a residence. Small arms ammunition primers shall be separate from flammable liquids, flammable solids, and oxidizing materials by a fire-resistant wall of one-hour rating or by a distance of twenty-five feet. Not more than seven hundred fifty thousand small arms ammunition primers shall be stored in any one building except as next provided; no more than one hundred thousand shall be stored in any one pile, and piles shall be separated by at least fifteen feet. Quantities of small arms ammunition primers in excess of seven hundred fifty thousand shall be stored in magazines in accordance with RCW 70.74.025 .
RCW 70A.205.085 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 085
RCW 70A.205.085: Matching requirements.
Status: in_force

Counties and cities shall match their planning aid allocated by the director by an amount not less than twenty-five percent of the estimated cost of such planning. Any federal planning aid made directly to a county or city shall not be considered either a state or local contribution in determining local matching requirements. Counties and cities may meet their share of planning costs by cash and contributed services.
RCW 70.01.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 01 / Section 070
RCW 70.01.070: Report and guidelines on epidemic disease preparedness and response.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health and the department of social and health services shall develop a report and guidelines on epidemic disease preparedness and response for long-term care facilities. In developing the report and guidelines, the department of health and the department of social and health services shall consult with interested stakeholders, including but not limited to: (a) Local health jurisdictions; (b) Advocates for consumers of long-term care; (c) Associations representing long-term care facility providers; and (d) The office of the state long-term care ombuds. (2) The report must identify best practices and lessons learned about containment and mitigation strategies for controlling the spread of the infectious agent. At a minimum, the report must consider: (a) Visitation policies that balance the psychosocial and physical health of residents; (b) Timely and adequate access to personal protective equipment and other infection control supplies so that employees in long-term care facilities are prioritized for distribution in the event of supply shortages; (c) Admission and discharge policies and standards; and (d) Rapid and accurate testing to identify infectious outbreaks for: (i) Resident cohorting and treatment; (ii) Contact tracing purposes; and (iii) Protecting the health and well-being of residents and employees. (3) In developing the report, the department of health and the department of social and health services shall work with the stakeholders identified in subsection (1) of this section to: (a) Ensure that any corresponding federal rules and guidelines take precedence over the state guidelines; (b) Avoid conflict between federal requirements and state guidelines; (c) Develop a timeline for implementing the guidelines and a process for communicating the guidelines to long-term care facilities, local health jurisdictions, and other interested stakeholders in a clear and timely manner; (d) Consider options for targeting available resources towards infection control when epidemic disease outbreaks occur in long-term care facilities; (e) Establish methods for ensuring that epidemic preparedness and response guidelines are consistently applied across all local health jurisdictions and long-term care facilities in Washington state. This may include recommendations to the legislature for any needed statutory changes; (f) Develop a process for maintaining and updating epidemic preparedness and response guidelines as necessary; and (g) Ensure appropriate considerations for each unique provider type. (4) By December 1, 2021, the department of health and the department of social and health services shall provide a draft report and guidelines on COVID-19 as outlined in subsection (2) of this section to the health care committees of the legislature. (5) By July 1, 2022, the department of health and the department of social and health services shall finalize the report and guidelines on COVID-19 and provide the report to the health care committees of the legislature. (6) Beginning December 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the department of health and the department of social and health services shall: (a) Review the report and any corresponding guidelines; (b) Make any necessary changes regarding COVID-19 and add information about any emerging epidemic of public health concern; and (c) Provide the updated report and guidelines to the health care committees of the legislature. When providing the updated guidelines to the legislature, the department of health and the department of social and health services may include recommendations to the legislature for any needed statutory changes. (7) For purposes of this section, "long-term care facilities" includes: (a) Licensed skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, adult family homes, and enhanced services facilities; (b) Certified community residential services and supports; and (c) Registered continuing care retirement communities.
RCW 70.410.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 410 / Section 070
RCW 70.410.070: Health practitioner members—Scope of practice.
Status: in_force

A health practitioner member when serving with the state emergency medical reserve corps shall adhere to the scope of practice for the health practitioner's profession established by applicable law and subject to any restrictions imposed by the secretary.
RCW 70.126.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 126 / Section 010
RCW 70.126.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Hospice" means a private or public agency or organization that administers and provides hospice care and is licensed by the department of social and health services as a hospice care agency. (2) "Hospice care" means care prescribed and supervised by the attending physician and provided by the hospice to the terminally ill in accordance with the standards of RCW 70.126.030 . (3) "Home health agency" means a private or public agency or organization that administers and provides home health care and is licensed by the department of social and health services as a home health care agency. (4) "Home health care" means services, supplies, and medical equipment that meet the standards of RCW 70.126.020 , prescribed and supervised by the attending physician, and provided through a home health agency and rendered to members in their residences when hospitalization would otherwise be required. (5) "Home health aide" means a person employed by a home health agency or a hospice who is providing part-time or intermittent care under the supervision of a registered nurse, a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech therapist. Such care includes ambulation and exercise, assistance with self-administered medications, reporting changes in patients' conditions and needs, completing appropriate records, and personal care or household services that are needed to achieve the medically desired results. (6) "Home health care plan of treatment" means a written plan of care established and periodically reviewed by a physician that describes medically necessary home health care to be provided to a patient for treatment of illness or injury. (7) "Hospice plan of care" means a written plan of care established and periodically reviewed by a physician that describes hospice care to be provided to a terminally ill patient for palliation or medically necessary treatment of an illness or injury. (8) "Physician" means a physician licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW.
RCW 70.56.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 56 / Section 010
RCW 70.56.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Adverse health event" or "adverse event" means the list of serious reportable events adopted by the national quality forum in 2002, in its consensus report on serious reportable events in health care. The department shall update the list, through adoption of rules, as subsequent changes are made by the national quality forum. The term does not include an incident. (2) "Ambulatory surgical facility" means a facility licensed under chapter 70.230 RCW. (3) "Childbirth center" means a facility licensed under chapter 18.46 RCW. (4) "Correctional medical facility" means a part or unit of a correctional facility operated by the department of corrections under chapter 72.10 RCW that provides medical services for lengths of stay in excess of twenty-four hours to offenders. (5) "Department" means the department of health. (6) "Health care worker" means an employee, independent contractor, licensee, or other individual who is directly involved in the delivery of health services in a medical facility. (7) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW. (8) "Incident" means an event, occurrence, or situation involving the clinical care of a patient in a medical facility that: (a) Results in unanticipated injury to a patient that is not related to the natural course of the patient's illness or underlying condition and does not constitute an adverse event; or (b) Could have injured the patient but did not either cause an unanticipated injury or require the delivery of additional health care services to the patient. "Incident" does not include an adverse event. (9) "Independent entity" means that entity that the department of health contracts with under RCW 70.56.040 to receive notifications and reports of adverse events and incidents, and carry out the activities specified in RCW 70.56.040 . (10) "Medical facility" means a childbirth center, hospital, *psychiatric hospital, or correctional medical facility. An ambulatory surgical facility shall be considered a medical facility for purposes of this chapter upon the effective date of any requirement for state registration or licensure of ambulatory surgical facilities. (11) "*Psychiatric hospital" means a hospital facility licensed as a *psychiatric hospital under chapter 71.12 RCW.
RCW 70.54.505 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 505
RCW 70.54.505: Baby diaper changing stations—Public buildings—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A public building in which a public restroom is required must provide a baby diaper changing station in at least one restroom that is accessible to women and one restroom that is accessible to men, or in one gender-neutral restroom. If multiple restrooms accessible to women, restrooms accessible to men, or gender-neutral restrooms exist, each restroom that does not include a baby diaper changing station must contain clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a restroom with a baby diaper changing station is located. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection, the requirements in subsection (1) of this section apply to any public building constructed after July 27, 2025, and to any existing public building upon the issuance of a permit for a remodel or renovation of a public restroom within the building with an estimated cost of $15,000 or more. (b) The requirements in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to an existing public building at the time of the issuance of a permit for the remodel or renovation of a public restroom if the local government issuing the permit or a building inspector determine that the installation of a baby diaper changing station in the building is not feasible or would result in a failure to comply with applicable building standards governing the right of access for persons with disabilities. (c) The requirements in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to a restroom located in a health care facility if the restroom is intended for the use of one patient or resident at a time and is not available for public use. (3) For a first violation of this section, the city or county attorney shall issue a warning letter to the owner or operator of the public building. An owner or operator of a public building that violates this section after receiving a warning letter is guilty of a class 2 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW, except when the baby diaper changing station has been removed in compliance with subsection (4) of this section, in which case no penalty may be issued. (4) A building owner or operator that has installed a baby diaper changing station in compliance with this section that is not used consistent with the standards established by the manufacturer may remove the baby diaper changing station. (5) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Baby diaper changing station" means a table or other device suitable for changing the diaper of a child weighing less than 50 pounds that is in compliance with the international building code standards as amended and adopted by the state building code council. (b) "Gender-neutral restroom" means a restroom that is not restricted by gender including, but not limited to, restrooms available for use by families. (c) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.02.010 . (d) "Public building" is any building required to have a public restroom by the state building code or local regulations. "Public building" does not include an industrial building or commercial building that does not permit anyone who is under 18 years of age to enter the premises.
RCW 70.345.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 345 / Section 020
RCW 70.345.020: Types of licenses—Applications—License expiration and display.
Status: in_force

