RCW 70A.15.2510 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2510
RCW 70A.15.2510: Confidentiality of records and information.
Status: in_force

Whenever any records or other information, other than ambient air quality data or emission data, furnished to or obtained by the department of ecology or the board of any authority under this chapter, relate to processes or production unique to the owner or operator, or is likely to affect adversely the competitive position of such owner or operator if released to the public or to a competitor, and the owner or operator of such processes or production so certifies, such records or information shall be only for the confidential use of the department of ecology or board. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the use of records or information by the department of ecology or board in compiling or publishing analyses or summaries relating to the general condition of the outdoor atmosphere: PROVIDED, That such analyses or summaries do not reveal any information otherwise confidential under the provisions of this section: PROVIDED FURTHER, That emission data furnished to or obtained by the department of ecology or board shall be correlated with applicable emission limitations and other control measures and shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at offices of the department of ecology or board.
RCW 70.02.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 120
RCW 70.02.120: Notice of information practices—Display conspicuously.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care provider who provides health care at a health care facility that the provider operates and who maintains a record of a patient's health care information shall create a "notice of information practices" that contains substantially the following: NOTICE "We keep a record of the health care services we provide you. You may ask us to see and copy that record. You may also ask us to correct that record. We will not disclose your record to others unless you direct us to do so or unless the law authorizes or compels us to do so. You may see your record or get more information about it at . . . . . ." (2) The health care provider shall place a copy of the notice of information practices in a conspicuous place in the health care facility, on a consent form or with a billing or other notice provided to the patient.
RCW 70.05.054 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 054
RCW 70.05.054: Provisionally qualified local health officers—In-service public health orientation program.
Status: in_force

The secretary of health shall provide an in-service public health orientation program for the benefit of provisionally qualified local health officers. Such program shall consist of — (1) A three months course in public health training conducted by the secretary either in the state department of health, in a county and/or city health department, in a local health district, or in an institution of higher education; or (2) An on-the-job, self-training program pursuant to a standardized syllabus setting forth the major duties of a local health officer including the techniques and practices of public health principles expected of qualified local health officers: PROVIDED, That each provisionally qualified local health officer may choose which type of training he or she shall pursue.
RCW 70.41.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 005
RCW 70.41.005: Transfer of duties to the department of health.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the department of social and health services under this chapter shall be performed by the department of health.
RCW 70A.218.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 218 / Section 070
RCW 70A.218.070: Technical assistance and compliance education—Grants.
Status: in_force

The department may use funds in the hazardous waste assistance account to provide technical assistance and compliance education assistance to hazardous substance users and waste generators, to provide grants to local governments, and for administration of this chapter. Technical assistance may include the activities authorized under chapter 70A.214 RCW and RCW 70A.300.290 to encourage hazardous waste reduction and hazardous use reduction and the assistance provided for by RCW 70A.300.140 (2). Compliance education may include the activities authorized under RCW 70A.300.140 (2) to train local agency officials and to inform hazardous substance users and hazardous waste generators and owners and operators of hazardous waste management facilities of the requirements of chapter 70A.300 RCW and related federal laws and regulations. To the extent practicable, the department shall contract with private businesses to provide compliance education. Grants to local governments shall be used for small quantity generator technical assistance and compliance education components of their moderate risk waste plans as required by RCW 70A.300.350 .
RCW 70A.300.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 140
RCW 70A.300.140: Powers and duties of department.
Status: in_force

The department in performing its duties under this chapter may: (1) Conduct studies and coordinate research programs pertaining to extremely hazardous waste management; (2) Render technical assistance to generators of dangerous and extremely hazardous wastes and to state and local agencies in the planning and operation of hazardous waste programs; (3) Encourage and provide technical assistance to waste generators to form and operate a "waste exchange" for the purpose of finding users for dangerous and extremely hazardous wastes that would otherwise be disposed of: PROVIDED, That such technical assistance shall not violate the confidentiality of manufacturing processes; and (4) Provide for appropriate surveillance and monitoring of extremely hazardous waste disposal practices in the state.
RCW 70.128.220 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 220
RCW 70.128.220: Elder care—Professionalization of providers.
Status: in_force

Adult family homes have developed rapidly in response to the health and social needs of the aging population in community settings, especially as the aging population has increased in proportion to the general population. The growing demand for elder care with a new focus on issues affecting senior citizens, including persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or dementia, has prompted a growing professionalization of adult family home providers to address quality care and quality of life issues consistent with standards of accountability and regulatory safeguards for the health and safety of the residents.
RCW 70.87.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 020
RCW 70.87.020: Conveyances to be safe and in conformity with law.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for safety of life and limb, to promote safety awareness, and to ensure the safe design, mechanical and electrical operation, and inspection of conveyances, and performance of conveyance work, and all such operation, inspection, and conveyance work subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be reasonably safe to persons and property and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the applicable statutes of the state of Washington, and all orders, and rules of the department. The use of unsafe and defective conveyances imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public exposed to unsafe conditions. The prevention of these injuries and protection of employees and the public from unsafe conditions is in the best interest of the people of this state. It is the policy of the legislature that employees should be protected from workplace reprisal or retaliatory action for the opposition to or reporting in good faith of practices that may violate the provisions of this chapter and the rules promulgated hereunder, or of the safety, installation, repair, or maintenance policies of their employers. Personnel performing work covered by this chapter must, by documented training or experience or both, be familiar with the operation and safety functions of the components and equipment. Training and experience must include, but not be limited to, recognizing the safety hazards and performing the procedures to which the personnel performing conveyance work covered by this chapter are assigned in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. This chapter establishes the minimum standards for personnel performing conveyance work. (2) This chapter is not intended to prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, code effectiveness, durability, and safety to those required by this chapter, provided that there is technical documentation to demonstrate the equivalency of the system, method, or device, as prescribed in this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. (3) In any suit for damages allegedly caused by a failure or malfunction of the conveyance, conformity with the rules of the department is prima facie evidence that the conveyance work, operation, and inspection is reasonably safe to persons and property.
RCW 70.122.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 080
RCW 70.122.080: Effects of carrying out directive on cause of death.
Status: in_force

The act of withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment, when done pursuant to a directive described in RCW 70.122.030 and which results in the death of the declarer, shall not be construed to be an intervening force or to affect the chain of proximate cause between the conduct of anyone that placed the declarer in a terminal condition or a permanent unconscious condition and the death of the declarer.
RCW 70.129.110 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 129 / Section 110
RCW 70.129.110: Disclosure, transfer, and discharge requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The facility must permit each resident to remain in the facility, and not transfer or discharge the resident from the facility unless: (a) The transfer or discharge is necessary for the resident's welfare and the resident's needs cannot be met in the facility; (b) The safety of individuals in the facility is endangered; (c) The health of individuals in the facility would otherwise be endangered; (d) The resident has failed to make the required payment for his or her stay; or (e) The facility ceases to operate. (2) All long-term care facilities shall fully disclose to potential residents or resident representatives the service capabilities of the facility prior to admission to the facility. If the care needs of the applicant who is medicaid eligible are in excess of the facility's service capabilities, the department shall identify other care settings or residential care options consistent with federal law. (3) Before a long-term care facility transfers or discharges a resident, the facility must: (a) First attempt through reasonable accommodations to avoid the transfer or discharge, unless agreed to by the resident; (b) Notify the resident and resident representative of the transfer or discharge and the reasons for the move in writing and in a language and manner they understand; (c) Record the reasons in the resident's record; and (d) Include in the notice the items described in subsection (5) of this section. (4)(a) Except when specified in this subsection, the notice of transfer or discharge required under subsection (3) of this section must be made by the facility at least thirty days before the resident is transferred or discharged. (b) Notice may be made as soon as practicable before transfer or discharge when: (i) The safety of individuals in the facility would be endangered; (ii) The health of individuals in the facility would be endangered; (iii) An immediate transfer or discharge is required by the resident's urgent medical needs; or (iv) A resident has not resided in the facility for thirty days. (5) The written notice specified in subsection (3) of this section must include the following: (a) The reason for transfer or discharge; (b) The effective date of transfer or discharge; (c) The location to which the resident is transferred or discharged; (d) The name, address, and telephone number of the state long-term care ombuds; (e) For residents with developmental disabilities, the mailing address and telephone number of the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of individuals with developmental disabilities established under part C of the developmental disabilities assistance and bill of rights act; and (f) For residents with mental illness, the mailing address and telephone number of the agency responsible for the protection and advocacy of individuals with mental illness established under the protection and advocacy for mentally ill individuals act. (6) A facility must provide sufficient preparation and orientation to residents to ensure safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the facility. (7) A resident discharged in violation of this section has the right to be readmitted immediately upon the first availability of a gender-appropriate bed in the facility.
RCW 70A.207.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 207 / Section 030
RCW 70A.207.030: Model ordinances—Mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2025, and in consultation with the office of the attorney general, the department must research and adopt several model ordinances for optional use by counties and cities that provide for model mechanisms for commercial solid waste collection and disposal that are designed, in part, to establish a financial disincentive or other disincentives for the generation of organic waste and for the ultimate disposal of organic materials in landfills. The model ordinances must be designed to provide options that might be preferred by jurisdictions of different sizes and consider other key criteria applicable to local solid waste management circumstances. (2)(a) The department must review the model ordinances created in this section under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW. (b) A county or city that adopts a model ordinance created by the department under this section and that has been reviewed by the department under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW is not required to review the ordinance under the provisions of chapter 43.21C RCW. (3) No city, town, or county is required to adopt the model ordinances created in this section.
RCW 70A.110.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 110 / Section 060
RCW 70A.110.060: Local health officer duties—Electronic data systems.
Status: in_force

In a marine recovery area, each local health officer shall: (1) Require that on-site sewage disposal system maintenance specialists, septic tank pumpers, or others performing on-site sewage disposal system inspections submit reports or inspection results to the local health jurisdiction regarding any failing system; and (2) Develop and maintain an electronic data system of all on-site sewage disposal systems within a marine recovery area to enable the local health jurisdiction to actively manage on-site sewage disposal systems. In assisting development of electronic data systems, the department shall work with local health jurisdictions with marine recovery areas and the on-site sewage disposal system industry to develop common forms and protocols to facilitate sharing of data. A marine recovery area on-site sewage disposal electronic data system must be compatible with all on-site sewage disposal electronic data systems used throughout a local health jurisdiction.
RCW 70A.340.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 340 / Section 070
RCW 70A.340.070: Manufacturers of brake friction material must provide certain data to the department—Department's duties.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2013, and at least every three years thereafter, manufacturers of brake friction material sold or offered for sale in Washington state shall provide data to the department adequate to enable the department to determine concentrations of antimony, copper, nickel, and zinc and their compounds in brake friction material sold or offered for sale in Washington state. (2) Using data provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and other data as needed, and in consultation with the brake friction material manufacturing industry, the department must: (a) By July 1, 2013, establish baseline concentration levels for constituents identified in subsection (1) of this section in brake friction material; and (b) Track progress toward reducing the use of copper and its compounds and ensure that concentration levels of antimony, nickel, or zinc and their compounds do not increase by more than fifty percent above baseline concentration levels. (3) If concentration levels of antimony, nickel, or zinc and their compounds in brake friction material increase by more than fifty percent above baseline concentration levels, the department shall review scientific studies to determine the potential impact of the constituent on human health and the environment. If scientific studies demonstrate the need for controlling the use of the constituent in brake friction material, the department may consider recommending limits on concentration levels of the constituent in the material. (4) Confidential business information otherwise protected under RCW 43.21A.160 or chapter 42.56 RCW is exempt from public disclosure.
RCW 70A.02.130 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 02 / Section 130
RCW 70A.02.130: Appeals.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, the actions and duties set forth in chapter 314, Laws of 2021 are not subject to appeal. (2)(a) Only the following agency actions undertaken pursuant to chapter 314, Laws of 2021 are subject to appeal: (i) Decisions related to the designation of significant agency actions pursuant to RCW 70A.02.060 (3)(a); and (ii) Environmental justice assessments prepared pursuant to RCW 70A.02.060 , only for environmental justice assessments for which there is an associated agency action that is appealable. (b) Appeals of environmental justice assessments allowed under (a)(ii) of this subsection must be of the environmental justice assessment together with the accompanying agency action, as defined in RCW 34.05.010 . (3) Nothing in chapter 314, Laws of 2021 may be construed to create a new private right of action, other than as described in this section, on the part of any individual, entity, or agency against any state agency. (4) Nothing in chapter 314, Laws of 2021 may be construed to expand, contract, or otherwise modify any rights of appeal, or procedures for appeal, under other laws other than the availability of the appeal process described in this section.
RCW 70A.555.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 555 / Section 080
RCW 70A.555.080: Stewardship program components—Education and outreach requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Each battery stewardship organization must carry out promotional activities in support of plan implementation including, but not limited to, the development: (a) And maintenance of a website; (b) And distribution of periodic press releases and articles; (c) And placement of advertisements for use on social media or other relevant media platforms; (d) Of promotional materials about the program and the restriction on the disposal of covered batteries in RCW 70A.555.140 to be used by retailers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations; (e) And distribution of collection site safety training procedures that are in compliance with state law to collection sites to help ensure proper management of covered batteries at collection sites; and (f) And implementation of outreach and educational resources targeted to overburdened communities and vulnerable populations identified by the department under chapter 70A.02 RCW that are conceptually, linguistically, and culturally accurate for the communities served and reach the state's diverse ethnic populations, including through meaningful consultation with communities that bear disproportionately higher levels of adverse environmental and social justice impacts. (2) Each battery stewardship organization must provide: (a) Consumer-focused educational promotional materials to each collection site used by the program and accessible by customers of retailers that sell covered batteries or battery-containing products; and (b) Safety information related to covered battery collection activities to the operator of each collection site, including appropriate protocols to reduce risks of spills or fires and response protocols in the event of a spill or fire. (3)(a) Each battery stewardship organization must provide educational materials to the operator of each collection site for the management of recalled batteries, which are not intended to be part of collection as provided under RCW 70A.555.070 , to help facilitate transportation and processing of recalled batteries. (b) A battery stewardship organization may seek reimbursement from the producer of the recalled battery for expenses incurred in the collection, transportation, or processing of those batteries. (4) Upon request by a retailer, the battery stewardship organization must provide the retailer educational materials describing collection opportunities for batteries. (5) If multiple battery stewardship organizations are implementing plans approved by the department, the battery stewardship organizations must coordinate in carrying out their education and outreach responsibilities under this section and must include in their annual reports to the department under RCW 70A.555.090 a summary of their coordinated education and outreach efforts. (6) During the first year of program implementation and every five years thereafter, each battery stewardship organization must carry out a survey of public awareness regarding the requirements of the program established under this chapter, including the provisions of RCW 70A.555.140 . Each battery stewardship organization must share the results of the public awareness surveys with the department.
RCW 70.97.195 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 195
RCW 70.97.195: Communication system—Telephones and other equipment.
Status: in_force

(1) Each enhanced services facility must be responsive to incoming communications and respond within a reasonable time to phone and electronic messages. (2) Each enhanced services facility must have a communication system, including a sufficient quantity of working telephones and other communication equipment to assure that residents have 24-hour access to communications with family, medical providers, and others, and also to allow for emergency contact to and from facility staff. The telephones and communication equipment must provide for auditory privacy, not be located in a staff office or station, be accessible and usable by persons with hearing loss and other disabilities, and not require payment for local calls. An enhanced services facility is not required to provide telephones at no cost in each resident room.
RCW 70A.235.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 235 / Section 040
RCW 70A.235.040: Enforcement—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer and enforce this chapter. The department shall adopt rules interpreting and implementing this chapter. Any rule adopted under this section shall be adopted under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70.12.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 12 / Section 060
RCW 70.12.060: Expenditures geared to budget.
Status: in_force

Any fund established as herein provided shall be expended so as to make the expenditures thereof agree with any respective appropriation period. Any accumulation in any such fund so established shall be taken into consideration when preparing any budget for the operations for the ensuing year.
RCW 70.185.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 185 / Section 090
RCW 70.185.090: Community contracted student educational positions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may develop a mechanism for underserved rural or urban communities to contract with education and training programs for student positions above the full time equivalent lids. The goal of this program is to provide additional capacity, educating students who will practice in underserved communities. (2) Eligible education and training programs are those programs approved by the department that lead to eligibility for a credential as a credentialed health care professional. Eligible professions are those licensed under chapters 18.36A , 18.57, 18.71, and 18.71A RCW and *advanced registered nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW, and may include other providers identified as needed in the health personnel resource plan. (3) Students participating in the community contracted educational positions shall meet all applicable educational program requirements and provide assurances, acceptable to the community, that they will practice in the sponsoring community following completion of education and necessary licensure. (4) Participants in the program incur an obligation to repay any contracted funds with interest set by state law, unless they serve at least three years in the sponsoring community. (5) The department may provide funds to communities for use in contracting.
RCW 70.90.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 90 / Section 210
RCW 70.90.210: Adjudicative proceeding—Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the department or by the imposition of a civil fine by the department has the right to an adjudicative proceeding. RCW 43.70.095 governs department notice of a civil fine and a person's right to an adjudicative proceeding. (2) Any person aggrieved by an order of a local health officer or by the imposition of a civil fine by the officer has the right to appeal. The hearing is governed by the local health jurisdiction's administrative appeals process. Notice shall be provided by the local health jurisdiction consistent with its due process requirements.
RCW 70.24.027 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 027
RCW 70.24.027: Intentional transmission of HIV—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a person who knows that he or she has HIV to have sexual intercourse if: (a) The person has been counseled by a health care provider or public health professional regarding the risk of transmitting HIV to others; (b) The partner or partners exposed to HIV through sexual intercourse did not know that the person had HIV; and (c) The person intended to transmit HIV to the partner. (2) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section if: (a) HIV was not transmitted to the partner; or (b) The person took or attempted to take practical means to prevent transmission of HIV. (3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided in RCW 9A.20.021 . (b) Violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable as provided in RCW 9A.20.021 if the person knowingly misrepresented his or her infection status to the partner. (c) Violation of this section does not require registration under RCW 9A.44.130 , unless the partner is a child or vulnerable adult victim. (4) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) "Practical means to prevent transmission" means good faith employment of an activity, behavior, method, or device that is scientifically demonstrated to measurably reduce the risk of transmitting a sexually transmitted disease, including but not limited to: The use of a condom, barrier protection, or other prophylactic device; or good faith participation in a treatment regimen prescribed by a health care provider or public health professional. (b) "Sexual intercourse" has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however slight, of the vagina or anus of one person by the sexual organs of another whether such persons are of the same or another sex.
RCW 70.54.160 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 160
RCW 70.54.160: Public restrooms—Pay facilities—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Every establishment which maintains restrooms for use by the public shall not discriminate in charges required between facilities used by men and facilities used by women. (2) When coin lock controls are used, the controls shall be so allocated as to allow for a proportionate equality of free toilet units available to women as compared with those units available to men, and at least one-half of the units in any restroom shall be free of charge. As used in this section, toilet units are defined as constituting commodes and urinals. (3) In situations involving coin locks placed on restroom entry doors, admission keys shall be readily provided without charge when requested, and notice as to the availability of the keys shall be posted on the restroom entry door. (4) Any owner, agent, manager, or other person charged with the responsibility of the operation of an establishment who operates such establishment in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 70.77.175 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 175
RCW 70.77.175: Definitions—"Licensee."
Status: in_force

"Licensee" means any person issued a fireworks license in conformance with this chapter.
RCW 70A.210.902 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 902
RCW 70A.210.902: Acquisitions by port districts under RCW 53.08.040—Prior rights or obligations.
Status: in_force

All acquisitions by port districts pursuant to RCW 53.08.040 may, at the option of a port commission, be deemed to be made under this chapter, or under both: PROVIDED, That nothing contained in this chapter shall impair rights or obligations under contracts entered into before March 19, 1973.
RCW 70.58.260 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 58 / Section 260
RCW 70.58.260: Burial grounds—Duties of individual in charge of the premises.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person in charge of any premises in which bodies of deceased persons are interred, cremated, or otherwise permanently disposed of, to permit the final disposition, or other disposition of any body upon such premises unless it is accompanied by a burial, removal, or transit permit as provided in this chapter. It is the duty of the person in charge of any such premises to, in case of the interment, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, natural organic reduction as defined in RCW 68.04.310 , or other disposition of human remains therein, endorse upon the permit the date and character of such disposition, over his or her signature or electronic approval, to return all permits so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the death occurred within ten days from the date of such disposition, and to keep a record of all human remains disposed of on the premises under his or her charge, stating, in each case, the name of the deceased person, if known, the place of death, the date of burial or other disposition, and the name and address of the undertaker, which record must at all times be open to public inspection, and it is the duty of every undertaker, or person acting as such, when burying human remains in a cemetery or burial grounds having no person in charge, to sign or electronically approve the burial, removal, or transit permit, giving the date of burial, write across the face of the permit the words "no person in charge," and file the burial, removal, or transit permit within ten days with the registrar of the district in which the death occurred.
RCW 70.175.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 050
RCW 70.175.050: Secretary's powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To design the project application and selection process, including a program to advertise the project to rural communities and encourage prospective applicants to apply. Project sites that receive seed grant funding may hire consultants and shall perform other activities necessary to meet participant requirements defined in this chapter. In considering selection of participants eligible for seed grant funding, the secretary should consider project sites where (a) existing access to health care is severely inadequate, (b) where a financially vulnerable health care facility is present, (c) where a financially vulnerable health care facility is present and an adjoining community in the same catchment area has a competing facility, or (d) where improvements in the delivery of primary care services, including preventive care services, is needed. The department may obtain technical assistance support for project sites that are not selected to be funded sites. The secretary shall select these assisted project sites based upon merit and to the extent possible, based upon the desire to address specific health status outcomes; (2) To design acceptable outcome measures which are based upon health status outcomes and are to be part of the community plan, to work with communities to set acceptable local outcome targets in the health care delivery system strategic plan, and to serve as a general resource to participants in the planning, administration, and evaluation of project sites; (3) To assess and approve community strategic plans developed by participants, including an assessment of the technical and financial feasibility of implementing the plan and whether adequate local support for the plan is demonstrated; (4) To define health care catchment areas, identify financially vulnerable health care facilities, and to identify rural populations which are not receiving adequate health care services; (5) To identify existing private and public resources which may serve as eligible consultants, identify technical assistance resources for communities in the project, create a register of public and private technical resource services available and provide the register to participants. The secretary shall screen consultants to determine their qualifications prior to including them on the register; (6) To work with other state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private organizations to coordinate technical assistance services for participants; (7) To administer available funds for community use while participating in the project and establish procedures to assure accountability in the use of seed grant funds by participants; (8) To define data and other minimum requirements for adequate evaluation of projects and to develop and implement an overall monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the projects; (9) To act as facilitator for multiple applicants and entrants to the project; (10) To report to the appropriate legislative committees and others from time to time on the progress of the projects including the identification of statutory and regulatory barriers to successful completion of rural health care delivery goals and an ongoing evaluation of the project.
RCW 70.42.210 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 210
RCW 70.42.210: Confidentiality of certain information.
Status: in_force

All information received by the department through filed reports, audits, or on-site reviews, as authorized under this chapter shall not be disclosed publicly in any manner that would identify persons who have specimens of material from their bodies at a test site, absent a written release from the person, or a court order.
RCW 70A.445.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 445 / Section 020
RCW 70A.445.020: Antifouling paint—Review—Report to the legislature—Restrictions on sale and application.
Status: in_force

(1) The department will conduct a review of information about antifouling paints and ingredients, including information received from manufacturers and others pursuant to this chapter; information on the feasibility of best management practices and nonbiocidal antifouling alternatives; and any additional scientific or technical information and studies it determines are relevant to that review. (2) The department must submit a report to the legislature summarizing its findings no later than June 30, 2024. Prior to submitting the report to the legislature, the department will conduct a public comment process to obtain expertise, input, and a review of the department's proposed determinations by relevant stakeholders and other interested parties. The input received from the public comment process must be considered before finalizing the report. (3) If the department determines that safer and effective alternatives to copper-based antifouling paints are feasible, reasonable, and readily available, then: (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, no manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or distributor may sell or offer for sale in this state any new recreational water vessel manufactured on or after January 1, 2026, with antifouling paint containing more than 0.5 percent copper. This restriction does not apply to wood boats. (b) Beginning January 1, 2026, antifouling paint that is intended for use on a recreational water vessel and that contains more than 0.5 percent copper may not be offered for sale in this state. (c) Beginning January 1, 2026, antifouling paint containing more than 0.5 percent copper may not be applied to a recreational water vessel in this state. This restriction does not apply to wood boats. (4) If the department does not determine by June 30, 2024, that safer and effective alternatives to copper-based antifouling paints are feasible, reasonable, and readily available, then the department must conduct a second review of relevant studies and information on alternatives to copper-based antifouling paints and submit a report to the legislature summarizing its findings no later than June 30, 2029. (5) Nothing in this section restricts the department from reviewing and restricting antifouling paints under chapter 70A.350 RCW.
RCW 70A.500.340 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 340
RCW 70A.500.340: Entity must be registered as a collector to act as a collector in a plan—Disposition of electronic products received by a registered collector—Recordkeeping requirements—Display of notice—Site visits.
Status: in_force

(1) Only an entity registered as a collector with the department may act as a collector in a plan. All covered electronic products received by a registered collector must be submitted to a plan. Fully functioning computers that are received by a registered collector in working order may be sold or donated as whole products by the collector for reuse. Computers that require repair to make them a fully functioning unit may only be repaired on-site at the collector's place of business by the registered collector for reuse according to its original purpose. (2) Registered collectors may use whole parts gleaned from collected computers or new parts for making repairs as long as there is a part-for-part exchange with nonfunctioning computers submitted to a plan. (3) Registered collectors may not include computers that are gleaned for reuse in the weight totals for compensation by the plan. (4) Registered collectors must maintain a record of computers sold or donated by the collector for a period of three years. (5) Registered collectors must display a notice at the point of collection that computers received by the collector may be repaired and sold or donated as a fully functioning computer rather than submitted to a processor for recycling. (6) The authority, authorized party, or the department may conduct site visits of all registered collectors that reuse or refurbish computers and who have an agreement with the authority or authorized party to provide collection services. If the authority or authorized party finds that a collector is not providing services in compliance with this chapter, the authority or authorized party shall report that finding to the department for enforcement action.
RCW 70.40.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 40 / Section 120
RCW 70.40.120: Applications for construction projects—Diagnostic, treatment centers.
Status: in_force

Applications for hospital and medical facility construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the secretary and may be submitted by the state or any political subdivision thereof or by any public or nonprofit agency authorized to construct and operate a hospital or medical facility: PROVIDED, That except as may be permitted by federal law no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved unless the applicant is (1) a state, political subdivision, or public agency, or (2) a corporation or association which owns and operates a nonprofit hospital. Each application for a construction project shall conform to federal and state requirements.
RCW 70A.390.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 390 / Section 010
RCW 70A.390.010: Finding.
Status: in_force

The people of the state of Washington find that: (1) Radioactive wastes are highly dangerous, in that releases of radioactive materials and emissions to the environment are inimical to the health and welfare of the people of the state of Washington, and contribute to the occurrences of harmful diseases, including excessive cancer and leukemia. The dangers posed by the transportation and presence of radioactive wastes are increased further by the long time periods that the wastes remain radioactive and highly dangerous; (2) Transporting, handling, storing, or otherwise caring for radioactive waste presents a hazard to the health, safety, and welfare of the individual citizens of the state of Washington because of the ever-present risk that an accident or incident will occur while the wastes are being cared for; (3) The likelihood that an accident will occur in this state involving the release of radioactive wastes to the environment becomes greater as the volume of wastes transported, handled, stored, or otherwise cared for in this state increases; (4) The effects of unplanned releases of radioactive wastes into the environment, especially into the air and water of the state, are potentially both widespread and harmful to the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state. The burdens and hazards posed by increasing the volume of radioactive wastes transported, handled, stored, or otherwise cared for in this state by the importation of such wastes from outside this state is not a hazard the state government may reasonably ask its citizens to bear. The people of the state of Washington believe that the principles of federalism do not require the sacrifice of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of one state for the convenience of other states or nations.
RCW 70.155.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 155 / Section 080
RCW 70.155.080: Purchasing, possessing by persons under 18—Civil infraction—Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) A person under the age of eighteen who purchases or attempts to purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to participation in up to four hours of community service and referral to a smoking cessation program at no cost. This provision does not apply if a person under the age of eighteen, with parental authorization, is participating in a controlled purchase as part of a liquor and cannabis board, law enforcement, or local health department activity. (2) Municipal and district courts within the state have jurisdiction for enforcement of this section.
RCW 70.02.905 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 905
RCW 70.02.905: 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 70.168.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 168 / Section 150
RCW 70.168.150: Emergency cardiac and stroke care system—Voluntary hospital participation.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2011, the department shall endeavor to enhance and support an emergency cardiac and stroke care system through: (a) Encouraging hospitals to voluntarily self-identify cardiac and stroke capabilities, indicating which level of cardiac and stroke service the facility provides. Hospital levels must be defined by the previous work of the emergency cardiac and stroke technical advisory committee and must follow the guiding principles and recommendations of the emergency cardiac and stroke work group report; (b) Giving a hospital "deemed status" and designating it as a primary stroke center if it has received a certification of distinction for primary stroke centers issued by the nonprofit organization known as the joint commission. When available, a hospital shall demonstrate its cardiac or stroke level through external, national certifying organizations, including, but not limited to, primary stroke center certification by the joint commission; and (c) Within the current authority of the department, adopting cardiac and stroke prehospital patient care protocols, patient care procedures, and triage tools, consistent with the guiding principles and recommendations of the emergency cardiac and stroke work group report. (2) A hospital that voluntarily participates in the system: (a) Shall participate in internal, as well as regional, quality improvement activities; (b) Shall participate in a national, state, or local data collection system that measures cardiac and stroke system performance from patient onset of symptoms to treatment or intervention, and includes, at a minimum, the nationally recognized consensus measures for stroke; and (c) May advertise participation in the system, but may not claim a verified certification level unless verified by an external, nationally recognized, evidence-based certifying body as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section.
RCW 70.127.200 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 200
RCW 70.127.200: Unlicensed agencies—Department may seek injunctive or other relief—Injunctive relief does not prohibit criminal or civil penalties—Fines.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, the department may, in the manner provided by law and 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 or other process against any person to restrain or prevent the advertising, operating, maintaining, managing, or opening of a home health, hospice, hospice care center, or home care agency without an in-home services agency license under this chapter. (2) The injunction shall not relieve the person operating an in-home services agency without a license from criminal prosecution, or the imposition of a civil fine under *RCW 70.127.213 (2), but the remedy by injunction shall be in addition to any criminal liability or civil fine. A person that violates an injunction issued under this chapter shall pay a civil penalty, as determined by the court, of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall be deposited in the department's local fee account. For the purpose of this section, the superior court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties. All fines, forfeitures, and penalties collected or assessed by a court because of a violation of RCW 70.127.020 shall be deposited in the department's local fee account.
RCW 70A.210.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 020
RCW 70A.210.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Department" shall mean the state department of ecology; (2) "Facility" or "facilities" shall mean any land, building, structure, machinery, system, fixture, appurtenance, equipment or any combination thereof, or any interest therein, and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith whether or not now in existence, which is used or to be used by any person, corporation or municipality in furtherance of the purpose of abating, controlling or preventing pollution; (3) "Governing body" shall mean the body or bodies in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested; (4) "Mortgage" shall mean a mortgage or a mortgage and deed of trust or other security device; (5) "Municipality" shall mean any city, town, county, port district, or water-sewer district in the state; and (6) "Pollution" shall mean any form of environmental pollution, including but not limited to water pollution, air pollution, land pollution, solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination, or noise pollution.
RCW 70A.45.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 45 / Section 100
RCW 70A.45.100: Carbon sequestration.
Status: in_force