(1) The licenses issuable by the board under this chapter are as follows: (a) A vapor product retailer's license; (b) A vapor product distributor's license; and (c) A vapor product delivery sale license. (2) Application for the licenses must be made through the business licensing system under chapter 19.02 RCW. The board may adopt rules regarding the regulation of the licenses. The board may refuse to issue any license under this chapter if the board has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has willfully withheld information requested for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the applicant to receive a license, or if the board has reasonable cause to believe that information submitted in the application is false or misleading or is not made in good faith. In addition, for the purpose of reviewing an application for a distributor's license, retailer's license, or delivery seller's license, and for considering the denial, suspension, or revocation of any such license, the board may consider criminal conduct of the applicant, including an administrative violation history record with the board and a criminal history record information check within the previous five years, in any state, tribal, or federal jurisdiction in the United States, its territories, or possessions, and the provisions of RCW 9.95.240 and chapter 9.96A RCW do not apply to such cases. The board may, in its discretion, issue or refuse to issue the retailer's license, distributor's license, and delivery sale license subject to the provisions of RCW 70.155.100 . (3) The application processes for the retailer license and the distributor license, and any forms used for such processes, must allow the applicant to simultaneously apply for a delivery sale license without requiring the applicant to undergo a separate licensing application process in order to be licensed to conduct delivery sales. However, a delivery sale license obtained in conjunction with a retailer or distributor license under this subsection remains a separate license subject to the delivery sale licensing fee established under this chapter. (4) No person may qualify for a retailer's license, distributor's license, or delivery sale license under this section without first undergoing a criminal background check. The background check must be performed by the board and must disclose any criminal conduct within the previous five years in any state, tribal, or federal jurisdiction in the United States, its territories, or possessions. If the applicant or licensee also has a license issued under chapter 66.24 , 69.50, 82.24, or 82.26 RCW, the background check done under the authority of chapter 66.24 , 69.50, 82.24, or 82.26 RCW satisfies the requirements of this subsection. (5) Each license issued under this chapter expires on the business license expiration date. The license must be continued annually if the licensee has paid the required fee and complied with all the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board adopted pursuant to this chapter. (6) Each license and any other evidence of the license required under this chapter must be exhibited in each place of business for which it is issued and in the manner required for the display of a business license.
RCW 70.122.910 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 910
RCW 70.122.910: Construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed as providing the exclusive means by which individuals may make decisions regarding their health treatment, including but not limited to, the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, nor limiting the means provided by case law more expansive than chapter 98, Laws of 1992.
RCW 70.114A.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 114A / Section 100
RCW 70.114A.100: Rules—Compliance with federal act.
Status: in_force

Any rules adopted under chapter 220, Laws of 1995, pertaining to an employer who is subject to the migrant and seasonal agricultural worker protection act (96 Stat. 2583; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1801 et seq.), must comply with the housing provisions of that federal act.
RCW 70A.500.330 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 330
RCW 70A.500.330: Federal preemption.
Status: in_force

This chapter is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of covered electronic products that substantially meets the intent of this chapter, including the creation of a financing mechanism for collection, transportation, and recycling of all covered electronic products from households, small businesses, school districts, small governments, and charities in the United States.
RCW 70A.60.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 60 / Section 120
RCW 70A.60.120: Transition to refrigerants with low global warming potential—Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) To achieve the transition to refrigerants with low global warming potential and ultra-low global warming potential by 2035, accounting for distinctions among different types of equipment and appliances for hydrofluorocarbon-using sectors and subsectors and the timelines needed for each sector or subsector to complete such a transition, the department shall adopt rules, informed by the work and the report of the task force, to require low global warming potential or ultra-low global warming potential alternatives to hydrofluorocarbons in a sector unless it is not practicable for entities in the sector to comply with the requirement. (2) The department may not issue a proposed rule under chapter 34.05 RCW related to subsection (1) of this section until January 1, 2028. (3) The department may combine rule making under this section with rule making authorized under RCW 70A.60.100 for purposes of efficiency.
RCW 70.230.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 230 / Section 020
RCW 70.230.020: Duties of secretary—Rules.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall: (1) Issue a license to any ambulatory surgical facility that: (a) Submits payment of the fee established in RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250 ; (b) Submits a completed application that demonstrates the ability to comply with the standards established for operating and maintaining an ambulatory surgical facility in statute and rule. An ambulatory surgical facility shall be deemed to have met the standards if it submits proof of certification as a medicare ambulatory surgical facility or accreditation by an organization that the secretary has determined to have substantially equivalent standards to those of the department; and (c) Successfully completes the survey requirements established in RCW 70.230.100 ; (2) Develop an application form for applicants for a license to operate an ambulatory surgical facility; (3) Initiate investigations and enforcement actions for complaints or other information regarding failure to comply with this chapter or the standards and rules adopted under this chapter; (4) Conduct surveys of facilities, including reviews of medical records and documents required to be maintained under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; (5) By March 1, 2008, determine which accreditation organizations have substantially equivalent standards for purposes of deeming specific licensing requirements required in statute and rule as having met the state's standards; and (6) Adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter.
RCW 70.41.340 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 340
RCW 70.41.340: Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement RCW 70.41.150 , 70.41.155 , and 70.41.330 .
RCW 70A.400.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 400 / Section 010
RCW 70A.400.010: Discharge or use for training purposes of certain class B firefighting foam prohibited.
Status: in_force

Beginning July 1, 2018, a person, local government, or state agency may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
RCW 70A.325.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 325 / Section 050
RCW 70A.325.050: Program design—Cost coverage.
Status: in_force

The director may design the program to cover the costs incurred in determining whether a proposed applicant for pollution insurance under the program meets the underwriting standards of the insurer. In covering such costs the director shall consider the financial resources of the applicant, shall take into consideration the economic impact of the discontinued use of the applicant's storage tank upon the affected community, shall provide coverage within the revenue limits provided under this chapter, and shall limit coverage of such costs to the extent that coverage would be detrimental to providing affordable insurance under the program.
RCW 70A.110.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 110 / Section 020
RCW 70A.110.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the state board of health. (2) "Department" means the department of health. (3) "Failing" means a condition of an existing on-site sewage disposal system or component that threatens the public health by inadequately treating sewage, or by creating a potential for direct or indirect contact between sewage and the public. Examples of a failing on-site sewage disposal system include: (a) Sewage on the surface of the ground; (b) Sewage backing up into a structure caused by slow soil absorption of septic tank effluent; (c) Sewage leaking from a sewage tank or collection system; (d) Cesspools or seepage pits where evidence of groundwater or surface water quality degradation exists; (e) Inadequately treated effluent contaminating groundwater or surface water; or (f) Noncompliance with standards stipulated on the permit. (4) "Local health officer" or "local health jurisdiction" means the local health officers and local health jurisdictions in the following counties bordering Puget Sound: Clallam, Island, Kitsap, Jefferson, Mason, San Juan, Seattle-King, Skagit, Snohomish, Tacoma-Pierce, Thurston, and Whatcom. (5) "Marine recovery area" means an area of definite boundaries where the local health officer, or the department in consultation with the health officer, determines that additional requirements for existing on-site sewage disposal systems may be necessary to reduce potential failing systems or minimize negative impacts of on-site sewage disposal systems. (6) "Marine recovery area on-site strategy" or "on-site strategy" means a local health jurisdiction's on-site sewage disposal system strategy required under RCW 70A.110.050 . This strategy is a component of the on-site program management plan required under RCW 70A.110.030 . (7) "On-site sewage disposal system" means an integrated system of components, located on or nearby the property it serves, that conveys, stores, treats, or provides subsurface soil treatment and dispersal of sewage. It consists of a collection system, a treatment component or treatment sequence, and a soil dispersal component. An on-site sewage disposal system also refers to a holding tank sewage system or other system that does not have a soil dispersal component. For purposes of this chapter, the term "on-site sewage disposal system" does not include any system regulated by a water quality discharge permit issued under chapter 90.48 RCW. (8) "Unknown system" means an on-site sewage disposal system that was installed without the knowledge or approval of the local health jurisdiction, including those that were installed before such approval was required.
RCW 70.90.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 90 / Section 170
RCW 70.90.170: Operating permit—Renewal.
Status: in_force

An operating permit from the department or local health officer, as applicable, is required for each water recreation facility operated in this state. The permit shall be renewed annually. The permit shall be conspicuously displayed at the water recreation facility.
RCW 70.15.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 15 / Section 060
RCW 70.15.060: No effect on health facility credentialing and privileging standards.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility. (b) "Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill. (2) This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect.
RCW 70A.15.3070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 3070
RCW 70A.15.3070: Hearing upon activation of authority—Finding—Assumption of jurisdiction by department—Expenses.
Status: in_force

The department may, at any time and on its own motion, hold a hearing to determine if the activation of an authority is necessary for the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution which exists or is likely to exist in any area of the state. Notice of such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW and chapter 34.05 RCW. If at such hearing the department finds that air pollution exists or is likely to occur in a particular area, and that the purposes of this chapter and the public interest will be best served by the activation of an authority it shall designate the boundaries of such area and set forth in a report to the appropriate county or counties recommendations for the activation of an authority: PROVIDED, That if at such hearing the department determines that the activation of an authority is not practical or feasible for the reason that a local or regional air pollution control program cannot be successfully established or operated due to unusual circumstances and conditions, but that the control and/or prevention of air pollution is necessary for the purposes of this chapter and the public interest, it may assume jurisdiction and so declare by order. Such order shall designate the geographic area in which, and the effective date upon which, the department will exercise jurisdiction for the control and/or prevention of air pollution. The department shall exercise its powers and duties in the same manner as if it had assumed authority under RCW 70A.15.3110 . All expenses incurred by the department in the control and prevention of air pollution in any county pursuant to the provisions of RCW 70A.15.3070 and 70A.15.3110 shall constitute a claim against such county. The department shall certify the expenses to the auditor of the county, who promptly shall issue his or her warrant on the county treasurer payable out of the current expense fund of the county. In the event that the amount in the current expense fund of the county is not adequate to meet the expenses incurred by the department, the department shall certify to the state treasurer that it has a prior claim on any money in the "liquor excise tax fund" that is to be apportioned to that county by the state treasurer as provided in RCW 82.08.170 . In the event that the amount in the "liquor excise tax fund" that is to be apportioned to that county by the state treasurer is not adequate to meet the expenses incurred by the department, the department shall certify to the state treasurer that they have a prior claim on any excess funds from the liquor revolving fund that are to be distributed to that county as provided in RCW 66.08.190 through * 66.08.220 . All moneys that are collected as provided in this section shall be placed in the general fund in the account of the office of air programs of the department.
RCW 70A.455.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 455 / Section 010
RCW 70A.455.010: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of the state that: (a) Environmental marketing claims for plastic products, whether implicit or implied, should adhere to uniform and recognized standards for "compostability" and "biodegradability," since misleading, confusing, and deceptive labeling can negatively impact local composting programs and compost processors. Plastic products marketed as being "compostable" should be readily and easily identifiable as meeting these standards; (b) Legitimate and responsible packaging and plastic product manufacturers are already properly labeling their compostable products, but many manufacturers are not. Not all compost facilities and their associated processing technologies accept or are required to accept compostable packaging as feedstocks. However, implementing a standardized system and test methods may create the ability for them to take these products in the future. (2) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to authorize the department of ecology, cities, and counties to pursue false or misleading environmental claims and "greenwashing" for plastic products claiming to be "compostable" or "biodegradable" when in fact they are not.
RCW 70A.25.130 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 25 / Section 130
RCW 70A.25.130: Scientific advisory board—Composition of board—Duties.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a scientific advisory board to review plans to establish or expand the geographic area where an inspection and maintenance system for motor vehicle emissions is required. The board shall consist of three to five members. All members shall have at least a master's degree in physics, chemistry, or engineering, or a closely related field. No member may be a current employee of a local air pollution control authority, the department, the United States environmental protection agency, or a company that may benefit from a review by the board. The board shall review an inspection and maintenance plan at the request of a local air pollution control authority, the department, or by a petition of at least fifty people living within the proposed boundaries of a vehicle emission inspection and maintenance system. The entity or entities requesting a scientific review may include specific issues for the board to consider in its review. The board shall limit its review to matters of science and shall not provide advice on penalties or issues that are strictly legal in nature. The board shall provide a complete written review to the department. If the board members are not in agreement as to the scientific merit of any issue under review, the board may include a dissenting opinion in its report to the department. The department shall immediately make copies available to the local air pollution control authority and to the public. The department shall conduct a public hearing, within the area affected by the proposed rule, if any significant aspect of the rule is in conflict with a majority opinion of the board. The department shall include in its responsiveness summary the rationale for including a rule that is not consistent with the review of the board, including a response to the issues raised at the public hearing. Members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
RCW 70.128.305 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 305
RCW 70.128.305: Adult family home training network—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department has any contracts for personal care services with any adult family home represented by an exclusive bargaining representative: (a) Effective July 1, 2020, training required under this chapter for adult family homes must be available through an adult family home training network. (b) The exclusive bargaining representative shall designate the adult family home training network. (c) The parties to the collective bargaining agreement must negotiate a memorandum of understanding to provide for contributions to the adult family home training network. Contributions to the adult family home training network must begin no sooner than January 1, 2020. Contributions to the adult family home training network for fiscal year 2021 must be limited to no more than the amount appropriated for training in the 2019-2021 collective bargaining agreement. (d) Contributions must be provided to the adult family home training network through a vendor contract executed by the department. (e) The adult family home training network shall provide reports as required by the department verifying that providers have complied with all training requirements. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section: (a) Limits the ability of a department-approved training entity or instructor to provide training to an adult family home provider, resident manager, or caregiver; (b) Requires that a department-approved training entity or instructor contract with an adult family home training network; or (c) Prevents an adult family home provider, resident manager, or caregiver from receiving training from a department-approved training entity or instructor.
RCW 70.48.430 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 430
RCW 70.48.430: Financial responsibility for work release inmates detained in jail.
Status: in_force

Inmates, as defined by *RCW 72.09.020 , who reside in a work release facility and who are detained in a city or county jail are the financial responsibility of the department of corrections.
RCW 70.395.055 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 055
RCW 70.395.055: Inspections—Findings of noncompliance—Penalties.
Status: in_force

In any case in which the department of health conducts an inspection of a private detention facility and finds that the private detention facility has failed or refused to comply with applicable state statutes or regulations, the department of health may take one or more of the following actions: (1) When the department of health determines the private detention facility has previously been subject to an enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule, or has been given any previous statement of deficiency that included the same or similar type of violation of the same or similar statute or rule, or has failed to correct noncompliance with a statute or rule by a date established or agreed to by the department of health, the department of health may impose reasonable conditions on the private detention facility, which may include correction within a specified amount of time, training, or hiring a consultant approved by the department of health if the private detention facility cannot demonstrate that it has access to sufficient internal expertise. (2)(a) In accordance with the authority under RCW 43.70.095 , the department of health may assess a civil fine of up to $10,000 per violation, not to exceed a total fine of $1,000,000, on a private detention facility if the private detention facility has previously been subject to an enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule, or has been given any previous statement of deficiency that included the same or similar type of violation of the same or similar statute or rule, or has failed to correct noncompliance with a statute or rule by a date established or agreed to by the department of health. (b) Proceeds from these fines may only be used by the department of health to provide training or technical assistance to private detention facilities. (c) The department of health shall adopt in rules specific fine amounts in relation to the severity of the noncompliance. (d) If a private detention facility is aggrieved by the department of health's action of assessing civil fines, the private detention facility has the right to appeal under RCW 43.70.095 .
RCW 70A.535.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 535 / Section 070
RCW 70A.535.070: Producers or importers must register with the department—Transfer of ownership of transportation fuels—Documentation—Reporting of information—Adoption of rules.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Each producer or importer of any amount of a transportation fuel that is ineligible to generate credits consistent with the requirements of RCW 70A.535.030 (3) must register with the department. (b) Electric vehicle manufacturers and producers, importers, distributors, users, and retailers of transportation fuels that are eligible to generate credits consistent with RCW 70A.535.030 (3) must register with the department if they elect to participate in the clean fuels program. (c) Other persons must register with the department to generate credits from other activities that support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions associated with transportation in Washington. (2) Each transaction transferring ownership of transportation fuels for which clean fuels program participation is mandated must be accompanied by documentation, in a format approved by the department, that assigns the clean fuels program compliance responsibility associated with the fuels, including the assignment of associated credits. The department may also require documentation assigning clean fuels program compliance responsibility associated with fuels for which program participation has been elected. (3) The department may adopt rules requiring the periodic reporting of information to the department by persons associated with the supply chains of transportation fuels participating in the clean fuels program. To the extent practicable, the rules must establish reporting procedures and timelines that are consistent with similar programs in other states that reduce the greenhouse gas emission intensity of transportation fuel and with procedures and timelines of state programs requiring similar information to be reported by regulated parties, including electric utilities. (4) RCW 70A.15.2510 applies to records or information submitted to the department under this chapter.
RCW 70.112.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 112 / Section 070
RCW 70.112.070: Report to the department of health—Report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) Each family medicine residency program shall annually report the following information to the department of health: (a) The location of the residency program and whether the program, or any portion of the program, is located in a health professional shortage area as defined in RCW 70.112.010 ; (b) The number of residents in the program and the number who attended an in-state versus an out-of-state medical school; and (c) The number of graduates of the residency program who work within health professional shortage areas. (2) The department of health shall aggregate the information received under subsection (1) of this section and report it to the appropriate legislative committees of the house of representatives and the senate by November 1, 2016, and November 1st every even year thereafter. The report must also include information on how the geographic distribution of family residency programs changes over time and, if information on the number of residents in specialty areas is readily available, a comparison of the number of residents in family medicine versus specialty areas.
RCW 70.97.240 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 240
RCW 70.97.240: Disaster preparedness plan.
Status: in_force