(1) Separate and apart from the emissions limits established in RCW 70A.45.020 , it is the policy of the state to promote the removal of excess carbon from the atmosphere through voluntary and incentive-based sequestration activities in Washington including, but not limited to, on natural and working lands and by recognizing the potential for sequestration in products and product supply chains. It is the policy of the state to prioritize carbon sequestration in amounts necessary to achieve the carbon neutrality goal established in RCW 70A.45.020 , and at a level consistent with pathways to limit global warming to one and one-half degrees. (2)(a) All agencies of state government including, but not limited to, the department, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of fish and wildlife, the department of agriculture, the department of commerce, the recreation and conservation office, and the conservation commission, shall seek all practicable opportunities, consistent with existing legal mandates and requirements and statutory objectives, to cost-effectively maximize carbon sequestration and carbon storage in their nonland management agency operations, contracting, and grant-making activities. (b) Any such effort to promote carbon sequestration activities that affects support for, or management of private lands or trust lands managed by the department of natural resources must be done in cooperation with the owners and managers of those natural and working lands.
RCW 70.136.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 136 / Section 080
RCW 70.136.080: Type 1 or 2 hazardous material spill or release—Public meeting.
Status: in_force

(1) If a type 1 or 2 hazardous material spill or release occurs, the department of ecology must provide for at least one public meeting to inform the public about the hazardous material spill or release. (2) A public meeting conducted under this section must allow for remote participation if technologically feasible and may be held jointly with the county legislative authority's regularly scheduled meeting as described in RCW 36.32.080 or a special meeting as provided in RCW 42.30.080 . (3) A public meeting conducted under this section must include: (a) A representative from the department of ecology; (b) A representative from the local organization for emergency services or management, as defined in RCW 38.52.010 , in the jurisdiction where the spill or release occurred; and (c) A representative for the party responsible for the hazardous material spill or release. (4) For purposes of this section: (a) A "type 1 hazardous material spill or release" is a spill or release of national significance, requiring the activation of the department of ecology's crisis management team, incident management team, command, and general staff; involvement of the governor's office and federal agency officials; establishment of area command; and active involvement of the department of ecology spills program manager. It may require the establishment of a national incident commander. (b) A "type 2 hazardous material spill or release" is a large or major incident of long duration, requiring the activation of the department of ecology's crisis management team, incident management team, unified command at an appropriate command post, and most or all of the command and general staff positions. It may require other incident management teams, such as industry, federal, or local; cascading of resources from other states; and establishment of area command. The incident will go into multiple operational periods, and requires significant product spilled and numerous sensitive sites threatened. A written incident action plan will be required for each operational period.
RCW 70.225.025 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 225 / Section 025
RCW 70.225.025: Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.
RCW 70A.208.240 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 240
RCW 70A.208.240: Study of deposit return system.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall contract with an independent consultant to conduct two studies on the potential statewide impacts of a recycling refunds program, also known as a beverage container deposit return system, in Washington state. The studies must prioritize equity, accessibility, and community perspectives. (2) The consultant, in coordination with the department, shall lead a community engagement process in at least three geographically diverse areas of the state with a high concentration of socially vulnerable or overburdened populations, as identified by the department consistent with RCW 70A.02.010 . The results of this engagement process must be submitted to the legislature by January 1, 2027. The engagement process must: (a) Solicit input on access to recycling and redemption services, local infrastructure needs, and community priorities related to convenience and equity; (b) Assess consumer sentiment, awareness, and perceptions of a recycling refunds program, including perceived benefits, barriers to participation, and potential economic impacts, particularly for low-income households; (c) Include: (i) Community input sessions in overburdened communities; (ii) Outreach to local governments, tribal governments, environmental justice and equity organizations, producers, recycling system operators, and other relevant stakeholders; and (iii) Engagement with individuals and organizations concerned about the economic impacts of a recycling refunds program, particularly on low-income consumers; and (d) Develop recommendations to ensure that a recycling refunds program is equitably accessible, convenient, and responsive to community needs across all regions of the state. (3) In the same three regions required to be identified under subsection (2) of this section, the consultant shall evaluate and model what convenient access to redemption services would look like, with respect to the types of express and full-service redemption sites. The results of this engagement process must be submitted to the legislature by January 1, 2026. This analysis must at a minimum consider: (a) The availability of suitable infrastructure for redemption services that include reusable packaging; (b) Accessibility via public transportation; (c) Colocation opportunities with existing waste or recycling facilities; and (d) Strategies to reduce transportation burdens on residents in rural, remote, and underserved communities. (4) The department shall submit the consultant's findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by January 1, 2026, for the study completed in subsection (3) of this section and January 1, 2027, for the study completed in subsection (2) of this section. (5) Registered producer responsibility organizations under RCW 70A.208.030 are responsible for payment of the department's cost to complete these studies as part of the one-time payment due to the department on September 1, 2026, under RCW 70A.208.030 (4).
RCW 70A.65.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 150
RCW 70A.65.150: Allowance price containment.
Status: in_force

(1) To help minimize allowance price volatility in the auction, the department shall adopt by rule an auction floor price and a schedule for the floor price to increase by a predetermined amount every year. The department may not sell allowances at bids lower than the auction floor price. The department's rules must specify holding limits that determine the maximum number of allowances that may be held for use or trade by a registered entity at any one time. The department shall also establish a reserve auction floor price to limit extraordinary prices and to determine when to offer allowances through the allowance price containment reserve auctions authorized under this section. (2) For calendar years 2023 through 2026, the department must place no less than two percent of the total number of allowances available from the allowance budgets for those years in an allowance price containment reserve. The reserve must be designed as a mechanism to assist in containing compliance costs for covered and opt-in entities in the event of unanticipated high costs for compliance instruments. (3)(a) The department shall adopt rules for holding auctions of allowances from the price containment reserve when the settlement prices in the preceding auction exceed the adopted reserve auction floor price. The auction must be separate from auctions of other allowances. (b) Allowances must also be distributed from the allowance price containment reserve by auction when new covered and opt-in entities enter the program and allowances in the emissions containment reserve under RCW 70A.65.140 (5) are exhausted. (4) Only covered and opt-in entities may participate in the auction of allowances from the allowance price containment reserve. (5) The process for reserve auctions is the same as the process provided in RCW 70A.65.100 and the proceeds from reserve auctions must be treated the same. (6) The department shall by rule: (a) Set the reserve auction floor price in advance of the reserve auction. The department may choose to establish multiple price tiers for the allowances from the reserve; (b) Establish the requirements and schedule for the allowance price containment reserve auctions; and (c) Place no less than two percent and no more than five percent of the total number of allowances from the allowance budgets from 2027 to 2040 in the allowance price containment reserve. (7) In order to contain allowance prices in advance of the timeline for linkage with other jurisdictions, the department must amend the schedule of allowance allocations adopted by rule under subsection (6) of this section to place in the allowance price containment reserve and to make available, in the second compliance period of the program, all allowances scheduled to be placed in the allowance price containment reserve through 2040.
RCW 70A.15.2250 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2250
RCW 70A.15.2250: Preemption of uniform building and fire codes.
Status: in_force

The department and local air pollution control authorities shall preempt the application of chapter 9 of the uniform building code and article 80 of the uniform fire code by other state agencies and local governments for the purposes of controlling outdoor air pollution from industrial and commercial sources, except where authorized by chapter 199, Laws of 1991. Actions by other state agencies and local governments under article 80 of the uniform fire code to take immediate action in response to an emission that presents a physical hazard or imminent health hazard are not preempted.
RCW 70.128.155 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 155
RCW 70.128.155: Resident contact information—Department requirements and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall require each adult family home to: (a) Create and regularly maintain a current resident roster containing the name and room number of each resident and provide a written copy immediately upon an in-person request from any long-term care ombuds; (b) Create and regularly maintain current, accurate, and aggregated contact information for all residents, including contact information for the resident representative, if any, of each resident. The contact information for each resident must include the resident's name, room number, and, if available, telephone number and email address. The contact information for each resident representative must include the resident representative's name, relationship to the resident, phone number, and, if available, email and mailing address; (c) Record and update the aggregated contact information required by this section, upon receipt of new or updated contact information from the resident or resident representative; and (d) Upon the written request of any long-term care ombuds that includes reference to this section and the relevant legal functions and duties of long-term care ombuds, provide a copy of the aggregated contact information required by this section within 48 hours, or within a reasonable time if agreed to by the requesting long-term care ombuds, by electronic copy to the secure email address or facsimile number provided in the written request. (2) In accordance with the federal older Americans act, federal regulations, and state laws that govern the state long-term care ombuds program, the department shall inform adult family homes that: (a) Any long-term care ombuds is authorized to request and obtain from adult family homes the information required by this section in order to perform the functions and duties of long-term care ombuds as set forth in federal and state laws; (b) The state long-term care ombuds program and all long-term care ombuds are considered a "health oversight agency," so that the federal health insurance portability and accountability act and chapter 70.02 RCW do not preclude adult family homes from providing the information required by this section when requested by any long-term care ombuds, and pursuant to these laws, the federal older Americans act, federal regulations, and state laws that govern the state long-term care ombuds program, adult family homes are not required to seek or obtain consent from residents or resident representatives prior to providing the information required by this section in accordance with the requirements of this section; (c) The information required by this section, when provided by an adult family home to a requesting long-term care ombuds, becomes property of the state long-term care ombuds program and is subject to all state and federal laws governing the confidentiality and disclosure of the files, records, and information maintained by the state long-term care ombuds program or any local long-term care ombuds entity; and (d) The adult family home may not refuse to provide or unreasonably delay providing the resident roster, the contact information for a resident or resident representative, or the aggregated contact information required by this section, on any basis, including on the basis that the adult family home must first seek or obtain consent from one or more of the residents or resident representatives. (3) Nothing in this section shall interfere with or diminish the authority of any long-term care ombuds to access facilities, residents, and resident records as otherwise authorized by law. (4) For the purposes of this section, "resident representative" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.129.010 .
RCW 70A.25.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 25 / Section 900
RCW 70A.25.900: Effective date—1989 c 240.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect January 1, 1990.
RCW 70A.218.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 218 / Section 060
RCW 70A.218.060: Hazardous waste assistance account.
Status: in_force

The hazardous waste assistance account is hereby created in the state treasury. The following moneys shall be deposited into the hazardous waste assistance account: (1) Those revenues which are raised by the fees imposed under RCW 70A.218.020 and 70A.218.030 ; (2) Penalties and surcharges collected under chapter 70A.214 RCW and this chapter; and (3) Any other moneys appropriated or transferred to the account by the legislature. Moneys in the hazardous waste assistance account may be spent only for the purposes of this chapter following legislative appropriation.
RCW 70.122.900 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 900
RCW 70.122.900: Short title—1979 c 112.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Natural Death Act".
RCW 70.250.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 250 / Section 060
RCW 70.250.060: Sexual and reproductive health services—Review and recommendations for improvement—Report to legislature and governor.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than January 1, 2020, the collaborative shall begin a review to identify, define, and endorse guidelines for the provision of high quality sexual and reproductive health services in clinical settings throughout Washington. This shall include the development of specific clinical recommendations to improve sexual and reproductive health care for: (a) People of color; (b) Immigrants and refugees; (c) Victims and survivors of violence; and (d) People with disabilities. (2) The collaborative shall conduct its review consistent with the activities, processes, and reporting standards specified in RCW 70.250.050 . In conducting its review, the collaborative shall apply a whole-person framework to develop evidence-based, culturally sensitive recommendations to improve standards of care and health equity. (3) By December 15, 2020, the collaborative, through the authority, shall provide a status report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over matters related to health care and to the governor.
RCW 70A.345.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 345 / Section 060
RCW 70A.345.060: Remedial actions—Release or threatened release of hazardous substance.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency may conduct remedial actions and investigate or clean up a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at or affecting an underground storage tank facility if the following conditions are met: (a) The owner or operator received a loan or grant for the underground storage tank facility under the revolving program created in this chapter for two million dollars or less; (b) The remedial actions are conducted in accordance with the rules adopted under chapter 70A.305 RCW; (c) The owner of real property subject to the remedial actions provides consent for the agency to: (i) Recover the remedial action costs from the owner; and (ii) Enter upon the real property to conduct remedial actions limited to those authorized by the owner or operator. Remedial actions must be focused on maintaining the economic vitality of the property. The agency or the agency's authorized representatives shall give reasonable notice before entering property unless an emergency prevents the notice; and (d) The owner of the underground storage tank facility consents to the agency filing a lien on the underground storage tank facility to recover the agency's remedial action costs. (2) The agency may conduct the remedial actions authorized under subsection (1) of this section using the moneys in the pollution liability insurance agency underground storage tank revolving account, as required under RCW 70A.345.050 . However, for any remedial action where the owner or operator has received a loan or grant, the agency may not expend more than the difference between the amount loaned or granted and two million dollars.
RCW 70A.100.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 100 / Section 020
RCW 70A.100.020: Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To provide for the establishment of critical water supply service areas related to water utility planning and development; (2) To provide for the development of minimum planning and design standards for critical water supply service areas to insure that water systems developed in these areas are consistent with regional needs; (3) To assist in the orderly and efficient administration of state financial assistance programs for public water systems; and (4) To assist public water systems to meet reasonable standards of quality, quantity and pressure.
RCW 70A.125.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 110
RCW 70A.125.110: Organic and inorganic chemicals—Area-wide waiver program.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and implement a voluntary consolidated source monitoring program sufficient to accurately characterize the source water quality of the state's drinking water supplies and to maximize the flexibility allowed in the federal safe drinking water act to allow public water systems to be waived from full testing requirements for organic and inorganic chemicals under the federal safe drinking water act. The department shall arrange for the initial sampling and provide for testing and programmatic costs to the extent that the legislature provides funding for this purpose in water system operating permit fees or through specific appropriation of funds from other sources. The department shall assess a fee using its authority under RCW 43.20B.020 , sufficient to cover all testing and directly related costs to public water systems that otherwise are not funded. The department shall adjust the amount of the fee based on the size of the public drinking water system. Fees charged by the department for this purpose may not vary by more than a factor of ten. The department shall, to the extent feasible and cost-effective, use the services of local governments, local health departments, and private laboratories to implement the testing program. The department shall consult with the departments of agriculture and ecology for the purpose of exchanging water quality and other information.
RCW 70.24.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 090
RCW 70.24.090: Pregnant women—Test for syphilis.
Status: in_force

Every physician attending a pregnant woman in the state of Washington during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of such woman at the time of first examination, and submit such sample to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis. If the pregnant woman first presents herself for examination after the fifth month of gestation the physician or other attendant shall in addition to the above, advise and urge the patient to secure a medical examination and blood test before the fifth month of any subsequent pregnancies.
RCW 70.129.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 129 / Section 100
RCW 70.129.100: Personal property—Storage space.
Status: in_force

(1) The resident has the right to retain and use personal possessions, including some furnishings, and appropriate clothing, as space permits, unless to do so would infringe upon the rights or health and safety of other residents. (2) The facility shall, upon request, provide the resident with a lockable container or other lockable storage space for small items of personal property, unless the resident's individual room is lockable with a key issued to the resident.
RCW 70.77.146 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 146
RCW 70.77.146: Definitions—"Special effects."
Status: in_force

"Special effects" means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere, and designed and intended to produce an audible, visual, mechanical, or thermal effect as an integral part of a motion picture, radio, television, theatrical, or opera production, or live entertainment.
RCW 70.48.502 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 502
RCW 70.48.502: Use of restraints on pregnant women or youth in custody—Limited immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

No civil liability may be imposed by any court on the county or its jail officers or employees under RCW 70.48.500 and 70.48.501 except upon proof of gross negligence.
RCW 70A.505.160 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 505 / Section 160
RCW 70A.505.160: Immunity from antitrust liability.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature that a producer, legacy producer, group of producers or legacy producers, or stewardship organization preparing, submitting, and implementing a mercury-containing light product stewardship program pursuant to this chapter, as well as participating entities in the distribution chain, including retailers and distributors, are granted immunity, individually and jointly, from federal and state antitrust liability that might otherwise apply to the activities reasonably necessary for implementation and compliance with this chapter. It is further the intent of the legislature that the activities of the producer, legacy producer, group of producers or legacy producers, stewardship organization, and entities in the distribution chain, including retailers and distributors, in implementing and complying with the provisions of this chapter may not be considered to be in restraint of trade, a conspiracy, or combination thereof, or any other unlawful activity in violation of any provisions of federal or state antitrust laws. (2) The department shall actively supervise the conduct of the stewardship organization, the producers and legacy producers of mercury-containing lights, and entities in the distribution chain under this chapter.
RCW 70A.335.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 335 / Section 010
RCW 70A.335.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Metal can" means a single walled container that is manufactured from metal substrate designed to hold or pack food or beverages and sealed by can ends manufactured from metal substrate. The metal substrate for the can and the can ends must be equal to or thinner than 0.0149 inch. (3) "Sports bottle" means a resealable, reusable container, sixty-four ounces or less in size, that is designed or intended primarily to be filled with a liquid or beverage for consumption from the container, and is sold or distributed at retail without containing any liquid or beverage.
RCW 70A.425.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 425 / Section 040
RCW 70A.425.040: "Director" defined.
Status: in_force