(1) Each enhanced services facility shall develop and maintain a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan to be followed in the event of a disaster or emergency, including fires, earthquakes, floods, infectious disease outbreaks, loss of power or water, and other events that may require sheltering in place, evacuations, or other emergency measures to protect the health and safety of residents. The enhanced services facility must review the comprehensive disaster preparedness plan annually, update the plan as needed, and train all employees when they begin work in the enhanced services facility on the comprehensive disaster preparedness plan and related staff procedures. (2) The department shall adopt rules governing the comprehensive disaster preparedness plan. At a minimum, the rules must address: Timely communication with the residents' emergency contacts; timely communication with state and local agencies, long-term care ombuds, and developmental disabilities ombuds; contacting and requesting emergency assistance; on-duty employees' responsibilities; meeting residents' essential needs; procedures to identify and locate residents; and procedures to provide emergency information to provide for the health and safety of residents. In addition, the rules shall establish standards for maintaining personal protective equipment and infection control capabilities, as well as department inspection procedures with respect to the plans.
RCW 70.48.475 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 475
RCW 70.48.475: Release of offender or defendant subject to a discharge review—Required notifications.
Status: in_force

(1) A person having charge of a jail, or that person's designee, shall notify the designated crisis responder seventy-two hours prior to the release to the community of an offender or defendant who was subject to a discharge review under RCW 71.05.232 . If the person having charge of the jail does not receive seventy-two hours notice of the release, the notification to the designated crisis responder shall be made as soon as reasonably possible, but not later than the actual release to the community of the defendant or offender. (2) When a person having charge of a jail, or that person's designee, releases an offender or defendant who was the subject of a discharge review under RCW 71.05.232 , the person having charge of a jail, or that person's designee, shall notify the state hospital from which the offender or defendant was released.
RCW 70.14.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 14 / Section 020
RCW 70.14.020: State agencies to identify alternative health care providers.
Status: in_force

Each of the agencies listed in *RCW 70.14.010 , with the exception of the department of labor and industries, which expends more than five hundred thousand dollars annually of state funds for purchase of health care shall identify the availability and costs of nonfee for service providers of health care, including preferred provider organizations, health maintenance organizations, managed health care or case management systems, or other nonfee for service alternatives. In each case where feasible in which an alternative health care provider arrangement, of similar scope and quality, is available at lower cost than fee-for-service providers, such state agencies shall make the services of the alternative provider available to clients, consumers, or employees for whom state dollars are spent to purchase health care. As consistent with other state and federal law, requirements for copayments, deductibles, the scope of available services, or other incentives shall be used to encourage clients, consumers, or employees to use the lowest cost providers, except that copayments or deductibles shall not be required where they might have the impact of denying access to necessary health care in a timely manner.
RCW 70.41.400 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 400
RCW 70.41.400: Patient billing—Medical debt reporting prohibition—Application of consumer protection act—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to or upon discharge, a hospital must furnish each patient receiving inpatient services a written statement providing a list of physician groups and other professional partners that commonly provide care for patients at the hospital and from whom the patient may receive a bill, along with contact phone numbers for those groups. The statement must prominently display a phone number that a patient can call for assistance if the patient has any questions about any of the bills they receive after discharge that relate to their hospital stay. (2)(a) Hospitals, physician groups, and other professional partners may not furnish information relating to a medical debt as defined in RCW 19.16.100 to a consumer credit reporting agency. A medical debt is void and unenforceable if a hospital, physician group, or professional partner violates this subsection (2)(a). (b) A violation of (a) of this subsection is deemed a violation of the law governing the license of the hospital, physician group, or professional partner. (3) The legislature finds that the practices covered by this section are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this section is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. (4) This section does not apply to any hospital owned or operated by a health maintenance organization under chapter 48.46 RCW when providing prepaid health care services to enrollees of the health maintenance organization or any of its wholly owned subsidiary carriers.
RCW 70.290.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 290 / Section 010
RCW 70.290.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Association" means the Washington vaccine association. (2) "Covered lives" means all persons under the age of nineteen in Washington state who are: (a) Covered under an individual or group health benefit plan issued or delivered in Washington state or an individual or group health benefit plan that otherwise provides benefits to Washington residents; or (b) Enrolled in a group health benefit plan administered by a third-party administrator. Persons under the age of nineteen for whom federal funding is used to purchase vaccines or who are enrolled in state purchased health care programs covering low-income children including, but not limited to, apple health for kids under RCW 74.09.470 and the basic health plan under chapter 70.47 RCW are not considered "covered lives" under this chapter. (3) "Estimated vaccine cost" means the estimated cost to the state over the course of a state fiscal year for the purchase and distribution of vaccines purchased at the federal discount rate by the department of health. (4) "Health benefit plan" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 48.43.005 and also includes health benefit plans administered by a third-party administrator. (5) "Health carrier" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 48.43.005 . (6) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health. (7) "State supplied vaccine" means vaccine purchased by the state department of health for covered lives for whom the state is purchasing vaccine using state funds raised via assessments on health carriers and third-party administrators as provided in this chapter. (8) "Third-party administrator" means any person or entity who, on behalf of a health insurer or health care purchaser, receives or collects charges, contributions, or premiums for, or adjusts or settles claims on or for, residents of Washington state or Washington health care providers and facilities. (9) "Total nonfederal program cost" means the estimated vaccine cost less the amount of federal revenue available to the state for the purchase and distribution of vaccines. (10) "Vaccine" means an immunization approved by the federal food and drug administration as safe and effective and recommended by the advisory committee on immunization practices of the centers for disease control and prevention for administration to children under the age of nineteen years.
RCW 70A.10.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 10 / Section 140
RCW 70A.10.140: Fees—Sanctions for failure to pay.
Status: in_force

The fee to be paid by each applicant for a permit shall be equivalent to one and one-half percent of the estimated cost of such operation, the estimated cost to be computed by the department from the evidence available to it. The fee is due and payable to the department as of the date of the issuance of the permit; however, if the applicant is able to give to the department satisfactory security for the payment of the balance, he or she may be permitted to commence the operation, and a permit may be issued therefor, upon the payment of not less than fifty percent of the fee. The balance due shall be paid within three months from the date of the termination of the operation as prescribed in the permit. Failure to pay a permit fee as required shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of the license of the delinquent permit holder and grounds for refusal to renew his or her license or to issue any further permits to such person.
RCW 70.38.155 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 38 / Section 155
RCW 70.38.155: Certificates of need—Savings—1979 ex.s. c 161.
Status: in_force

The enactment of this chapter shall not have the effect of terminating, or in any way modifying the validity of any certificate of need which shall already have been issued prior to *the effective date of this act.
RCW 70A.15.1610 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 1610
RCW 70A.15.1610: Designation of authority treasurer and auditor—Duties.
Status: in_force

The treasurer of each component city, town, or county shall create a separate fund into which shall be paid all money collected from taxes or from any other available sources, levied by or obtained for the activated authority on property or on any other available sources in such city, town, or county . The collected money shall be forwarded quarterly by the treasurer of each such city, town, or county to the treasurer of the county designated by the board as the treasurer for the authority. The treasurer of the county designated to serve as treasurer of the authority shall establish and maintain funds as authorized by the board. Money shall be disbursed from funds collected under this section upon warrants drawn by either the authority or the auditor of the county designated by the board as the auditor for the authority, as authorized by the board. If an authority chooses to use a county auditor for the disbursement of funds, the respective county shall be reimbursed by the board for services rendered by the auditor of the respective county in connection with the disbursement of funds under this section.
RCW 70.48.240 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 240
RCW 70.48.240: Transfer of felons from jail to state institution—Time limit.
Status: in_force

A person imprisoned in a jail and sentenced to a state institution for a felony conviction shall be transferred to a state institution before the forty-first day from the date of sentencing. This section does not apply to persons sentenced for a felony who are held in the facility as a condition of probation or who are specifically sentenced to confinement in the facility. Payment for persons sentenced to state institutions and remaining in a jail from the eighth through the fortieth days following sentencing shall be in accordance with the procedure prescribed under this chapter.
RCW 70.41.530 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 530
RCW 70.41.530: Audio-only telemedicine—Facility fees.
Status: in_force

A hospital that is an originating site or distant site for audio-only telemedicine may not charge a facility fee.
RCW 70A.15.1060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 1060
RCW 70A.15.1060: Transportation activities—"Conformity" determination requirements.
Status: in_force

In areas subject to a state implementation plan, no state agency, metropolitan planning organization, or local government shall approve or fund a transportation plan, program, or project within or that affects a nonattainment area unless a determination has been made that the plan, program, or project conforms with the state implementation plan for air quality as required by the federal clean air act. Conformity determination shall be made by the state or local government or metropolitan planning organization administering or developing the plan, program, or project. No later than eighteen months after May 15, 1991, the director of the department of ecology and the secretary of transportation, in consultation with other state, regional, and local agencies as appropriate, shall adopt by rule criteria and guidance for demonstrating and assuring conformity of plans, programs, and projects that are wholly or partially federally funded. A project with a scope that is limited to preservation or maintenance, or both, shall be exempted from a conformity determination requirement.
RCW 70A.305.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 100
RCW 70A.305.100: Grants to local governments—Statement of environmental benefits—Development of outcome-focused performance measures.
Status: in_force

In providing grants to local governments, the department shall require grant recipients to incorporate the environmental benefits of the project into their grant applications, and the department shall utilize the statement of environmental benefit[s] in its prioritization and selection process. The department shall also develop appropriate outcome-focused performance measures to be used both for management and performance assessment of the grant program. To the extent possible, the department should coordinate its performance measure system with other natural resource-related agencies as defined in RCW 43.41.270 . The department shall consult with affected interest groups in implementing this section.
RCW 70.05.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 010
RCW 70.05.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of chapters 70.05 and 70.46 RCW and unless the context thereof clearly indicates to the contrary: (1) "Local health departments" means the county or district which provides public health services to persons within the area. (2) "Local health officer" means the legally qualified physician who has been appointed as the health officer for the county or district public health department. (3) "Local board of health" means the county or district board of health. (4) "Health district" means all the territory consisting of one or more counties organized pursuant to the provisions of chapters 70.05 and 70.46 RCW. (5) "Department" means the department of health.
RCW 70.127.213 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 213
RCW 70.127.213: Unlicensed operation of an in-home services agency—Cease and desist orders—Adjudicative proceedings—Fines.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may give written notice to cease and desist to any person whom the department has reason to believe is engaged in the unlicensed operation of an in-home services agency. (2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirement to cease and desist unlicensed operation is effective 20 days after the person receives the notice. (b) The department may make the date the action is effective sooner than 20 days after receipt when necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. When the department does so, it shall state the effective date and the reasons supporting the effective date in the written notice to cease and desist. (3) The person to whom the notice to cease and desist is issued may request an adjudicative proceeding to contest the notice. The adjudicative proceeding is governed by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The request for an adjudicative proceeding must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the notice, include a copy of the notice, and be served on and received by the department within 20 days from the date the person receives the notice to cease and desist. (4)(a) If the department gives a person 20 days' notice to cease and desist and the person requests an adjudicative proceeding before its effective date, the department shall not implement the notice until the final order has been entered. The presiding or reviewing officer may permit the department to implement part or all of the notice while the proceedings are pending if the respondent causes an unreasonable delay in the proceeding, if the circumstances change so that implementation is in the public interest, or for other good cause. (b) If the department gives a licensee less than 20 days' notice to cease and desist and the respondent timely files a request for an adjudicative proceeding, the department may implement the cease and desist on the effective date stated in the notice. The presiding or reviewing officer may order the department to stay implementation of part or all of the adverse action while the proceedings are pending if staying implementation is in the public interest or for other good cause. (5) The department may assess a civil fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day a person operates an in-home services agency without a valid license. (a) The department shall give written notice to the person against whom it assesses a civil fine. (b) Except as otherwise provided in (c) and (d) of this subsection, the civil fine is due and payable 20 days after receipt. (c) The person against whom the department assesses a civil fine has the right to request an adjudicative proceeding. The proceeding is governed by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The request must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the fine, include a copy of the notice, be served on and received by the department within 20 days of the person receiving the notice of civil fine, and be served in a manner which shows proof of receipt. (d) If the person files a timely and sufficient request for adjudicative proceeding, the department shall not implement the fine until the final order has been served. (6) Neither the issuance of a cease and desist order nor payment of a civil fine shall relieve the person so operating an in-home services agency without a license from criminal prosecution, but the remedy of a cease and desist order or civil fine shall be in addition to any criminal liability. A final notice to cease and desist is conclusive proof of unlicensed operation and may be enforced under RCW 7.21.060 . This method of enforcement of the final notice to cease and desist or civil fine may be used in addition to, or as an alternative to, any provisions for enforcement of agency orders set out in chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70.245.110 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 110
RCW 70.245.110: Waiting period.
Status: in_force

At least seven days shall elapse between the patient's initial oral request and the writing of a prescription under this chapter.
RCW 70.14.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 14 / Section 050
RCW 70.14.050: Drug purchasing cost controls—Establishment of evidence-based prescription drug program.
Status: in_force

(1) Each agency administering a state purchased health care program as defined in RCW 41.05.011 shall, in cooperation with other agencies, take any necessary actions to control costs without reducing the quality of care when reimbursing for or purchasing drugs. To accomplish this purpose, participating agencies may establish an evidence-based prescription drug program. (2) In developing the evidence-based prescription drug program authorized by this section, agencies: (a) Shall prohibit reimbursement for drugs that are determined to be ineffective by the United States food and drug administration; (b) Shall adopt rules in order to ensure that less expensive generic drugs will be substituted for brand name drugs in those instances where the quality of care is not diminished; (c) Where possible, may authorize reimbursement for drugs only in economical quantities; (d) May limit the prices paid for drugs by such means as negotiated discounts from pharmaceutical manufacturers, central purchasing, volume contracting, or setting maximum prices to be paid; (e) Shall consider the approval of drugs with lower abuse potential in substitution for drugs with significant abuse potential; (f) May take other necessary measures to control costs of drugs without reducing the quality of care; and (g) Shall adopt rules governing practitioner endorsement and use of any list developed as part of the program authorized by this section. (3) Agencies shall provide for reasonable exceptions, consistent with RCW 69.41.190 , to any list developed as part of the program authorized by this section. (4) Agencies shall establish an independent pharmacy and therapeutics committee to evaluate the effectiveness of prescription drugs in the development of the program authorized by this section.
RCW 70.54.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 150
RCW 70.54.150: Physicians not subject to disciplinary action for prescribing or administering laetrile—Conditions.
Status: in_force

No physician may be subject to disciplinary action by any entity of either the state of Washington or a professional association for prescribing or administering amygdalin (Laetrile) to a patient under his/her care who has requested the substance after having been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision. It is not the intent of this section to shield a physician from acts or omissions which otherwise would constitute unprofessional conduct.
RCW 70.155.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 155 / Section 030
RCW 70.155.030: Cigarette machine location.
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall sell or permit to be sold any tobacco product through any device that mechanically dispenses tobacco products unless the device is located fully within premises from which persons under the age of twenty-one are prohibited or in industrial worksites where persons under the age of twenty-one are not employed and not less than ten feet from all entrance or exit ways to and from each premise. (2) The board shall adopt rules that allow an exception to the requirement that a device be located not less than ten feet from all entrance or exit ways to and from a premise if it is architecturally impractical for the device to be located not less than ten feet from all entrance and exit ways.
RCW 70.10.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 10 / Section 030
RCW 70.10.030: Authorization to apply for and administer federal or state funds.
Status: in_force