"Director" means the director of the department of agriculture of the state of Washington, or his or her duly authorized representative.
RCW 70A.530.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 530 / Section 005
RCW 70A.530.005: Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) State policy has long placed waste reduction as the highest priority in the collection, handling, and management of solid waste. Reducing plastic bag waste holds particular importance among state waste reduction efforts for a number of reasons: (a) Single-use plastic carryout bags are made of nonrenewable resources and never biodegrade; instead, over time, they break down into tiny particles. Single-use plastic carryout bags, and the particles they break into, are carried into rivers, lakes, Puget Sound, and the world's oceans, posing a threat to animal life and the food chain; (b) Plastic bags are one of the most commonly found items that litter state roads, beaches, and other public spaces; and (c) Even when plastic bags avoid the common fate of becoming litter, they are a drain on public resources and a burden on environment and resource conservation goals. For example, if plastic bags are disposed of in commingled recycling systems rather than as garbage or in retailer drop-off programs, they clog processing and sorting machinery, resulting in missorted materials and costly inefficiencies that are ultimately borne by utility ratepayers. Likewise, when green or brown-tinted plastic bags confuse consumers into attempting to dispose of them as compost, the resultant plastic contamination undercuts the ability to use the compost in gardens, farms, landscaping, and surface water and transportation projects. (2) Alternatives to single-use plastic carryout bags are convenient, functional, widely available, and measure as superior across most environmental performance metrics. Alternatives to single-use plastic carryout bags feature especially superior environmental performance with respect to litter and marine debris, since plastic bags do not biodegrade. (3) As of 2020, many local governments in Washington have shown leadership in regulating the use of single-use plastic carryout bags. This local leadership has shown the value of establishing state standards that will streamline regulatory inconsistency and reduce burdens on covered retailers caused by a patchwork of inconsistent local requirements across the state. (4) Data provided from grocery retailers has shown that requests for paper bags have skyrocketed where plastic bag bans have been implemented. To accommodate the anticipated consequences of a statewide plastic bag ban, it is rational to expect additional capacity will be needed in Washington state for manufacturing paper bags. The legislature intends to provide that capacity by prioritizing and expediting siting and permitting of expansions or reconfiguring for paper manufacturing. (5) Therefore, in order to reduce waste, litter, and marine pollution, conserve resources, and protect fish and wildlife, it is the intent of the legislature to: (a) Prohibit the use of single-use plastic carryout bags; (b) Require a pass-through charge on compliant paper carryout bags and reusable carryout bags made of film plastic, to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable carryout bags; (c) Require that bags provided by a retail establishment contain recycled content or derive from nonwood renewable fiber; and (d) Encourage the provision of reusable and compliant paper carryout bags by retail establishments.
RCW 70A.205.400 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 400
RCW 70A.205.400: Disposal of vehicle tires outside designated area prohibited—Penalty—Exemption.
Status: in_force

(1) No person may drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of vehicle tires on any public property or private property in this state or in the waters of this state whether from a vehicle or otherwise, including, but not limited to, any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forestland, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley unless: (a) The property is designated by the state, or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions, for the disposal of discarded vehicle tires; and (b) The person is authorized to use the property for such purpose. (2) A violation of this section is punishable by a civil penalty, which shall not be less than two hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars for each offense. (3) This section does not apply to the storage or deposit of vehicle tires in quantities deemed exempt under rules adopted by the department of ecology under its functional standards for solid waste.
RCW 70A.145.902 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 145 / Section 902
RCW 70A.145.902: Ratification of prior acts.
Status: in_force

To the extent that they provide for or address funding, cost allocation, and recovery of fire suppression water facilities and services, all ordinances, resolutions, and contracts adopted, entered, implemented, or performed prior to July 28, 2013, are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed. This chapter must not affect or impair any ordinance, resolution, or contract lawfully entered into prior to July 28, 2013.
RCW 70.87.034 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 034
RCW 70.87.034: Additional powers of department.
Status: in_force

The department also has the following powers: (1) The department may adopt any rules necessary or helpful for the department to implement and enforce this chapter. (2) The director may issue subpoenas for the production of persons, papers, or information in all proceedings and investigations within the scope of this chapter. If a person refuses to obey a subpoena, the director, through the attorney general, may ask the superior court to order the person to obey the subpoena. (3) The director may take the oral or written testimony of any person. The director has the power to administer oaths. (4) The director may make specific decisions, cease and desist orders, other orders, and rulings, including demands and findings.
RCW 70.125.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 125 / Section 020
RCW 70.125.020: Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Sexual assault is a serious crime in society, affecting a large number of children, women, and men each year; (2) Efforts over many years to distribute information and collect data have demonstrated the incidence of sexual assault that continues to impact communities, families, and individuals; (3) Over the past three decades, law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals, educators, mental health providers, public health professionals, and victim advocates have benefited from a commitment to training and learning regarding appropriate responses to and services for victims of sexual assault; (4) This same effort has resulted in increased public awareness of sexual assault and its impact on communities, families, and individuals; (5) Law enforcement, prosecutors, medical professionals, educators, mental health providers, public health professionals, and victim advocates should continue to work closely and collaboratively to improve responses to and services for victims of sexual assault; (6) The physical, emotional, financial, and psychological needs of victims and their families are particularly well-served by timely and effective services provided in local communities; and (7) Persons who are victims of sexual assault benefit directly from continued public awareness and education, prosecutions of offenders, a criminal justice system which treats them in a humane manner, and access to victim-centered, culturally relevant services.
RCW 70A.15.1550 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 1550
RCW 70A.15.1550: Resolutions activating authorities—Contents—Filings—Effective date of operation.
Status: in_force

The resolution or resolutions activating an air pollution authority shall specify the name of the authority and participating political bodies; the authority's principal place of business; the territory included within it; and the effective date upon which such authority shall begin to transact business and exercise its powers. In addition, such resolution or resolutions may specify the amount of money to be contributed annually by each political subdivision, or a method of dividing expenses of the air pollution control program. Upon the adoption of a resolution or resolutions calling for the activation of an authority or the merger of an inactive or activated authority or several activated authorities to form a multicounty authority, the governing body of each shall cause a certified copy of each such ordinance or resolution to be filed in the office of the secretary of state of the state of Washington. From and after the date of filing with the secretary of state a certified copy of each such resolution, or resolutions, or the date specified in such resolution or resolutions, whichever is later, the authority may begin to function and may exercise its powers. Any authority activated by the provisions of this chapter shall cause a certified copy of all information required by this section to be filed in the office of the secretary of state of the state of Washington.
RCW 70.128.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 120
RCW 70.128.120: Adult family home provider, applicant, resident manager—Minimum qualifications.
Status: in_force

Each adult family home provider, applicant, and each resident manager shall have the following minimum qualifications, except that only applicants are required to meet the provisions of subsections (10) and (11) of this section: (1) Twenty-one years of age or older; (2) For those applying after September 1, 2001, to be licensed as providers, and for resident managers whose employment begins after September 1, 2001, a United States high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536 or any English or translated government documentation of the following: (a) Successful completion of government-approved public or private school education in a foreign country that includes an annual average of one thousand hours of instruction over twelve years or no less than twelve thousand hours of instruction; (b) A foreign college, foreign university, or United States community college two-year diploma; (c) Admission to, or completion of coursework at, a foreign university or college for which credit was granted; (d) Admission to, or completion of coursework at, a United States college or university for which credits were awarded; (e) Admission to, or completion of postgraduate coursework at, a United States college or university for which credits were awarded; or (f) Successful passage of the United States board examination for registered nursing, or any professional medical occupation for which college or university education preparation was required; (3) Good moral and responsible character and reputation; (4) Literacy and the ability to communicate in the English language; (5) Management and administrative ability to carry out the requirements of this chapter; (6) Satisfactory completion of department-approved basic training and continuing education training as required by RCW 74.39A.074 , and in rules adopted by the department; (7) Satisfactory completion of department-approved, or equivalent, special care training before a provider may provide special care services to a resident; (8) Not be disqualified by a department background check; (9) For those applying to be licensed as providers, and for resident managers whose employment begins after August 24, 2011, at least one thousand hours in the previous sixty months of successful, direct caregiving experience obtained after age eighteen to vulnerable adults in a licensed or contracted setting prior to operating or managing an adult family home. The applicant or resident manager must have credible evidence of the successful, direct caregiving experience or, currently hold one of the following professional licenses: Physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW; osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW; physician assistant licensed under chapter 18.71A RCW; registered nurse, *advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW; (10) For applicants, proof of financial solvency, as defined in rule; and (11) Applicants must successfully complete an adult family home administration and business planning class, prior to being granted a license. The class must be a minimum of forty-eight hours of classroom time and approved by the department. The department shall promote and prioritize bilingual capabilities within available resources and when materials are available for this purpose. Under exceptional circumstances, such as the sudden and unexpected death of a provider, the department may consider granting a license to an applicant who has not completed the class but who meets all other requirements. If the department decides to grant the license due to exceptional circumstances, the applicant must have enrolled in or completed the class within four months of licensure.
RCW 70.77.535 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 535
RCW 70.77.535: Articles pyrotechnic, special effects for entertainment media.
Status: in_force

The assembling, compounding, use, and display of articles pyrotechnic or special effects in the production of motion pictures, radio or television productions, or live entertainment shall be under the direction and control of a pyrotechnic operator licensed by the state of Washington and who possesses a valid permit from the city or county.
RCW 70A.240.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 240 / Section 020
RCW 70A.240.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Center" means recycling development center. (2) "Department" means the department of ecology. (3) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology. (4) "Local government" means a city, town, or county. (5) "Recyclable materials" means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals, and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to a local comprehensive solid waste plan. (6) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration. (7) "Secondary materials" means any materials that are not the primary products from manufacturing and other industrial sectors. These materials may include scrap and residuals from production processes and products that have been recovered at the end of their useful life. (8) "Solid waste" or "wastes" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and recyclable materials.
RCW 70.14.165 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 14 / Section 165
RCW 70.14.165: Total cost of insulin work group—Authority implementation.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to implement strategies recommended by the total cost of insulin work group established in *RCW 70.14.160 , the health care authority may: (a) Become or designate a state agency that shall become a drug wholesaler licensed under RCW 18.64.046 ; (b) Become or designate a state agency that shall become a pharmacy benefit manager registered under **RCW 19.340.030 ; or (c) Purchase prescription drugs on behalf of the state directly from other states or in coordination with other states. (2) In addition to the authorities granted in subsection (1) of this section, if the total cost of insulin work group established in *RCW 70.14.160 determines that all or a portion of the strategies may be implemented without statutory changes, the health care authority and the prescription drug purchasing consortium described in RCW 70.14.060 shall begin implementation without further legislative direction.
RCW 70A.20.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 20 / Section 020
RCW 70A.20.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Director" means director of the department of ecology. (3) "Local government" means county or city government or any combination of the two. (4) "Noise" means the intensity, duration and character of sounds from any and all sources. (5) "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental body, state, or other entity whatsoever.
RCW 70A.230.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 060
RCW 70A.230.060: Rules—Product preference.
Status: in_force

(1) The *department of general administration must, by January 1, 2005, revise its rules, policies, and guidelines to implement the purpose of this chapter. (2) The department of enterprise services must give priority and preference to the purchase of equipment, supplies, and other products that contain no mercury-added compounds or components, unless: (a) There is no economically feasible nonmercury-added alternative that performs a similar function; or (b) the product containing mercury is designed to reduce electricity consumption by at least forty percent and there is no nonmercury or lower mercury alternative available that saves the same or a greater amount of electricity as the exempted product. In circumstances where a nonmercury-added product is not available, preference must be given to the purchase of products that contain the least amount of mercury added to the product necessary for the required performance.
RCW 70A.388.210 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 388 / Section 210
RCW 70A.388.210: Professional uses.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the kind or amount of radiation that may be intentionally applied to a person for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes by or under the immediate direction of a licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within the scope of his or her professional license.
RCW 70.54.240 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 240
RCW 70.54.240: Cancer registry program—Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health shall adopt rules as to which types of cancer shall be reported, who shall report, and the form and timing of the reports. A patient's usual occupation or, if the patient is retired, the primary occupation of the patient before retirement must be reported. (2) Every health care facility and independent clinical laboratory, and those physicians or others providing health care who diagnose or treat any patient with cancer who is not hospitalized within one month of diagnosis, will provide the contractor with the information required under subsection (1) of this section. The required information may be collected on a regional basis where such a system exists and forwarded to the contractor in a form suitable for the purposes of RCW 70.54.230 through 70.54.270 . Such reporting arrangements shall be reduced to a written agreement between the contractor and any regional reporting agency which shall detail the manner, form, and timeliness of the reporting.
RCW 70.74.135 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 135
RCW 70.74.135: Purchaser of explosives—Application—License.
Status: in_force

All persons desiring to purchase explosives except handloader components shall apply to the department of labor and industries for a license. Said application shall state, among other things: (1) The location where explosives are to be used; (2) The kind and amount of explosives to be used; (3) The name and address of the applicant; (4) The reason for desiring to use explosives; (5) The citizenship of the applicant if the applicant is an individual; (6) If the applicant is a partnership, the names and addresses of the partners and their citizenship; (7) If the applicant is an association or corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and directors thereof and their citizenship; and (8) Such other pertinent information as the director of the department of labor and industries shall require to effectuate the purpose of this chapter. The department of labor and industries shall issue the license if the applicant demonstrates that either the applicant or the officers, agents or employees of the applicant are sufficiently experienced in the use of explosives to authorize a purchase license. However, no purchaser's license may be issued to any person who cannot document proof of possession or right to use approved and licensed storage facilities unless the person signs a statement certifying that explosives will not be stored.
RCW 70.129.005 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 129 / Section 005
RCW 70.129.005: Intent—Basic rights.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that long-term care facilities are a critical part of the state's long-term care services system. It is the intent of the legislature that individuals who reside in long-term care facilities receive appropriate services, be treated with courtesy, and continue to enjoy their basic civil and legal rights. It is also the intent of the legislature that long-term care facility residents have the opportunity to exercise reasonable control over life decisions. The legislature finds that choice, participation, privacy, and the opportunity to engage in religious, political, civic, recreational, and other social activities foster a sense of self-worth and enhance the quality of life for long-term care residents. The legislature finds that the public interest would be best served by providing the same basic resident rights in all long-term care settings. Residents in nursing facilities are guaranteed certain rights by federal law and regulation, 42 U.S.C. 1396r and 42 C.F.R. part 483. It is the intent of the legislature to extend those basic rights to residents in veterans' homes, assisted living facilities, enhanced services facilities, and adult family homes. The legislature intends that a facility should care for its residents in a manner and in an environment that promotes maintenance or enhancement of each resident's quality of life. A resident should have a safe, clean, comfortable, and homelike environment, allowing the resident to use his or her personal belongings to the extent possible.
RCW 70.175.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 175 / Section 060
RCW 70.175.060: Duties and responsibilities of participating communities.
Status: in_force

The duties and responsibilities of participating communities shall include: (1) To involve major health care providers, businesses, public officials, and other community leaders in project design, administration, and oversight; (2) To identify an individual or organization to serve as the local administrator of the project. The secretary may require the local administrator to maintain acceptable accountability of seed grant funding; (3) To coordinate and avoid duplication of public health and other health care services; (4) To assess and analyze community health care needs; (5) To identify services and providers necessary to meet needs; (6) To develop outcome measures to assess the long-term effectiveness of modifications initiated through the project; (7) To write a health care delivery system strategic plan including to the extent possible, identification of outcome measures needed to achieve health status outcomes identified in the plan. New organizational structures created should integrate existing programs and activities of local health providers so as to maximize the efficient planning and delivery of health care by local providers and promote more accessible and affordable health care services to rural citizens. Participants should create health care delivery system strategic plans which promote health care services which the participant can financially sustain; (8) To screen and contract with consultants for technical assistance if the project site was selected to receive funding and assistance is needed; (9) To monitor and evaluate the project in an ongoing manner; (10) To implement necessary changes as defined in the plans such as converting existing facilities, developing or modifying services, recruiting providers, or obtaining agreements with other communities to provide some or all health care services; and (11) To provide data and comply with other requirements of the administrator that are intended to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects.
RCW 70.162.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 162 / Section 040
RCW 70.162.040: Public agencies—Directive.
Status: in_force

Public agencies are encouraged to: (1) Evaluate the adequacy of mechanical ventilation and filtration systems in light of the recommendations of the American society of heating, refrigerating, and air conditioning engineers and the building officials and code administrators international; and (2) Maintain and operate any mechanical ventilation and filtration systems in a manner that allows for maximum operating efficiency consistent with the recommendations of the American society of heating, refrigerating, and air conditioning engineers and the building officials and code administrators international.
RCW 70.77.405 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 405
RCW 70.77.405: Authorized sales of toy caps, tricks, and novelties.
Status: in_force

Toy paper caps containing not more than twenty-five hundredths grain of explosive compound for each cap and trick or novelty devices not classified as consumer fireworks may be sold at all times unless prohibited by local ordinance.
RCW 70A.145.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 145 / Section 050
RCW 70A.145.050: Payment by counties.
Status: in_force

A county is not required to pay for fire suppression water facilities or services except: (1) As a customer of a purveyor; (2) in areas where a county is acting as a purveyor; or (3) where a county has agreed to do so consistent with RCW 70A.145.040 .
RCW 70.77.165 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 165
RCW 70.77.165: Definitions—"Fire nuisance."
Status: in_force

"Fire nuisance" means anything or any act which increases, or may cause an increase of, the hazard or menace of fire to a greater degree than customarily recognized as normal by persons in the public service of preventing, suppressing, or extinguishing fire; or which may obstruct, delay, or hinder, or may become the cause of any obstruction, delay, or a hindrance to the prevention or extinguishment of fire.
RCW 70.48.450 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 450
RCW 70.48.450: Local jail reporting form—Information to be provided by city or county requesting payment for prisoners from state.
Status: in_force

The department of corrections is responsible for developing a reporting form for the local jails. The form shall require sufficient information to identify the person, type of state responsibility, method of notification for availability for movement, and the number of days for which the state is financially responsible. The information shall be provided by the city or county requesting payment for prisoners who are the financial responsibility of the department of corrections.
RCW 70.124.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 124 / Section 080
RCW 70.124.080: Department reports of abused or neglected patients.
Status: in_force

The department shall forward to the appropriate state licensing authority a copy of any report received pursuant to this chapter which alleges that a person who is professionally licensed by this state has abused or neglected a patient.
RCW 70.185.900 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 185 / Section 900
RCW 70.185.900: Application to scope of practice—Captions not law—1991 c 332.
Status: in_force

See notes following RCW 18.130.010 .
RCW 70A.15.6455 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 6455
RCW 70A.15.6455: Restitution following a criminal conviction.
Status: in_force

In determining restitution following a criminal conviction under this chapter, the court is authorized to order restitution for harm to natural resources or the environment.
RCW 70.126.001 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 126 / Section 001
RCW 70.126.001: Legislative finding.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the cost of medical care in general and hospital care in particular has risen dramatically in recent years, and that in 1981, such costs rose faster than in any year since World War II. The purpose of RCW 70.126.001 through * 70.126.050 is to support the provision of less expensive and more appropriate levels of care, home health care and hospice care, in order to avoid hospitalization or shorten hospital stays.
RCW 70.87.120 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 120
RCW 70.87.120: Inspectors—Inspections and reinspections—Suspension or revocation of permit—Order to discontinue use—Penalties—Investigation by department—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall appoint and employ inspectors, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, under the provisions of the rules adopted by the Washington personnel resources board in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the department shall cause all conveyances to be inspected and tested at least once each year. Inspectors have the right during reasonable hours to enter into and upon any building or premises in the discharge of their official duties, for the purpose of making any inspection or testing any conveyance contained thereon or therein. Inspections and tests shall conform with the rules adopted by the department. The department shall inspect all installations before it issues any initial permit for operation. Permits shall not be issued until the fees required by this chapter have been paid. (b)(i) Private residence conveyances operated exclusively for single-family use shall be inspected and tested only when required under RCW 70.87.100 or as necessary for the purposes of subsection (4) of this section and shall be exempt from RCW 70.87.090 unless an annual inspection and operating permit are requested by the owner. (ii) The department may perform additional inspections of a private residence conveyance at the request of the owner of the conveyance. Fees for these inspections shall be in accordance with the schedule of fees adopted for operating permits pursuant to RCW 70.87.030 . An inspection requested under this subsection (2)(b)(ii) shall not be performed until the required fees have been paid. (3) If inspection shows a conveyance to be in an unsafe condition, the department shall issue an inspection report in writing requiring the repairs or alterations to be made to the conveyance that are necessary to render it safe and may also suspend or revoke a permit pursuant to RCW 70.87.125 or order the operation of a conveyance discontinued pursuant to RCW 70.87.145 . (a) A penalty may be assessed under RCW 70.87.185 for failure to correct a violation within ninety days after the owner is notified in writing of inspection results. (b) The owner may be assessed a penalty under RCW 70.87.185 for failure to submit official notification in writing to the department that all corrections have been completed. (4) The department may investigate accidents and alleged or apparent violations of this chapter. (5) During a state of emergency declared under RCW 43.06.010 (12), the governor may waive or suspend the collection of fees under this section or any portion of this section or under any administrative rule, and issue any orders to facilitate the operation of state or local government or to promote and secure the safety and protection of the civilian population.
RCW 70A.100.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 100 / Section 030
RCW 70A.100.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms when used in this chapter shall be defined as follows: (1) "Coordinated water system plan" means a plan for public water systems within a critical water supply service area which identifies the present and future needs of the systems and sets forth means for meeting those needs in the most efficient manner possible. Such a plan shall include provisions for subsequently updating the plan. In areas where more than one water system exists, a coordinated plan may consist of either: (a) A new plan developed for the area following its designation as a critical water supply service area; or (b) a compilation of compatible water system plans existing at the time of such designation and containing such supplementary provisions as are necessary to satisfy the requirements of this chapter. Any such coordinated plan must include provisions regarding: Future service area designations; assessment of the feasibility of shared source, transmission, and storage facilities; emergency inter-ties; design standards; and other concerns related to the construction and operation of the water system facilities. (2) "Critical water supply service area" means a geographical area which is characterized by a proliferation of small, inadequate water systems, or by water supply problems which threaten the present or future water quality or reliability of service in such a manner that efficient and orderly development may best be achieved through coordinated planning by the water utilities in the area. (3) "Public water system" means any system providing water intended for, or used for, human consumption or other domestic uses. It includes, but is not limited to, the source, treatment for purifying purposes only, storage, transmission, pumping, and distribution facilities where water is furnished to any community, or number of individuals, or is made available to the public for human consumption or domestic use, but excluding water systems serving one single-family residence. However, systems existing on September 21, 1977 which are owner operated and serve less than ten single-family residences or which serve only one industrial plant shall be excluded from this definition and the provisions of this chapter. (4) "Purveyor" means any agency or subdivision of the state or any municipal corporation, firm, company, mutual or cooperative association, institution, partnership, or person or any other entity, that owns or operates for wholesale or retail service a public water system. It also means the authorized agents of any such entities. (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health or the secretary's authorized representative. (6) "Service area" means a specific geographical area serviced or for which service is planned by a purveyor.
RCW 70.104.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 104 / Section 060
RCW 70.104.060: Technical assistance, consultations and services to physicians and agencies authorized.
Status: in_force

In order effectively to prevent human illness due to pesticides and to carry out the requirements of this chapter, the department of health is authorized to provide technical assistance and consultation regarding health effects of pesticides to physicians and other agencies, and is authorized to operate an analytical chemical laboratory and may provide analytical and laboratory services to physicians and other agencies to determine pesticide levels in human and other tissues, and appropriate environmental samples.
RCW 70A.25.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 25 / Section 110
RCW 70A.25.110: Used vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) Motor vehicle dealers selling a used vehicle not under a new vehicle warranty shall include a notice in each vehicle purchase order form that reads as follows: "The owner of a vehicle may be required to spend up to (a dollar amount established under RCW 70A.25.030 ) for repairs if the vehicle does not meet the vehicle emission standards under this chapter. Unless expressly warranted by the motor vehicle dealer, the dealer is not warranting that this vehicle will pass any emission tests required by federal or state law." (2) The signature of the purchaser on the notice required under subsection (1) of this section shall constitute a valid disclaimer of any implied warranty by the dealer as to a vehicle's compliance with any emission standards. (3) The disclosure requirement of subsection (1) of this section applies to all motor vehicle dealers located in counties where state emission inspections are required.
RCW 70A.15.9002 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 9002
RCW 70A.15.9002: Construction, repeal of RCW 70.94.061 through 70.94.066—Saving.
Status: repealed

The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed: (1) Section 7, chapter 238, Laws of 1967, and RCW 70.94.061 ; (2) Section 8, chapter 238, Laws of 1967, and RCW 70.94.062 ; (3) Section 9, chapter 238, Laws of 1967, and RCW 70.94.064 ; and (4) Section 10, chapter 238, Laws of 1967, and RCW 70.94.066 . Such repeals shall not be construed as affecting any authority in existence on April 24, 1969, nor as affecting any action, activities or proceedings initiated by such authority prior hereto, nor as affecting any civil or criminal proceedings instituted by such authority, nor any rule, regulation, resolution, ordinance, or order promulgated by such authority, nor any administrative action taken by such authority, nor the term of office, or appointment or employment of any person appointed or employed by such authority.
RCW 70A.205.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 080
RCW 70A.205.080: Financial aid to counties and cities.
Status: in_force

Any county may apply to the department on a form prescribed thereby for financial aid for the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive county plan for solid waste management required by RCW 70A.205.040 , including contamination reduction and outreach plans. Any city electing to prepare an independent city plan, a joint city plan, or a joint county-city plan for solid waste management for inclusion in the county comprehensive plan may apply for financial aid for such purpose through the county. Every city application for financial aid for planning shall be filed with the county auditor and shall be included as a part of the county's application for financial aid. Any city preparing an independent plan shall provide for disposal sites wholly within its jurisdiction. The department shall allocate to the counties and cities applying for financial aid for planning and implementation, including contamination reduction and outreach plan development and implementation, such funds as may be available pursuant to legislative appropriations or from any federal grants for such purpose. The department shall determine priorities and allocate available funds among the counties and cities applying for aid according to criteria established by regulations of the department considering population, urban development, environmental effects of waste disposal, existing waste handling practices, and the local justification of their proposed expenditures.
RCW 70A.210.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 090
RCW 70A.210.090: Facilities—Revenue bonds—Refunding provisions.
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by a municipality by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon and any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith: PROVIDED, That an issue of refunding bonds may be combined with an issue of additional revenue bonds on any facilities. Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby, or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the owners of any bonds to be so refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange except on the terms expressed on the face thereof. Any refunding bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions contained in RCW 70A.210.050 and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70A.210.070 .
RCW 70A.205.170 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 170
RCW 70A.205.170: Waste generated outside the state—Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) The state of Washington has responded to the increasing challenges of safe, affordable disposal of solid waste by an ambitious program of waste reduction, recycling and reuse, as well as strict standards to ensure the safe handling, transportation, and disposal of solid waste; (2) All communities in Washington participate in these programs through locally available recycling services, increased source separation and material recovery requirements, programs for waste reduction and product reuse, and performance standards that apply to all solid waste disposal facilities in the state; (3) New requirements for the siting and performance of disposal facilities have greatly decreased the number of such facilities in Washington, and the state has a significant interest in ensuring adequate disposal capacity within the state; (4) The landfilling, incineration, and other disposal of solid waste may adversely impact public health and environmental quality, and the state has a significant interest in decreasing volumes of the waste stream destined for disposal; (5) Because of the decreasing number of disposal facilities and other reasons, solid waste is being transported greater distances, often beyond the community where generated and is increasingly being transported between states; (6) Washington's waste management priorities and programs are a balanced approach of increased reuse, recycling and waste reduction, the strengthening of markets for recycled content products, and the safe disposal of the remaining waste stream, with the costs of these programs shared equitably by all persons generating waste in the state; (7) Those residing in other states who generate waste destined for disposal within Washington should also share the costs of waste diversion and management of Washington's disposal facilities, so that the risks of waste disposal and the costs of mitigating those risks are shared equitably by all waste generators, regardless of their location; (8) Because Washington state may not directly regulate waste handling, reduction, and recycling activities beyond its state boundaries, the only reasonable alternative to ensure this equitable treatment of waste being disposed within Washington is to implement a program of reviewing such activities as to waste originating outside of Washington, and to assign the additional costs, when necessary, to ensure that the waste meets standards substantially equivalent to those applicable to waste generated within the state, and, in some cases, to prohibit disposal of waste where its generation and management is not subject to standards substantially equivalent to those applicable to waste generated within the state.
RCW 70A.205.460 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 460
RCW 70A.205.460: Limitations on liability.
Status: in_force

No person or business, having documented proof that it legally transferred possession of waste tires to a validly licensed transporter or storer of waste tires or to a validly permitted recycler, has any further liability related to the waste tires legally transferred.
RCW 70.180.009 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 180 / Section 009
RCW 70.180.009: Finding—Rural training opportunities.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that a shortage of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and physician assistants exists in rural areas of the state. In addition, many education programs to train these health care providers do not include options for practical training experience in rural settings. As a result, many health care providers find their current training does not prepare them for the unique demands of rural practice. The legislature declares that the availability of rural training opportunities as a part of professional medical, nursing, pharmacist, and physician assistant education would provide needed practical experience, serve to attract providers to rural areas, and help address the current shortage of these providers in rural Washington.
RCW 70.395.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 040
RCW 70.395.040: Standards for sanitation, hygiene, and safety—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health shall adopt rules as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this section in order to ensure private detention facilities comply with measurable standards providing sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions for detained persons. The department of health rules shall include that: (a) A detained person should have a safe, clean, and comfortable environment that allows a detained person to use the person's personal belongings to the extent possible; (b) Living areas, including areas used for sleeping, recreation, dining, telecommunications, visitation, and bathrooms, must be cleaned and sanitized regularly; (c) A private detention facility must provide laundry facilities, equipment, handling, and processes for linen and laundered items that are clean and in good repair, adequate to meet the needs of detained persons, and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions. Laundry and linen must be handled, cleaned, and stored according to acceptable methods of infection control including preventing contamination from other sources. Separate areas for handling clean laundry and soiled laundry must be provided and laundry rooms and areas must be ventilated to the exterior; (d) Basic personal hygiene items must be provided to a detained person regularly at no cost; (e) A private detention facility shall provide a nutritious and balanced diet, including fresh fruits and vegetables, and shall recognize a detained person's need for a special diet. A private detention facility must follow proper food handling and hygiene practices. A private detention facility must provide at least three meals per day, at no cost, and at reasonable hours; (f) Safe indoor air quality must be maintained; (g) The private detention facility must have both heating and air conditioning equipment that can be adjusted by room or area. Rooms used by a detained person must be able to maintain interior temperatures between 65 degrees Fahrenheit and 78 degrees Fahrenheit year-round. Excessive odors and moisture must be prevented in the building; (h) A private detention facility must implement and maintain an infection control program that prevents the transmission of infections and communicable disease among detained persons, staff, and visitors; and (i) A private detention facility must provide: (i) Ready access and equipment to accommodate detained persons with physical and mental disabilities; (ii) Adequate lighting in all areas; (iii) An adequate supply of hot and cold running water under pressure meeting the standards in chapters 246-290 and 246-291 WAC, with devices to prevent backflow into the potable water supply system, and water temperature not exceeding 120 degrees Fahrenheit automatically regulated at all plumbing fixtures used by detained persons; (iv) Written policies, procedures, and schedules for maintenance and housekeeping functions; (v) Housekeeping and service facilities on each floor, including: (A) One or more service sinks, designed for filling and emptying mop buckets; (B) Housekeeping closets that are equipped with shelving, ventilated to the out-of-doors, and kept locked; and (C) A utility service area designed and equipped for washing, disinfecting, storing, and housing medical and nursing supplies and equipment; and (vi) Equipment and facilities to collect and dispose of all sewage, garbage, refuse, and liquid waste in a safe and sanitary manner. (2) The office of the attorney general may enforce violations of this section on its own initiative or in response to complaints or violations.
RCW 70A.212.130 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 212 / Section 130
RCW 70A.212.130: Licenses or certificates—Suspension for noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
Status: in_force