The several agencies of the state authorized to administer within the state the various federal acts providing federal moneys to assist in the cost of establishing facilities for community health and mental health and facilities for persons with intellectual disabilities, are authorized to apply for and disburse federal grants, matching funds, or other funds, including gifts or donations from any source, available for use by counties, cities, other municipal corporations or nonprofit corporations. Upon application, these agencies shall also be authorized to distribute such state funds as may be appropriated by the legislature for such local construction projects: PROVIDED, That where state funds have been appropriated to assist in covering the cost of constructing a comprehensive community health center, or a facility for community health and mental health or a facility for persons with intellectual disabilities, and where any county, city, other municipal corporation or nonprofit corporation has submitted an approved application for such state funds, then, after any applicable federal grant has been deducted from the total cost of construction, the state agency or agencies in charge of each program may allocate to such applicant an amount not to exceed fifty percent of that particular program's contribution toward the balance of remaining construction costs.
RCW 70.77.430 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 430
RCW 70.77.430: Sale of stock after revocation or expiration of license.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RCW 70.77.255 , following the revocation or expiration of a license, a licensee in lawful possession of a lawfully acquired stock of fireworks may sell such fireworks, but only under supervision of the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection. Any sale under this section shall be solely to persons who are authorized to buy, possess, sell, or use such fireworks.
RCW 70A.384.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 010
RCW 70A.384.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility" has the same meaning as "facility" as defined in RCW 70A.380.010 . (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "High-level radioactive waste" means "high-level radioactive waste" as the term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 (P.L. 97-425). (4) "Low-level radioactive waste" means waste material that contains radioactive nuclides emitting primarily beta or gamma radiation, or both, in concentrations or quantities that exceed applicable federal or state standards for unrestricted release. Low-level waste does not include waste containing more than one hundred nanocuries of transuranic contaminants per gram of material, nor spent nuclear fuel, nor material classified as either high-level radioactive waste or waste that is unsuited for disposal by near-surface burial under any applicable federal regulations. (5) "Radioactive waste" means both high-level and low-level radioactive waste. (6) "Spent nuclear fuel" means spent nuclear fuel as the term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 10101.
RCW 70A.305.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 070
RCW 70A.305.070: Timing of review.
Status: in_force

The department's investigative and remedial decisions under RCW 70A.305.030 and 70A.305.050 , its decisions regarding filing a lien under RCW 70A.305.060 , and its decisions regarding liable persons under RCW 70A.305.020 , 70A.305.040 , 70A.305.050 , and 70A.305.060 shall be reviewable exclusively in superior court and only at the following times: (1) In a cost recovery suit under RCW 70A.305.050 (3); (2) in a suit by the department to enforce an order or an agreed order, or seek a civil penalty under this chapter; (3) in a suit for reimbursement under RCW 70A.305.050 (2); (4) in a suit by the department to compel investigative or remedial action; (5) in a citizen's suit under RCW 70A.305.050 (5); and (6) in a suit for removal or reduction of a lien under RCW 70A.305.050 (7). Except in suits for reduction or removal of a lien under RCW 70A.305.050 (7), the court shall uphold the department's actions unless they were arbitrary and capricious. In suits for reduction or removal of a lien under RCW 70A.305.050 (7), the court shall review such suits pursuant to the standards set forth in RCW 70A.305.050 (7).
RCW 70A.388.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 140
RCW 70A.388.140: Federal assistance to be sought for high-level radioactive waste program.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency shall seek federal financial assistance as authorized by the nuclear waste policy act of 1982, P.L. 97-425 section 116(c), for activities related to the high-level radioactive waste program in the state of Washington. The activities for which federal funding is sought shall include, but are not limited to, the development of a radiological baseline for the Hanford reservation; the implementation of a program to monitor ionizing radiation emissions on the Hanford reservation; the collection of statistical data and epidemiological research, where available, on diseases that result from exposure to sources of ionizing radiation on the Hanford reservation. (2) In the event the federal government refuses to grant financial assistance for the activities under subsection (1) of this section, the agency is directed to investigate potential legal action.
RCW 70A.110.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 110 / Section 010
RCW 70A.110.010: Findings—Purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) Hood Canal and other marine waters in Puget Sound are at risk of severe loss of marine life from low-dissolved oxygen. The increased input of human-influenced nutrients, especially nitrogen, is a factor causing this low-dissolved oxygen condition in some of Puget Sound's waters, in addition to such natural factors as poor overall water circulation and stratification that discourages mixing of surface-to-deeper waters; (2) A significant portion of the state's residents live in homes served by on-site sewage disposal systems, and many new residences will be served by these systems; (3) Properly functioning on-site sewage disposal systems largely protect water quality. However, improperly functioning on-site sewage disposal systems in marine recovery areas may contaminate surface water, causing public health problems; (4) Local programs designed to identify and correct failing on-site sewage disposal systems have proven effective in reducing and eliminating public health hazards, improving water quality, and reopening previously closed shellfish areas; and (5) State water quality monitoring data and analysis can help to focus these enhanced local programs on specific geographic areas that are sources of pollutants degrading Puget Sound waters. Therefore, it is the purpose of this chapter to authorize enhanced local programs in marine recovery areas to inventory existing on-site sewage disposal systems, to identify the location of all on-site sewage disposal systems in marine recovery areas, to require inspection of on-site sewage disposal systems and repairs to failing systems, to develop electronic data systems capable of sharing information regarding on-site sewage disposal systems, and to monitor these programs to ensure that they are working to protect public health and Puget Sound water quality.
RCW 70A.65.160 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 160
RCW 70A.65.160: Price ceiling.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The price ceiling for calendar years 2026 and 2027 shall be $80 to provide cost protection for covered entities obligated to comply with this chapter. The department must adjust the allowance price containment reserve tier 2 price to reflect the 2026 and 2027 price ceiling, and the price ceiling must increase annually in proportion to the reserve auction floor price established in RCW 70A.65.150 (1). (b) If the department enters into a linkage agreement, and the linked jurisdictions do not amend their rules to synchronize with Washington's price ceiling established in (a) of this subsection, the department may amend its rules to synchronize Washington's price ceiling with those of the linked jurisdictions. The price ceiling may not be set at a level below the ceiling specified in (a) of this subsection unless the director of the department determines that an amendment to the price ceiling is necessary in order to enter into a linkage agreement. (2) In the event that no allowances remain in the allowance price containment reserve, the department must issue the number of price ceiling units for sale sufficient to provide cost protection for covered entities as established under subsection (1) of this section. Purchases must be limited to entities that do not have sufficient eligible compliance instruments in their holding and compliance accounts for the current compliance period and these entities may only purchase what they need to meet their compliance obligation for the current compliance period. Price ceiling units may not be sold or transferred and must be retired for compliance in the current compliance period. A price ceiling unit is not a property right. (3) The price ceiling unit emission reduction investment account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the sale of price ceiling units must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may only be spent after appropriation. Moneys in the account must be expended to achieve emissions reductions on at least a metric ton for metric ton basis that are real, permanent, quantifiable, verifiable, enforceable by the state, and in addition to any greenhouse gas emission reduction otherwise required by law or regulation and any other greenhouse gas emission reduction that otherwise would occur.
RCW 70.30.081 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 30 / Section 081
RCW 70.30.081: Annual inspections.
Status: in_force

All hospitals established or maintained for the treatment of persons suffering from tuberculosis shall be subject to annual inspection, or more frequently if required by federal law, by agents of the department of health, and the medical director shall admit such agents into every part of the facility and its buildings, and give them access on demand to all records, reports, books, papers, and accounts pertaining to the facility.
RCW 70.41.450 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 450
RCW 70.41.450: Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
Status: in_force

Hospitals licensed under this chapter shall post a sign in patient registration areas containing at least the following language: "Information about the estimated charges of your hospital services is available upon request. Please do not hesitate to ask for information."
RCW 70A.100.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 100 / Section 070
RCW 70A.100.070: Service area boundaries within critical water supply area.
Status: in_force