The director shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license or certificate shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.
RCW 70A.565.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 565 / Section 010
RCW 70A.565.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1)(a) "Aluminum or brass cookware" means the following items when made of brass or aluminum: Pots, pans, kettles, griddles, grills, internal pots for devices such as rice cookers or pressure cookers, and similar vessels or surfaces in or on which food is cooked. (b) "Aluminum or brass cookware" does not include: (i) Items with only an internal layer of aluminum or brass that is completely enclosed by stainless steel; or (ii) The body of electronic cooking devices with removable cooking containers, such as slow cookers, rice cookers, and pressure cookers. (2) "Aluminum or brass cookware component" means cookware parts made of aluminum or brass such as lids, rivets, fasteners, valves, and vent pipes. (3) "Aluminum or brass utensils" means tools made from aluminum or brass such as knives, forks, spoons, spatulas, and similar tools used for preparing, serving, or eating food, unless completely enclosed by stainless steel. (4) "Department" means the Washington state department of ecology. (5) "Manufacturer" means any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture that produces a product or is an importer or domestic distributor of a product sold or offered for sale in or into the state. (6) "Vulnerable populations" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 .
RCW 70A.420.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 420 / Section 050
RCW 70A.420.050: Rules—Report.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules to: (1) Establish procedures and requirements for the accreditation of lead-based paint activities and renovation activities training programs including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Training curriculum; (b) Training hours; (c) Hands-on training; (d) Trainee competency and proficiency; (e) Training program quality control; (f) Procedures for the reaccreditation of training programs; (g) Procedures for the oversight of training programs; and (h) Procedures for the suspension, revocation, or modification of training program accreditations, or acceptance of training offered by an accredited training provider in another state or Indian tribe authorized by the environmental protection agency; (2) Establish procedures for the purposes of certification, for the acceptance of training offered by an accredited training provider in a state or Indian tribe authorized by the environmental protection agency; (3) Certify individuals and firms involved in lead-based paint activities and renovation activities to ensure that certified: (a) Individuals are trained by an accredited training program and possess appropriate educational or experience qualifications for certification; and (b) Firms meet the qualification requirements to offer work in the state and have at least one certified individual employed with the firm; (4) Establish requirements for the administration of third-party certification exams for lead-based paint activities; (5) Establish procedures for recertification; (6) Establish work practices required for lead-based paint activities and renovation activities; (7) Use laboratories accredited under the environmental protection agency's national lead laboratory accreditation program; (8) Establish procedures for the suspension, revocation, or modification of certifications and accreditations; (9) Establish an enforcement response policy that shall include: (a) Warning letters, notices of noncompliance, notices of violation, or the equivalent; (b) Administrative or civil actions, including penalty authority, including accreditation or certification suspension, revocation, or modification; and (c) Authority to refer for possible imposition of criminal sanctions or exercise of other criminal or civil authority using existing state laws as applicable; (10) Prepare and submit a biennial report to the legislature regarding the program's status, its costs, and the number of persons certified by the program; (11) In accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, carry out the provisions of this chapter and establish an appeals process for violations of this chapter.
RCW 70A.540.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 540 / Section 040
RCW 70A.540.040: Gas collection and control system.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner or operator of any municipal solid waste landfill that has a calculated landfill gas heat input capacity greater than or equal to 3,000,000 British thermal units per hour recovered must install a gas collection and control system that meets the requirements of this section and the department's implementing rules adopted pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 , unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department or local authority that after four consecutive quarterly monitoring periods there is no measured concentration of methane of 200 parts per million by volume or greater using the instantaneous surface monitoring procedures specified in RCW 70A.540.080 and the department's implementing rules adopted pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 . If a municipal solid waste landfill partners with a third party to operate all or a portion of the gas collection and control system or energy recovery device, the obligation to comply with the requirements of this chapter are the responsibility of the owner or operator of the relevant portion of the gas collection and control system or energy recovery device. (2) The gas collection and control system must handle the expected gas generation flow rate from the entire area of the municipal solid waste landfill and must collect gas at an extraction rate to comply with the surface methane emission limits set forth in RCW 70A.540.050 and the department's implementing rules. (3) The gas collection and control system must be designed and operated so that there is no landfill gas leak that exceeds 500 parts per million by volume, measured as methane, at any component under positive pressure. (4) The gas collection and control system, if it uses a flare, must achieve a methane destruction efficiency of at least 99 percent by weight and must use either an enclosed flare or, if the system uses an open flare, the open flare must comply with the following requirements: (a) The open flare must meet the requirements of 40 C.F.R. Sec. 60.18 (as last amended by 73 Fed. Reg. 78209, December 22, 2008); (b) An open flare installed and operating prior to December 31, 2022, may operate until January 1, 2032, unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department or local authority that the landfill gas heat input capacity is less than 3,000,000 British thermal units per hour pursuant to RCW 70A.540.080 and the department's implementing rules adopted pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 and is insufficient to support the continuous operation of an enclosed flare or other gas control device; and (c) The owner or operator may temporarily operate an open flare during the repair or maintenance of the gas control system, or while awaiting the installation of an enclosed flare, or to address off-site gas migration issues. Any owner or operator seeking to temporarily operate an open flare must submit a written request to the department or local authority pursuant to RCW 70A.540.100 and the department's implementing rules adopted pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 . (5) If the gas collection and control system does not use a flare, it must either route the collected gas to an energy recovery device or devices, or must route the collected gas to a treatment system that processes the collected gas for subsequent sale or use. (6) If a gas collection and control system routes the collected gas to an energy recovery device or devices, the owner or operator of the energy recovery device or devices must comply with the following requirements: (a) The device or devices must achieve a methane destruction efficiency of at least 97 percent by weight, except for lean-burn internal combustion engines that were installed and operating prior to January 1, 2022, which must reduce the outlet methane concentration to less than 3,000 parts per million by volume, dry basis corrected to 15 percent oxygen; and (b) If a boiler or a process heater is used as the gas control device, the landfill gas stream must be introduced into the flame zone, except that where the landfill gas is not the primary fuel for the boiler or process heater, introduction of the landfill gas stream into the flame zone is not required. (7) If a gas collection and control system routes the collected gas to a treatment system that processes the collected gas for subsequent sale or use, the owner or operator of the treatment system must ensure the system achieves a methane leak rate of three percent or less by weight. Venting of processed landfill gas to the ambient air is not allowed. If the processed landfill gas cannot be routed for subsequent sale or use, then the treated landfill gas must be controlled according to subsection (4) of this section. (8) The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill must conduct a source test for any gas control device or devices subject to this section using the test methods identified in RCW 70A.540.080 and the department's implementing rules adopted pursuant to RCW 70A.540.020 . If a gas control device is currently in compliance with source testing requirements as of June 9, 2022, the owner or operator must conduct the source test no less frequently than once every five years. If a gas control device is currently not in compliance with source testing requirements as of June 9, 2022, or if a subsequent source test shows the gas control device is out of compliance, the owner or operator must conduct the source test no less frequently than once per year until two subsequent consecutive tests both show compliance. Upon two subsequent consecutive compliant tests, the owner or operator may return to conducting the source test no less frequently than once every five years.
RCW 70A.200.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 200 / Section 050
RCW 70A.200.050: Enforcement of chapter.
Status: in_force

The director shall designate trained employees of the department to be vested with police powers to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter and all rules adopted thereunder. The director shall also have authority to contract with other state and local governmental agencies having law enforcement capabilities for services and personnel reasonably necessary to carry out the enforcement provisions of this chapter. In addition, state patrol officers, fish and wildlife officers, fire wardens, deputy fire wardens and forest rangers, sheriffs and marshals and their deputies, and police officers, and those employees of the department of ecology and the parks and recreation commission vested with police powers all shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and all rules adopted thereunder and are hereby empowered to issue citations to and/or arrest without warrant, persons violating any provision of this chapter or any of the rules adopted hereunder. All of the foregoing enforcement officers may serve and execute all warrants, citations, and other process issued by the courts in enforcing the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted hereunder. In addition, mailing by registered mail of such warrant, citation, or other process to his or her last known place of residence shall be deemed as personal service upon the person charged.
RCW 70A.430.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 430 / Section 070
RCW 70A.430.070: Manufacturers of restricted products—Notice to sellers and distributors—Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer of products that are restricted under this chapter must notify persons that sell the manufacturer's products in this state about the provisions of this chapter no less than 90 days prior to the effective date of the restrictions. (2) A manufacturer that produces, sells, or distributes a product prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution in this state under this chapter must recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other purchaser for the product. (3) A manufacturer of products in violation of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation in the case of a first offense. Manufacturers who are repeat violators are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 . The penalties provided in this section must be imposed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.300 and may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board. (4) Retailers who unknowingly sell products that are restricted from sale under this chapter are not liable under this chapter. (5) The sale or purchase of any previously owned products containing a chemical restricted under this chapter made in casual or isolated sales as defined in RCW 82.04.040 , or by a nonprofit organization, is exempt from this chapter.
RCW 70A.205.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 020
RCW 70A.205.020: Environmental excellence program agreements—Effect on chapter.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any legal requirement under this chapter, including any standard, limitation, rule, or order is superseded and replaced in accordance with the terms and provisions of an environmental excellence program agreement, entered into under chapter 43.21K RCW.
RCW 70A.222.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 222 / Section 040
RCW 70A.222.040: Certificate of compliance.
Status: in_force

A certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be developed by its manufacturer. For food packaging, a manufacturer shall develop a compliance certificate by the date of a prohibition taking effect under RCW 70A.222.070 . If compliance is achieved under the exemption or exemptions provided in RCW 70A.222.030 , the certificate shall state the specific basis upon which the exemption is claimed. The certificate of compliance shall be signed by an authorized official of the manufacturing company. The certificate of compliance shall be kept on file by the manufacturer for as long as the package or packaging component is in use, and for three years from the date of the last sale or distribution by the manufacturer. Certificates of compliance, or copies thereof, shall be furnished to the department of ecology upon request within sixty days. If manufacturers are required under any other state statute to provide a certificate of compliance, one certificate may be developed containing all required information. If the manufacturer or supplier of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer shall develop an amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging component.
RCW 70.41.125 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 125
RCW 70.41.125: Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall coordinate its hospital construction review process with other state and local agencies having similar review responsibilities, including the department of labor and industries, the office of the state fire marshal, and local building and fire officials. Inconsistencies or conflicts among the agencies shall be identified and eliminated. The department shall provide local agencies with relevant information derived from its construction review process. (2) By September 1, 2004, the department shall report to the legislature regarding its implementation of subsection (1) of this section.
RCW 70A.555.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 555 / Section 140
RCW 70A.555.140: General battery disposal and collection requirements.
Status: in_force

Effective July 1, 2027, for portable batteries and July 1, 2029, for medium format batteries, or the first date on which an approved plan begins to be implemented under this chapter by a battery stewardship organization, whichever comes first: (1) All persons must dispose of unwanted covered batteries through one of the following disposal options: (a) Disposal using the collection sites established by or included in the programs created by this chapter; (b) For covered batteries generated by persons that are regulated generators of covered batteries under federal or state hazardous or solid waste laws, disposal in a manner consistent with the requirements of those laws; or (c) Disposal using local government collection facilities that collect batteries consistent with RCW 70A.555.070 (4)(c). (2)(a) A fee may not be charged at the time unwanted covered batteries are delivered or collected for management. (b) All covered batteries may only be collected, transported, and processed in a manner that meets the standards established for a battery stewardship organization in a plan approved by the department, unless the batteries are being managed as described in subsection (1)(b) of this section. (3) A person may not place covered batteries in waste containers for disposal at incinerators, waste to energy facilities, or landfills. (4) A person may not place covered batteries in or on a container for mixed recyclables unless there is a separate location or compartment for the covered battery that complies with local government collection standards or guidelines. (5) An owner or operator of a solid waste facility may not be found in violation of this section if the facility has posted in a conspicuous location a sign stating that covered batteries must be managed through collection sites established by a battery stewardship organization and are not accepted for disposal. (6) A solid waste collector may not be found in violation of this section for a covered battery placed in a disposal container by the generator of the covered battery.
RCW 70A.525.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 525 / Section 900
RCW 70A.525.900: Effective date—2020 c 121.
Status: in_force

This act takes effect July 1, 2022.
RCW 70A.310.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 310 / Section 050
RCW 70A.310.050: Radiation perpetual maintenance fund—Licensee contributions—Disposition.
Status: in_force

On a quarterly basis on and after January 1, 1980, there shall be levied and the department shall collect a charge of five cents per pound on each pound of uranium or thorium compound milled out of the raw ore. All moneys paid to the department from these charges shall be deposited in a special security fund in the treasury of the state of Washington to be known as the "radiation perpetual maintenance fund." This security fund shall be used by the department when a licensee has ceased to operate and the site may still contain, or have associated with the site at which the licensed activity was conducted in spite of full compliance with RCW 70A.310.030 , radioactive material which will require further maintenance, surveillance, or other care. If, with respect to a licensee, the department determines that the estimated total of these charges will be less than or greater than that required to defray the estimated cost of administration of this responsibility, the department may prescribe such an increased or decreased charge as is considered necessary for this purpose. If, at termination of the license, the department determines that by the applicable standards and practices then in effect, the charges which have been collected from the licensee and earnings generated therefrom are in excess of the amount required to defray the cost of this responsibility, the department may refund the excess portion to the licensee. If, at termination of the license or cessation of operation, the department determines, by the applicable standards and practices then in effect, that the charges which have been collected from the licensee and earnings generated therefrom are together insufficient to defray the cost of this responsibility, the department may collect the excess portion from the licensee.
RCW 70.54.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 250
RCW 70.54.250: Cancer registry program—Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Data obtained under RCW 70.54.240 shall be used for statistical, scientific, medical research, and public health purposes only. (2) The department and its contractor shall ensure that access to data contained in the registry is consistent with federal law for the protection of human subjects and consistent with chapter 42.48 RCW.
RCW 70A.540.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 540 / Section 050
RCW 70A.540.050: Methane concentration limits.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in RCW 70A.540.040 , beginning January 1st of the year following the year in which the department adopts rules to implement this chapter, or upon commencing operation of a newly installed gas collection and control system or modification of an existing gas collection and control system pursuant to RCW 70A.540.040 , whichever is later, and except as provided by the department to accommodate significant technological improvements, which may include the installation of an energy recovery device or devices, not to exceed 24 months after the department adopts rules to implement this chapter, no location on a municipal solid waste landfill surface may exceed the following methane concentration limits, dependent upon whether the owner or operator of the municipal solid waste landfills conducts, pursuant to RCW 70A.540.060 , instantaneous surface emissions monitoring or integrated surface emissions monitoring: (a) Five hundred parts per million by volume, other than nonrepeatable, momentary readings, as determined by instantaneous surface emissions monitoring; or (b) An average methane concentration limit of 25 parts per million by volume as determined by integrated surface emissions monitoring. (2) Any reading exceeding the limits set forth in subsection (1) of this section must be recorded as an exceedance and the following actions must be taken: (a) The owner or operator must record the date, location, and value of each exceedance, along with retest dates and results. The location of each exceedance must be clearly marked and identified on a topographic map of the municipal solid waste landfill, drawn to scale, with the location of both the monitoring grids and the gas collection system clearly identified; and (b) The owner or operator must take corrective action, which may include, but not be limited to, maintenance or repair of the cover, or well vacuum adjustments. The location or locations of any exceedance must be remonitored within 10 calendar days of a measured exceedance. (3) The requirements of this section do not apply to: (a) The working face of the landfill; (b) Areas of the landfill surface where the landfill cover material has been removed for the purpose of installing, expanding, replacing, or repairing components of the landfill cover system, the landfill gas collection and control system, the leachate collection and removal system, or a landfill gas condensate collection and removal system; (c) Areas of the landfill surface where the landfill cover material has been removed for law enforcement activities requiring excavation; or (d) Areas of the landfill in which the landfill owner or operator, or a designee of the owner or operator, is engaged in active mining for minerals or metals.
RCW 70A.15.2040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2040
RCW 70A.15.2040: Air pollution control authority—Powers and duties of activated authority.
Status: in_force