(1) The proposed service area boundaries of public water systems within the critical water supply service area that are required to submit water system plans under this chapter shall be identified in the system's plan. The local legislative authority, or its planning department or other designee, shall review the proposed boundaries to determine whether the proposed boundaries of one or more systems overlap. The boundaries determined by the local legislative authority not to overlap shall be incorporated into the coordinated water system plan. Where any overlap exists, the local legislative authority may attempt to resolve the conflict through procedures established under RCW 70A.100.060 (5). (2) Any final decision by a local legislative authority regarding overlapping service areas, or any unresolved disputes regarding service area boundaries, may be appealed or referred to the secretary in writing for resolution. After receipt of an appeal or referral, the secretary shall hold a public hearing thereon. The secretary shall provide notice of the hearing by certified mail to each purveyor involved in the dispute, to each county legislative authority having jurisdiction in the area and to the public. The secretary shall provide public notice pursuant to the provisions of chapter 65.16 RCW. Such notice shall be given at least twenty days prior to the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time and, at the termination thereof, the secretary may restrict the expansion of service of any purveyor within the area if the secretary finds such restriction is necessary to provide the greatest protection of the public health and well-being.
RCW 70.79.160 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 160
RCW 70.79.160: Report of inspection by special inspector—Filing.
Status: in_force

Each company employing special inspectors shall, within thirty days following each internal or external boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms.
RCW 70A.388.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 080
RCW 70A.388.080: Financial assurance—Noncompliance.
Status: in_force

(1) The radiation control agency may require any person who applies for, or holds, a license under this chapter to demonstrate that the person has financial assurance sufficient to assure that liability incurred as a result of licensed operations and activities can be fully satisfied. Financial assurance may be in the form of insurance, cash deposits, surety bonds, corporate guarantees, letters of credit, or other financial instruments or guarantees determined by the agency to be acceptable financial assurance. The agency may require financial assurance in an amount determined by the secretary pursuant to RCW 70A.388.090 . (2) The radiation control agency may require site use permit holders to demonstrate financial assurance in an amount that is adequate to protect the state and its citizens from all claims, suits, losses, damages, or expenses on account of injuries to persons and property damage arising or growing out of the transportation or disposal of commercial low-level radioactive waste. The financial assurance may be in the form of insurance, cash deposits, surety bonds, corporate guarantees, and other acceptable instruments or guarantees determined by the secretary to be acceptable evidence of financial assurance. The agency may require financial assurance in an amount determined by the secretary pursuant to RCW 70A.388.090 . (3) The radiation control agency shall refuse to issue a license or permit or suspend the license or permit of any person required by this section to demonstrate financial assurance who fails to demonstrate compliance with this section. The license or permit shall not be issued or reinstated until the person demonstrates compliance with this section. (4) The radiation control agency shall require (a) that any person required to demonstrate financial assurance, maintain with the agency current copies of any insurance policies, certificates of insurance, letters of credit, surety bonds, or any other documents used to comply with this section, (b) that the agency be notified of any changes in the financial assurance or financial condition of the person, and (c) that the state be named as an insured party on any insurance policy used to comply with this section.
RCW 70A.210.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 050
RCW 70A.210.050: Municipalities—Revenue bonds for pollution control facilities—Authorized—Construction—Sale, conditions—Form, terms.
Status: in_force

(1) All bonds issued by a municipality under the authority of this chapter shall be secured solely by revenues derived from the lease or sale of the facility. Bonds and any interest coupons issued under the authority of this chapter shall not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the municipality or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers. Such limitation shall be plainly stated upon the face of each of such bonds. The use of the municipality's name on revenue bonds authorized hereunder shall not be construed to be the giving or lending of the municipality's financial guarantee or pledge, i.e. credit to any private person, firm, or corporation as the term credit is used in Article 8, section 7 of the Washington state Constitution. (2) The bonds referred to in subsection (1) of this section, may (a) be executed and delivered at any time and from time to time, (b) be in such form and denominations, (c) be of such tenor, (d) be in bearer or registered form either as to principal or interest or both, as provided in RCW 39.46.030 , and may provide for conversion between registered and coupon bonds of varying denominations, (e) be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their date, (f) be payable at such place or places, (g) bear interest at such rate or rates as may be determined by the governing body, payable at such place or places within or without this state and evidenced in such manner, (h) be redeemable prior to maturity, with or without premium, and (i) contain such provisions not inconsistent herewith, as shall be deemed for the best interest of the municipality and provided for in the proceedings of the governing body whereunder the bonds shall be authorized to be issued. (3) Any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter, may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and at such time or times as may be determined by the governing body to be most advantageous. The municipality may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which the governing body may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance thereof from the proceeds of the sale of said bonds or from the revenues of the facilities. (4) All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter, and any interest coupons applicable thereto shall be investment securities within the meaning of the uniform commercial code and shall be deemed to be issued by a political subdivision of the state. (5) The proceeds from any bonds issued under this chapter shall be used only for purposes qualifying under Section 103(c)(4)(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended. (6) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3) of this section, such bonds may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.
RCW 70A.45.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 45 / Section 050
RCW 70A.45.050: Greenhouse gas emission limits for state agencies—Timeline—Reports—Strategy—Reports to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) State agencies shall meet the statewide greenhouse gas emission limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 to achieve the following, using the estimates and strategy established in subsections (2) and (3) of this section: (a) By July 1, 2020, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to eight hundred five thousand metric tons, or fifteen percent below 2005 emission levels; (b) By 2030, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to five hundred twenty-one thousand metric tons, or forty-five percent below 2005 levels; (c) By 2040, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to two hundred eighty-four thousand metric tons, or seventy percent below 2005 levels; and (d) By 2050, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases to forty-seven thousand metric tons, or ninety-five percent below 2005 levels and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by state government as a whole. (2)(a) By June 30, 2010, state agencies shall report estimates of emissions for 2005 to the department, including 2009 levels of emissions, and projected emissions through 2035. (b) State agencies required to report under RCW 70A.15.2200 must estimate emissions from methodologies recommended by the department and must be based on actual operation of those agencies. Agencies not required to report under RCW 70A.15.2200 shall derive emissions estimates using an emissions calculator provided by the department. (3) By June 1st of each even-numbered year beginning in 2022, state agencies shall report to the department, and to the state efficiency and environmental performance office at the department of commerce, the actions planned for the next two biennia to meet emission reduction targets and the actions taken to meet the emission reduction targets established in this section. The report must also include the agency's long-term strategy for meeting the emission reduction targets established in this section, which the agency shall update as appropriate. The department and the state efficiency and environmental performance office at the department of commerce shall review and compile the agency reports and, by December 1st of each even-numbered year beginning in 2022, provide a consolidated report to the appropriate committees of the legislature. This report must include recommendations for budgetary and other actions that will assist state agencies in achieving the greenhouse gas emissions reductions specified in this section. The department may authorize the department of enterprise services to report on behalf of any state agency having fewer than five hundred full-time equivalent employees at any time during the reporting period. The department shall cooperate with the department of enterprise services and the state efficiency and environmental performance office at the department of commerce to develop consolidated reporting methodologies that incorporate emission reduction actions taken across all or substantially all state agencies. (4) State agencies shall cooperate in providing information to the department, the department of enterprise services, and the department of commerce for the purposes of this section.
RCW 70.128.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 150
RCW 70.128.150: Adult family homes to work with local quality assurance projects—Interference with representative of ombuds program—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Whenever possible, adult family homes are encouraged to contact and work with local quality assurance projects such as the volunteer ombuds with the goal of assuring high quality care is provided in the home. An adult family home may not willfully interfere with a representative of the long-term care ombuds program in the performance of official duties. The department shall impose a penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for any such willful interference.
RCW 70A.540.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 540 / Section 120
RCW 70A.540.120: Violation of chapter—Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this chapter or any rules that implement this chapter may incur a civil penalty pursuant to RCW 70A.15.3160 . The department shall waive penalties in the event the owner or operator of the landfill is actively taking corrective actions to control any methane exceedances. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited into the air pollution control account created in RCW 70A.15.1010 and may only be used to implement chapter 70A.540 RCW.
RCW 70A.120.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 120 / Section 030
RCW 70A.120.030: Certified operators required for certain public water systems.
Status: in_force

(1) A public water system shall have a certified operator if: (a) It is a group A water system; or (b) It is a public water system using a surface water source or a groundwater source under the direct influence of surface water. (2) The certified operators shall be in charge of the technical direction of a water system's operation, or an operating shift of such a system, or a major segment of a system necessary for monitoring or improving the quality of water. The operator shall be certified as provided in RCW 70A.120.050 . (3) A certified operator may provide required services to more than one system or to a group of systems. The amount of time that a certified operator shall be required to be present at any given system shall be based upon the time required to properly operate and maintain the public water system as designed and constructed in accordance with RCW 43.20.050 . The employing or appointing officials shall designate the position or positions requiring mandatory certification within their individual systems and shall assure that such certified operators are responsible for the system's technical operation. (4) The department shall, in establishing by rule or otherwise the requirements for public water systems with fewer than one hundred connections, phase in such requirements in order to assure that (a) an adequate number of certified operators are available to serve the additional systems, (b) the systems have adequate notice and time to plan for securing the services of a certified operator, (c) the department has the additional data and other administrative capacity, (d) adequate training is available to certify additional operators as necessary, and (e) any additional requirements under federal law are satisfied. The department shall require certified operators for all group A systems as necessary to conform to federal law or implementing rules or guidelines. Unless necessary to conform to federal law, rules, or guidelines, the department shall not require a certified operator for a system with fewer than one hundred connections unless that system is determined by the department to be in significant noncompliance with operational, monitoring, or water quality standards that would put the public health at risk, as defined by the department by rule, or has, or is required to have, water treatment facilities other than simple disinfection.
RCW 70A.300.280 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 280
RCW 70A.300.280: Disposal of dangerous wastes at commercial off-site land disposal facilities—Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) Independent of the processing or issuance of any or all federal, state, and local permits for disposal of dangerous wastes, no disposal of dangerous wastes at a commercial off-site land disposal facility may be undertaken prior to July 1, 1986, unless: (a) The disposal results from actions taken under *RCW 70.105A.060 (2) and (3), or results from other emergency situations; or (b) Studies undertaken by the department under RCW 70A.300.270 to determine the best management practices for various waste categories under the priority waste management methods established in RCW 70A.300.260 are completed for the particular wastes or waste categories to be disposed of and any regulatory revisions deemed necessary by the department are proposed and do not prohibit land disposal of such wastes; or (c) Final regulations have been adopted by the department that allow for such disposal. (2) Construction of facilities used solely for the purpose of disposal of wastes that have not met the requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall not be undertaken by any developer of a dangerous waste disposal facility. (3) The department shall prioritize the studies of waste categories undertaken under RCW 70A.300.270 to provide initial consideration of those categories most likely to be suitable for land disposal. Any regulatory changes deemed necessary by the department shall be proposed and subjected to the rule-making process by category as the study of each waste category is completed. All of the study shall be completed, and implementing regulations proposed, by July 1, 1986. (4) Any final permit issued by the department before the adoption of rules promulgated as a result of the study conducted under RCW 70A.300.270 shall be modified as necessary to be consistent with such rules.
RCW 70.02.140 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 140
RCW 70.02.140: Representative of deceased patient.
Status: in_force

A personal representative of a deceased patient may exercise all of the deceased patient's rights under this chapter. If there is no personal representative, or upon discharge of the personal representative, a deceased patient's rights under this chapter may be exercised by persons who would have been authorized to make health care decisions for the deceased patient when the patient was living under RCW 7.70.065 .
RCW 70A.214.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 214 / Section 010
RCW 70A.214.010: Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that land disposal and incineration of solid and hazardous waste can be both harmful to the environment and costly to those who must dispose of the waste. In order to address this problem in the most cost-effective and environmentally sound manner, and to implement the highest waste management priority as articulated in RCW 70A.205.005 and 70A.300.260 , public and private efforts should focus on reducing the generation of waste. Waste reduction can be achieved by encouraging voluntary efforts to redesign industrial, commercial, production, and other processes to result in the reduction or elimination of waste by-products and to maximize the in-process reuse or reclamation of valuable spent material. In the interest of protecting the public health, safety, and the environment, the legislature declares that it is the policy of the state of Washington to encourage reduction in the use of hazardous substances and reduction in the generation of hazardous waste whenever economically and technically practicable. The legislature finds that hazardous wastes are generated by numerous different sources including, but not limited to, large and small business, households, and state and local government. The legislature further finds that a goal against which efforts at waste reduction may be measured is essential for an effective hazardous waste reduction program. The Pacific Northwest hazardous waste advisory council has endorsed a goal of reducing, through hazardous substance use reduction and waste reduction techniques, the generation of hazardous waste by fifty percent by 1995. The legislature adopts this as a policy goal for the state of Washington. The legislature recognizes that many individual businesses have already reduced the generation of hazardous waste through appropriate hazardous waste reduction techniques. The legislature also recognizes that there are some basic industrial processes which by their nature have limited potential for significantly reducing the use of certain raw materials or substantially reducing the generation of hazardous wastes. Therefore, the goal of reducing hazardous waste generation by fifty percent cannot be applied as a regulatory requirement.
RCW 70.48.400 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 400
RCW 70.48.400: Sentences to be served in state institutions—When—Sentences that may be served in jail—Financial responsibility of city or county.
Status: in_force

Persons sentenced to felony terms or a combination of terms of more than three hundred sixty-five days of incarceration shall be committed to state institutions under the authority of the department of corrections. Persons serving sentences of three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or less may be sentenced to a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020 . All persons convicted of felonies or misdemeanors and sentenced to jail shall be the financial responsibility of the city or county.
RCW 70A.555.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 555 / Section 020
RCW 70A.555.020: Requirement that producers implement a stewardship plan.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 2027: (1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and (2) A producer that does not participate in a battery stewardship organization and battery stewardship plan may not sell covered batteries or battery-containing products covered by this chapter in or into Washington.
RCW 70A.205.520 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 520
RCW 70A.205.520: Retail core charge.
Status: in_force

Each retail sale of a vehicle battery shall include, in the price of the battery for sale, a core charge of not less than five dollars. When a purchaser offers the seller a used battery of equivalent size, the seller shall omit the core charge from the price of the battery.
RCW 70.42.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 050
RCW 70.42.050: Permission to perform tests not covered by license—License amendment.
Status: in_force

A licensee that desires to perform tests for which it is not currently licensed shall notify the department. To the extent allowed by federal law and regulations, upon notification and pending the department's determination, the department shall grant the licensee temporary permission to perform the additional tests. The department shall amend the license if it determines that the licensee meets all applicable requirements.
RCW 70A.205.500 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 500
RCW 70A.205.500: Educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling.
Status: in_force

At the request of a local government jurisdiction, the department or a producer responsibility organization implementing a plan under chapter 70A.208 RCW may periodically provide educational material promoting household waste reduction and recycling to public and private refuse haulers. The educational material shall be distributed to households receiving refuse collection service by local governments or the refuse hauler providing service. The refuse hauler may distribute the educational material by any means that assures timely delivery. Reasonable expenses incurred in the distribution of this material shall be considered, for rate-making purposes, as legitimate operating expenses of garbage and refuse haulers regulated under chapter 81.77 RCW.
RCW 70.128.057 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 057
RCW 70.128.057: Operating without a license—Injunction or civil penalty.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction, civil penalty, or other process against a person to restrain or prevent the operation or maintenance of an adult family home without a license under this chapter.
RCW 70.05.053 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 053
RCW 70.05.053: Provisionally qualified local health officers—Appointment—Term—Requirements.
Status: in_force

A person holding a license required by RCW 70.05.050 but not meeting any of the requirements for qualification prescribed by RCW 70.05.051 may be appointed by the board or official responsible for appointing the local health officer under RCW 70.05.050 as a provisionally qualified local health officer for a maximum period of three years upon the following conditions and in accordance with the following procedures: (1) He or she shall participate in an in-service orientation to the field of public health as provided in RCW 70.05.054 , and (2) He or she shall satisfy the secretary of health pursuant to the periodic interviews prescribed by RCW 70.05.055 that he or she has successfully completed such in-service orientation and is conducting such program of good health practices as may be required by the jurisdictional area concerned.
RCW 70A.115.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 115 / Section 005
RCW 70A.115.005: Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) Protection of the environment and public health requires properly designed, operated, and maintained on-site sewage systems. Failure of those systems can pose certain health and environmental hazards if sewage leaks above ground or if untreated sewage reaches surface or groundwater. (2) Chapter 70A.110 RCW provides a framework for ongoing management of on-site sewage systems located in marine recovery areas and regulated by local health jurisdictions under state board of health rules. This chapter will provide a framework for comprehensive management of large on-site sewage systems statewide. (3) The primary purpose of this chapter is to establish, in a single state agency, comprehensive regulation of the design, operation, and maintenance of large on-site sewage systems, and their operators, that provides both public health and environmental protection. To accomplish these purposes, this chapter provides for: (a) The permitting and continuing oversight of large on-site sewage systems; (b) The establishment by the department of standards and rules for the siting, design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of large on-site sewage systems; and (c) The enforcement by the department of the standards and rules established under this chapter.