The board of any activated authority in addition to any other powers vested in them by law, shall have power to: (1) Adopt, amend and repeal its own rules and regulations, implementing this chapter and consistent with it, after consideration at a public hearing held in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW. Rules and regulations shall also be adopted in accordance with the notice and adoption procedures set forth in RCW 34.05.320 , those provisions of RCW 34.05.325 that are not in conflict with chapter 42.30 RCW, and with the procedures of RCW 34.05.340 , * 34.05.355 through 34.05.380 , and with chapter 34.08 RCW, except that rules shall not be published in the Washington Administrative Code. Judicial review of rules adopted by an authority shall be in accordance with Part V of chapter 34.05 RCW. An air pollution control authority shall not be deemed to be a state agency. (2) Hold hearings relating to any aspect of or matter in the administration of this chapter not prohibited by the provisions of chapter 62, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. and in connection therewith issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence, administer oaths and take the testimony of any person under oath. (3) Issue such orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings subject to the rights of appeal as provided in chapter 62, Laws of 1970 ex. sess. (4) Require access to records, books, files and other information specific to the control, recovery or release of air contaminants into the atmosphere. (5) Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise. (6) Prepare and develop a comprehensive plan or plans for the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution within its jurisdiction. (7) Encourage voluntary cooperation by persons or affected groups to achieve the purposes of this chapter. (8) Encourage and conduct studies, investigation and research relating to air pollution and its causes, effects, prevention, abatement and control. (9) Collect and disseminate information and conduct educational and training programs relating to air pollution. (10) Advise, consult, cooperate and contract with agencies and departments and the educational institutions of the state, other political subdivisions, industries, other states, interstate or interlocal agencies, and the United States government, and with interested persons or groups. (11) Consult, upon request, with any person proposing to construct, install, or otherwise acquire an air contaminant source or device or system for the control thereof, concerning the efficacy of such device or system, or the air pollution problems which may be related to the source, device or system. Nothing in any such consultation shall be construed to relieve any person from compliance with this chapter, ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations in force pursuant thereto, or any other provision of law. (12) Accept, receive, disburse and administer grants or other funds or gifts from any source, including public and private agencies and the United States government for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions of this chapter.
RCW 70.128.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 050
RCW 70.128.050: License—Required as of July 1, 1990—Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 1990, no person shall operate or maintain an adult family home in this state without a license under this chapter. (2) Couples legally married or state registered domestic partners: (a) May not apply for separate licenses; and (b) May apply jointly to be coproviders if they are both qualified. One person may apply to be a provider without requiring the other person to apply.
RCW 70.28.008 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 28 / Section 008
RCW 70.28.008: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of health; (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health or his or her designee; (3) "Tuberculosis control" refers to the procedures administered in the counties for the control, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis.
RCW 70A.208.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 080
RCW 70A.208.080: Service provider responsibilities.
Status: in_force

A service provider receiving reimbursement or funding under an approved plan must: (1) Provide covered services for covered materials included on the statewide collection lists, covered services for a refill system, or covered services for reusable covered materials, as applicable to the services offered by and service area of the service provider; (2) Register annually with the department; (3) Submit invoices to the producer responsibility organization for reimbursement for services rendered; (4) Meet performance standards established in an approved plan; (5) Ensure that covered materials are sent to responsible markets; (6) Provide documentation to the producer responsibility organization of the amounts, covered material types, and volumes of covered materials by covered service method; (7) Display the service provider's price, minus the reimbursement from the producer responsibility organization, when invoicing customers and, in delivering curbside collection services, pass on the applicable portion of the reimbursement, through solid waste rate reductions or credits, to all customers receiving curbside collection services eligible for reimbursement; and (8) Comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter.
RCW 70.79.230 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 230
RCW 70.79.230: Access to premises by inspectors.
Status: in_force

The chief inspector, or any deputy or special inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler or unfired pressure vessel is constructed, installed and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 70A.226.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 226 / Section 100
RCW 70A.226.100: Delegation to local health department—Review.
Status: in_force

(1) Any permit issued by a local health department under RCW 70A.226.090 may be reviewed by the department to ensure that the proposed site or facility conforms with all applicable laws, rules, and standards under this chapter. (2) If the department does not approve or disapprove a permit within sixty days, the permit shall be considered approved. (3) A local health department may appeal the department's decision to disapprove a permit to the pollution control hearings board, as provided in chapter 43.21B RCW.
RCW 70.05.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 050
RCW 70.05.050: Local health officer—Qualifications—Employment of personnel—Salary and expenses.
Status: in_force

The local health officer shall be an experienced physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state and who is qualified or provisionally qualified in accordance with the standards prescribed in RCW 70.05.051 through 70.05.055 to hold the office of local health officer. No term of office shall be established for the local health officer but the local health officer shall not be removed until after notice is given, and an opportunity for a hearing before the board or official responsible for his or her appointment under this section as to the reason for his or her removal. The local health officer shall act as executive secretary to, and administrative officer for the local board of health and shall also be empowered to employ such technical and other personnel as approved by the local board of health except where the local board of health has appointed an administrative officer under RCW 70.05.040 . The local health officer shall be paid such salary and allowed such expenses as shall be determined by the local board of health. In home rule counties that are part of a health district under this chapter and chapter 70.46 RCW the local health officer and administrative officer shall be appointed by the local board of health.
RCW 70A.125.150 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 150
RCW 70A.125.150: Authority to enter premises—Search warrants—Investigations.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) of this subsection, the secretary or his or her designee shall have the right to enter a premises under the control of a public water system at reasonable times with prior notification in order to determine compliance with laws and rules administered by the department of health to test, inspect, or sample features of a public water system and inspect, copy, or photograph monitoring equipment or other features of a public water system, or records required to be kept under laws or rules regulating public water systems. For the purposes of this section, "premises under the control of a public water system" does not include the premises or private property of a customer of a public water system past the point on the system where the service connection is made. (b) The secretary or his or her designee need not give prior notification to enter a premises under (a) of this subsection if the purpose of the entry is to ensure compliance by the public water system with a prior order of the department or if the secretary or the secretary's designee has reasonable cause to believe the public water system is violating the law and poses a serious threat to public health and safety. (2) The secretary or his or her designee may apply for an administrative search warrant to a court official authorized to issue a criminal search warrant. An administrative search warrant may be issued for the purposes of inspecting or examining property, buildings, premises, place, books, records, or other physical evidence, or conducting tests or taking samples. The warrant shall be issued upon probable cause. It is sufficient probable cause to show any of the following: (a) The inspection, examination, test, or sampling is pursuant to a general administrative plan to determine compliance with laws or rules administered by the department; or (b) The secretary or his or her designee has reason to believe that a violation of a law or rule administered by the department has occurred, is occurring, or may occur. (3) The local health officer or the designee of a local health officer of a local board of health that is enforcing rules regulating public water systems under an agreement with the department allocating state and local responsibility is authorized to conduct investigations and to apply for, obtain, and execute administrative search warrants necessary to perform the local board's agreed-to responsibilities under the same limitations and requirements imposed on the department under this section.
RCW 70A.410.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 410 / Section 005
RCW 70A.410.005: Finding.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) Phosphorus loading of surface waters can stimulate the growth of weeds and algae, and that such growth can have adverse environmental, health, and aesthetic effects; (2) Household detergents contribute to phosphorus loading, and that a limit on detergents containing phosphorus can significantly reduce the discharge of phosphorus into the state's surface and ground waters; (3) Household detergents containing no or very low phosphorus are readily available and that over thirty percent of the United States population lives in areas with a ban on detergents containing phosphorus; (4) Phosphorus limits on household detergents can significantly reduce treatment costs at those sewage treatment facilities that remove phosphorus from the waste stream; and (5) While significant reductions of phosphorus from laundry detergent have been accomplished, similar progress in reducing phosphorus contributions from dishwashing detergents has not been achieved. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to impose a statewide limit on the phosphorus content of household detergents.
RCW 70.390.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 390 / Section 010
RCW 70.390.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authority" means the health care authority. (2) "Board" means the health care cost transparency board. (3) "Health care" means items, services, and supplies intended to improve or maintain human function or treat or ameliorate pain, disease, condition, or injury including, but not limited to, the following types of services: (a) Medical; (b) Behavioral; (c) Substance use disorder; (d) Mental health; (e) Surgical; (f) Optometric; (g) Dental; (h) Podiatric; (i) Chiropractic; (j) Psychiatric; (k) Pharmaceutical; (l) Therapeutic; (m) Preventive; (n) Rehabilitative; (o) Supportive; (p) Geriatric; or (q) Long-term care. (4) "Health care cost growth" means the annual percentage change in total health care expenditures in the state. (5) "Health care cost growth benchmark" means the target percentage for health care cost growth. (6) "Health care coverage" means policies, contracts, certificates, and agreements issued or offered by a payer. (7) "Health care provider" means a person or entity that is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. (8) "Net cost of private health care coverage" means the difference in premiums received by a payer and the claims for the cost of health care paid by the payer under a policy or certificate of health care coverage. (9) "Payer" means: (a) A health carrier as defined in RCW 48.43.005 ; (b) A publicly funded health care program, including medicaid, medicare, the state children's health insurance program, and public and school employee benefit programs administered under chapter 41.05 RCW; (c) A third-party administrator; and (d) Any other public or private entity, other than an individual, that pays or reimburses the cost for the provision of health care. (10) "Total health care expenditures" means all health care expenditures in this state by public and private sources, including: (a) All payments on health care providers' claims for reimbursement for the cost of health care provided; (b) All payments to health care providers other than payments described in (a) of this subsection; (c) All cost-sharing paid by residents of this state, including copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance; and (d) The net cost of private health care coverage.
RCW 70.12.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 12 / Section 070
RCW 70.12.070: Fund subject to audit and check by state.
Status: in_force

The public health pool fund shall be subject to audit by the state auditor and shall be subject to check by the state department of health.
RCW 70A.15.3560 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 3560
RCW 70A.15.3560: Sale of unapproved woodstoves—Application of law to advertising media.
Status: in_force

Nothing in RCW 70A.15.3540 or 70A.15.3550 shall apply to a radio station, television station, publisher, printer, or distributor of a newspaper, magazine, billboard, or other advertising medium that accepts advertising in good faith and without knowledge of its violation of RCW 70A.15.3510 through 70A.15.3620 .
RCW 70A.430.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 430 / Section 020
RCW 70A.430.020: Prohibition on the manufacturing and sale of children's products containing lead, cadmium, or phthalates.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning July 1, 2009, no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state a children's product or product component containing the following: (a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, lead at more than .009 percent by weight (ninety parts per million); (b) Cadmium at more than .004 percent by weight (forty parts per million); or (c) Phthalates, individually or in combination, at more than 0.10 percent by weight (one thousand parts per million). (2) If determined feasible for manufacturers to achieve and necessary to protect children's health, the department, in consultation with the department of health, may by rule require that no manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state a children's product or product component containing lead at more than .004 percent by weight (forty parts per million).
RCW 70A.330.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 330 / Section 080
RCW 70A.330.080: Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

The following shall be confidential and exempt under chapter 42.56 RCW, subject to the conditions set forth in this section: (1) All examination and proprietary reports and information obtained by the director and the director's staff in soliciting bids from insurers and in monitoring the insurer selected by the director may not be made public or otherwise disclosed to any person, firm, corporation, agency, association, governmental body, or other entity. (2) All information obtained by the director or the director's staff related to registration of heating oil tanks to be insured may not be made public or otherwise disclosed to any person, firm, corporation, agency, association, governmental body, or other entity. (3) The director may furnish all or part of examination reports prepared by the director or by any person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity preparing the reports on behalf of the director to: (a) The Washington state insurance commissioner; (b) A person or organization officially connected with the insurer as officer, director, attorney, auditor, or independent attorney or independent auditor; and (c) The attorney general in his or her role as legal advisor to the director.
RCW 70A.214.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 214 / Section 030
RCW 70A.214.030: Office of waste reduction—Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) There is established in the department an office of waste reduction. The office shall use its authorities to encourage the voluntary reduction of hazardous substance usage and waste generation by waste generators and hazardous substance users. The office shall prepare and submit a quarterly progress report to the director. (2) The office shall be the coordinating center for all state agency programs that provide technical assistance to waste generators and hazardous substance users and shall serve as the state's lead agency and promoter for such programs. In addition to this coordinating function, the office shall encourage hazardous substance use reduction and waste reduction by: (a) Providing for the rendering of advice and consultation to waste generators and hazardous substance users on hazardous substance use reduction and waste reduction techniques, including assistance in preparation of plans provided for in RCW 70A.214.110 ; (b) Sponsoring or co-sponsoring with public or private organizations technical workshops and seminars on waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction; (c) Administering a waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction database and hotline providing comprehensive referral services to waste generators and hazardous substance users; (d) Administering a waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction research and development program; (e) Coordinating a waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction public education program that includes the utilization of existing publications from public and private sources, as well as publishing necessary new materials on waste reduction; (f) Recommending to institutions of higher education in the state courses and curricula in areas related to waste reduction and hazardous substance use reduction; and (g) Operating an intern program in cooperation with institutions of higher education and other outside resources to provide technical assistance on hazardous substance use reduction and waste reduction techniques and to carry out research projects as needed within the office.
RCW 70A.210.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 210 / Section 040
RCW 70A.210.040: Actions by municipalities validated.
Status: in_force

All actions heretofore taken by any municipality in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of chapter 6, Laws of 1975 hereby made applicable thereto relating to pollution control facilities, including but not limited to all bonds issued for such purposes, are hereby declared to be valid, legal and binding in all respects.
RCW 70.83E.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 83E / Section 020
RCW 70.83E.020: Screening criteria, training protocols—Development of.
Status: in_force

The department of health, in consultation with appropriate medical professionals, shall develop screening criteria for use in identifying pregnant or lactating women addicted to drugs or alcohol who are at risk of producing a drug-affected baby. The department shall also develop training protocols for medical professionals related to the identification and screening of women at risk of producing a drug-affected baby.
RCW 70A.15.2300 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2300
RCW 70A.15.2300: Air pollution control authority control officer.
Status: in_force

Any activated authority which has adopted an ordinance, resolution, or valid rules and regulations as provided herein for the control and prevention of air pollution shall appoint a full time control officer, whose sole responsibility shall be to observe and enforce the provisions of this chapter and all orders, ordinances, resolutions, or rules and regulations of such activated authority pertaining to the control and prevention of air pollution.
RCW 70A.208.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 070
RCW 70A.208.070: Service provider registration.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 31, 2026, and annually thereafter, each service provider that intends to seek reimbursement for services provided under an approved plan must register with the department by submitting the following information: (a) The contact information for a person representing the service provider; (b) The address of the service provider; (c) Identification of service areas where covered services are to be provided to covered entities; (d) Identification of the covered services to be provided to covered entities, by service area; and (e) If applicable to services provided, a report of the number of covered entities currently provided service, the number of covered entities eligible to receive service, and the total amount billed for collection for covered entities, processing services, transfer station operations provided, and tons managed during the preceding calendar year, by covered entity type and by service area. When possible, values must be separated for collection, transfer, and processing. (2)(a) Material recovery facilities receiving covered materials collected from covered entities must register as service providers as described in subsection (1) of this section and must report annually to the department by commodity type and covered material type, in a form and format created by the department, on the following: (i) Tons received and processed, by jurisdiction and service provider; (ii) Inbound material quality and contamination; (iii) Outbound material quality and contamination; (iv) Outbound material tons, destinations, and final use by commodity type, including each destination company and location. If exported outside of the United States, the destination country must be listed. Beginning in 2031, material recovery facilities must submit certification, for each destination to which commodities containing covered materials were sent, that the destination is a responsible market; (v) Methods of managing contaminants and residue to avoid negative impacts on other waste streams or facilities; (vi) Residuals, including residue rate, composition, and disposal location; (vii) Any violations of existing permits, regarding emissions to air and water, and the status of those permit violations; and (viii) Labor metrics including wages, unions, and workforce demographics. (b) All data reported by material recovery facilities under this subsection must, at the request of the department, be audited by an independent third party. (c) The requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection do not apply to any facility operated by a scrap metal business as defined in RCW 19.290.010 that holds a current scrap metal license unless the covered materials were received directly from collection services for which a producer responsibility organization has provided reimbursement.
RCW 70A.205.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 110
RCW 70A.205.110: Solid waste disposal facility siting—Site review—Local solid waste advisory committees—Membership.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county or city siting a solid waste disposal facility shall review each potential site for conformance with the standards as set by the department for: (a) Geology; (b) Groundwater; (c) Soil; (d) Flooding; (e) Surface water; (f) Slope; (g) Cover material; (h) Capacity; (i) Climatic factors; (j) Land use; (k) Toxic air emissions; and (l) Other factors as determined by the department. (2) The standards in subsection (1) of this section shall be designed to use the best available technology to protect the environment and human health, and shall be revised periodically to reflect new technology and information. (3) Each county shall establish a local solid waste advisory committee to assist in the development of programs and policies concerning solid waste handling and disposal and to review and comment upon proposed rules, policies, or ordinances prior to their adoption. Such committees shall consist of a minimum of nine members and shall represent a balance of interests including, but not limited to, citizens, public interest groups, business, the waste management industry, agriculture, and local elected public officials. The members shall be appointed by the county legislative authority. A county or city shall not apply for funds from the state and local improvements revolving account, Waste Disposal Facilities, 1980, under *RCW 43.83.350 , for the preparation, update, or major amendment of a comprehensive solid waste management plan unless the plan or revision has been prepared with the active assistance and participation of a local solid waste advisory committee.
RCW 70A.205.180 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 180
RCW 70A.205.180: Financial aid to jurisdictional health departments—Applications—Allocations.
Status: in_force

Any jurisdictional health department may apply to the department for financial aid for the enforcement of rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. Such application shall contain such information, including budget and program description, as may be prescribed by regulations of the department. After receipt of such applications the department may allocate available funds according to criteria established by regulations of the department considering population, urban development, the number of the disposal sites, and geographical area. The sum allocated to a jurisdictional health department shall be paid to the treasury from which the operating expenses of the health department are paid, and shall be used exclusively for inspections and administrative expenses necessary to enforce applicable regulations.
RCW 70A.55.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 55 / Section 030
RCW 70A.55.030: Diesel idle emission reduction technologies and infrastructure—Loans.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall use the moneys in the account to provide loans with low or no interest to loan recipients for the purpose of reducing exposure to diesel emissions and improving public health by investing in diesel idle emission reduction technologies and infrastructure. The department shall, to the extent practical, integrate communications, outreach, and other aspects of the administration of loans from the account with the administration of existing grant programs to reduce diesel emissions from vehicles and equipment. In selecting loan recipients, the department shall consider anticipated human health, environmental, and greenhouse gas benefits from reduced exposure to harmful air emissions associated with diesel idling. (2) The department shall make loans in such a manner that the remittances from loan recipients are of equal value over a long-term planning horizon to the disbursals from the fund. (3) Loan moneys may not be spent on vehicles or equipment that spend less than one-half of their operating time in Washington. Permissible diesel idle reduction expenditures include, but are not limited to: (a) Electrified parking spaces and truck stops; (b) Shore connection systems and alternative maritime power; (c) Shore connection systems for locomotives; (d) Auxiliary power units and generator sets; (e) Fuel-operated heaters or direct-fired heaters, including engine fluid preheaters and cab air heaters; (f) Battery powered systems, including battery powered heating and air conditioning systems; (g) Thermal storage systems; (h) Automatic engine start-up and shutdown systems; (i) Projects to augment or replace diesel engines or power systems with engines or power systems that use liquefied or compressed natural gas; and (j) Other operation or maintenance efficiencies that achieve emission reduction benefits for the public.
RCW 70A.335.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 335 / Section 030
RCW 70A.335.030: Notification—Recall of products.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer of products that are restricted under this chapter must notify persons that sell the manufacturer's products in this state about the provisions of this chapter no less than ninety days prior to the effective date of the restrictions. (2) A manufacturer that produces, sells, or distributes a product prohibited from manufacture, sale, or distribution in this state under this chapter shall recall the product and reimburse the retailer or any other purchaser for the product.
RCW 70.01.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 01 / Section 030
RCW 70.01.030: Health care fees and charges—Estimate.
Status: in_force

(1) Health care providers licensed under Title 18 RCW and health care facilities licensed under Title 70 RCW shall provide the following to a patient upon request: (a) An estimate of fees and charges related to a specific service, visit, or stay; and (b) Information regarding other types of fees or charges a patient may receive in conjunction with their visit to the provider or facility. Hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW may fulfill this requirement by providing a statement and contact information as described in RCW 70.41.400 . (2) Providers and facilities listed in subsection (1) of this section may, after disclosing estimated charges and fees to a patient, refer the patient to the patient's insurer, if applicable, for specific information on the insurer's charges and fees, any cost-sharing responsibilities required of the patient, and the network status of ancillary providers who may or may not share the same network status as the provider or facility. (3) Except for hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, providers and facilities listed in subsection (1) of this section shall post a sign in patient registration areas containing at least the following language: "Information about the estimated charges of your health services is available upon request. Please do not hesitate to ask for information."
RCW 70A.300.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 900
RCW 70A.300.900: Short title—1985 c 448.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the hazardous waste management act.
RCW 70.05.074 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 074
RCW 70.05.074: On-site sewage system permits—Application—Limitation of alternative sewage systems.
Status: in_force

(1) The local health officer must respond to the applicant for an on-site sewage system permit within thirty days after receiving a fully completed application. The local health officer must respond that the application is either approved, denied, or pending. (2) If the local health officer denies an application to install an on-site sewage system, the denial must be for cause and based upon public health and environmental protection concerns, including concerns regarding the ability to operate and maintain the system, or conflicts with other existing laws, regulations, or ordinances. The local health officer must provide the applicant with a written justification for the denial, along with an explanation of the procedure for appeal. (3) If the local health officer identifies the application as pending and subject to review beyond thirty days, the local health officer must provide the applicant with a written justification that the site-specific conditions or circumstances necessitate a longer time period for a decision on the application. The local health officer must include any specific information necessary to make a decision and the estimated time required for a decision to be made. (4) A local health officer may not limit the number of alternative sewage systems within his or her jurisdiction without cause. Any such limitation must be based upon public health and environmental protection concerns, including concerns regarding the ability to operate and maintain the system, or conflicts with other existing laws, regulations, or ordinances. If such a limitation is established, the local health officer must justify the limitation in writing, with specific reasons, and must provide an explanation of the procedure for appealing the limitation.
RCW 70A.545.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 005
RCW 70A.545.005: Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to create a state financial assurance program that adequately protects public health and safety and the environment from impacts due to petroleum underground storage tank system releases and meets the federal requirements for financial assurance so that a petroleum release will be appropriately addressed. The program focuses on prevention of releases, responsiveness to any release, and emphasizes remediation of releases in areas of risk for drinking water impacts or to equitably protect human health and the environment in communities that are marginalized, overburdened, and underserved. The program is administered by the pollution liability insurance agency.
RCW 70A.455.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 455 / Section 040
RCW 70A.455.040: Requirements for a product labeled "compostable."
Status: in_force

(1) A product labeled as "compostable" that is sold, offered for sale, or distributed for use in Washington by a producer must meet at least one of the following equivalent standard specifications: (a) ASTM standard specification D6400; (b) ASTM standard specification D6868; (c) ASTM standard specification D8410; (d) ISO standard specification 17088; (e) EN standard specification 13432; (f) A standard specification that is substantially similar to those provided in (a) through (e) of this subsection, as determined by the department; or (g) Be comprised only of wood, which includes renewable wood, or a fiber-based substrate that contains: (i) Greater than 98 percent fiber by dry weight; and (ii) No plastic, plastic polymer or wax additives, or plastic or wax coatings. (2) A product described in subsection (1)(a) through (f) of this section must: (a) Meet labeling requirements established under the United States federal trade commission's guides; and (b) Feature labeling that: (i) Meets industry standards for being distinguishable upon quick inspection in both public sorting areas and in processing facilities; (ii) Uses a logo indicating the product has been certified by a recognized third-party independent verification body as meeting the applicable standard specification; (iii) Displays the word "compostable," where possible, indicating the product has been tested by a recognized third-party independent body and meets the applicable standard specification; and (iv) Uses green, beige, or brown labeling, color striping, or other green, beige, or brown symbols, colors, tinting, marks, or design patterns that help differentiate compostable items from noncompostable items.
RCW 70A.200.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 200 / Section 060
RCW 70A.200.060: Littering prohibited—Penalties—Litter cleanup restitution payment.
Status: in_force

(1) It is a violation of this section to: (a) Abandon a junk vehicle upon any property; (b) Throw, drop, deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of litter upon any public property in the state or upon private property in this state not owned by him or her or in the waters of this state whether from a vehicle or otherwise including but not limited to any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forestland, recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley except: (i) When the property is designated by the state or its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of garbage and refuse, and the person is authorized to use such property for that purpose; (ii) Into a litter receptacle in a manner that will prevent litter from being carried away or deposited by the elements upon any part of the private or public property or waters. (2)(a) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, it is a class 2 civil infraction as provided in RCW 7.80.120 for a person to litter in an amount less than or equal to one cubic foot. This penalty is in addition to any penalty imposed for a violation of RCW 46.61.645 (1). (b) It is a misdemeanor for a person to litter in an amount greater than one cubic foot but less than 10 cubic yards. A violation of this subsection may alternatively be punished with a notice of a natural resource infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW. (c) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person to litter more than 10 cubic yards. (d)(i) A person found liable or guilty under this section shall, in addition to the penalties provided for misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or for natural resource infractions as provided in RCW 7.84.100 , also pay a litter clean-up restitution payment equal to four times the actual cost of cleanup for natural resource infractions and misdemeanors and two times the actual cost of cleanup for gross misdemeanors. The court shall distribute an amount of the litter clean-up restitution payment that equals the actual cost of cleanup to the landowner where the littering incident occurred and the remainder of the restitution payment to the law enforcement agency investigating the incident. (ii) The court may, in addition to or in lieu of part or all of the cleanup restitution payment, order the person to pick up and remove litter from the property, with prior permission of the legal owner or, in the case of public property, of the agency managing the property. (iii) The court may suspend or modify the litter cleanup restitution payment for a first-time offender under this section, if the person cleans up and properly disposes of the litter. (3) If a junk vehicle is abandoned in violation of this section, RCW 46.55.230 governs the vehicle's removal, disposal, and sale, and the penalties that may be imposed against the person who abandoned the vehicle. (4) If the violation occurs in a state park, the court shall, in addition to any other penalties assessed, order the person to perform 24 hours of community restitution in the state park where the violation occurred if the state park has stated an intent to participate as provided in RCW 79A.05.050 . (5) It is a class 1 civil infraction as provided in RCW 7.80.120 for a person to discard, in violation of this section, potentially dangerous litter in any amount.
RCW 70A.305.904 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 904
RCW 70A.305.904: Effective date—1989 c 2.
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 1 through 24 of this act shall take effect March 1, 1989, except that the director of ecology and the director of revenue may take whatever actions may be necessary to ensure that sections 1 through 24 of this act are implemented on their effective date. *(2) This section does not apply and shall have no force or effect if (a) this act is passed by the legislature in the 1988 regular session or (b) no bill is enacted by the legislature involving hazardous substance cleanup (along with any other subject matter) between August 15, 1987, and January 1, 1988.
RCW 70.77.485 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 485
RCW 70.77.485: Unlawful possession of fireworks—Penalties.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess any class or kind of fireworks in violation of this chapter. A violation of this section is: (1) A misdemeanor if involving less than one pound of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging; or (2) A gross misdemeanor if involving one pound or more of fireworks, exclusive of external packaging. For the purposes of this section, "external packaging" means any materials that are not an integral part of the operative unit of fireworks.
RCW 70A.15.1570 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 1570
RCW 70A.15.1570: Cost-reimbursement agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) An authority may enter into a written cost-reimbursement agreement with a permit applicant or project proponent to recover from the applicant or proponent the reasonable costs incurred by the authority in carrying out the requirements of this chapter, as well as the requirements of other relevant laws, as they relate to permit coordination, environmental review, application review, technical studies, and permit processing. (2) The cost-reimbursement agreement shall identify the tasks and costs for work to be conducted under the agreement. The agreement must include a schedule that states: (a) The estimated number of weeks for initial review of the permit application; (b) The estimated number of revision cycles; (c) The estimated number of weeks for review of subsequent revision submittals; (d) The estimated number of billable hours of employee time; (e) The rate per hour; and (f) A date for revision of the agreement if necessary. (3) The written cost-reimbursement agreement shall be negotiated with the permit applicant or project proponent. Under the provisions of a cost-reimbursement agreement, funds from the applicant or proponent shall be used by the air pollution control authority to contract with an independent consultant to carry out the work covered by the cost-reimbursement agreement. The air pollution control authority may also use funds provided under a cost-reimbursement agreement to hire temporary employees, to assign current staff to review the work of the consultant, to provide necessary technical assistance when an independent consultant with comparable technical skills is unavailable, and to recover reasonable and necessary direct and indirect costs that arise from processing the permit. The air pollution control authority shall, in developing the agreement, ensure that final decisions that involve policy matters are made by the agency and not by the consultant. The air pollution control authority shall make an estimate of the number of permanent staff hours to process the permits, and shall contract with consultants or hire temporary employees to replace the time and functions committed by these permanent staff to the project. The billing process shall provide for accurate time and cost accounting and may include a billing cycle that provides for progress payments. (4) The cost-reimbursement agreement must not negatively impact the processing of other permit applications. In order to maintain permit processing capacity, the agency may hire outside consultants, temporary employees, or make internal administrative changes. Consultants or temporary employees hired as part of a cost-reimbursement agreement or to maintain agency capacity are hired as agents of the state not of the permit applicant. The provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW apply to any cost-reimbursement agreement, and to any person hired as a result of a cost-reimbursement agreement. Members of the air pollution control authority's board of directors shall be considered as state officers, and employees of the air pollution control authority shall be considered as state employees, for the sole purpose of applying the restrictions of chapter 42.52 RCW to this section.
RCW 70.15.901 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 15 / Section 901
RCW 70.15.901: Uniformity of application and construction.
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
RCW 70.41.500 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 41 / Section 500
RCW 70.41.500: Down syndrome—Parent information.
Status: in_force

A hospital that provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the hospital provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
RCW 70.47.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 47 / Section 040
RCW 70.47.040: Basic health plan—Health care authority head to be administrator—Joint operations.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington basic health plan is created as a program within the Washington state health care authority. The administrative head and appointing authority of the plan shall be the *administrator of the Washington state health care authority. The *administrator shall appoint a medical director. The medical director and up to five other employees of the plan shall be exempt from the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW. (2) The *administrator shall employ such other staff as are necessary to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the *administrator, such staff to be subject to the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW. In addition, the *administrator may contract with third parties for services necessary to carry out its activities where this will promote economy, avoid duplication of effort, and make best use of available expertise. Any such contractor or consultant shall be prohibited from releasing, publishing, or otherwise using any information made available to it under its contractual responsibility without specific permission of the plan. The *administrator may call upon other agencies of the state to provide available information as necessary to assist the *administrator in meeting its responsibilities under this chapter, which information shall be supplied as promptly as circumstances permit. (3) The *administrator may appoint such technical or advisory committees as he or she deems necessary. (4) The *administrator may apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including the undertaking of special studies and other projects relating to health care costs and access to health care. (5) Whenever feasible, the *administrator shall reduce the administrative cost of operating the program by adopting joint policies or procedures applicable to both the basic health plan and employee health plans.
RCW 70A.115.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 115 / Section 020
RCW 70A.115.020: Comprehensive regulation—Department duties.
Status: in_force

(1) For the protection of human health and the environment the department shall: (a) Establish and provide for the comprehensive regulation of large on-site sewage systems including, but not limited to, system siting, design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair; (b) Control and prevent pollution of streams, lakes, rivers, ponds, inland waters, salt waters, water courses, and other surface and underground waters of the state of Washington, except to the extent authorized by permits issued under this chapter; (c) Issue annual operating permits for large on-site sewage systems based on the system's ability to function properly in compliance with the applicable comprehensive regulatory requirements; and (d) Enforce the large on-site sewage system requirements. (2) Large on-site sewage systems permitted by the department may not be used for treatment and disposal of industrial wastewater or combined sanitary sewer and stormwater systems. (3) The work group convened under RCW 70A.110.080 (4) to make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature for the development of certification or licensing of maintenance specialists shall include recommendations for the development of certification or licensing of large on-site sewage system operators.