RCW 70.05.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 070
RCW 70.05.070: Local health officer—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The local health officer, acting under the direction of the local board of health or under direction of the administrative officer appointed under RCW 70.05.040 or 70.05.035 , if any, shall: (1) Enforce the public health statutes of the state, rules of the state board of health and the secretary of health, and all local health rules, regulations and ordinances within his or her jurisdiction including imposition of penalties authorized under RCW 70A.125.030 and 70A.105.120 , the confidentiality provisions in RCW 70.02.220 and rules adopted to implement those provisions, and filing of actions authorized by RCW 43.70.190 ; (2) Take such action as is necessary to maintain health and sanitation supervision over the territory within his or her jurisdiction; (3) Control and prevent the spread of any dangerous, contagious or infectious diseases that may occur within his or her jurisdiction; (4) Inform the public as to the causes, nature, and prevention of disease and disability and the preservation, promotion and improvement of health within his or her jurisdiction; (5) Prevent, control or abate nuisances which are detrimental to the public health; (6) Attend all conferences called by the secretary of health or his or her authorized representative; (7) Collect such fees as are established by the state board of health or the local board of health for the issuance or renewal of licenses or permits or such other fees as may be authorized by law or by the rules of the state board of health; (8) Inspect, as necessary, expansion or modification of existing public water systems, and the construction of new public water systems, to assure that the expansion, modification, or construction conforms to system design and plans; (9) Take such measures as he or she deems necessary in order to promote the public health, to participate in the establishment of health educational or training activities, and to authorize the attendance of employees of the local health department or individuals engaged in community health programs related to or part of the programs of the local health department.
RCW 70.74.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 74 / Section 170
RCW 70.74.170: Discharge of firearms or igniting flame near explosives.
Status: in_force

No person shall discharge any firearms at or against any magazine or explosives manufacturing buildings or ignite any flame or flame-producing device nearer than two hundred feet from said magazine or explosives manufacturing building.
RCW 70A.15.5020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5020
RCW 70A.15.5020: Outdoor burning—Areas where prohibited—Exceptions—Use for management of storm or flood-related debris—Silvicultural burning.
Status: in_force

(1) Consistent with the policy of the state to reduce outdoor burning to the greatest extent practical, outdoor burning shall not be allowed in: (a) Any area of the state where federal or state ambient air quality standards are exceeded for pollutants emitted by outdoor burning; or (b) Any urban growth area as defined by RCW 36.70A.030 , or any city of the state having a population greater than ten thousand people if such cities are threatened to exceed state or federal air quality standards, and alternative disposal practices consistent with good solid waste management are reasonably available or practices eliminating production of organic refuse are reasonably available. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, outdoor burning may be allowed for the exclusive purpose of managing storm or flood-related debris. The decision to allow burning shall be made by the entity with permitting jurisdiction as determined under RCW 70A.15.5120 or 70A.15.5040 . If outdoor burning is allowed in areas subject to subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section, a permit shall be required, and a fee may be collected to cover the expenses of administering and enforcing the permit. All conditions and restrictions pursuant to RCW 70A.15.5080 (1) and 70A.15.5010 apply to outdoor burning allowed under this section. (3)(a) Outdoor burning that is normal, necessary, and customary to ongoing agricultural activities, that is consistent with agricultural burning authorized under RCW 70A.15.5090 and 70A.15.5110 , is allowed within the urban growth area in accordance with RCW 70A.15.5090 (8)(a). (b) Outdoor burning of cultivated orchard trees shall be allowed as an ongoing agricultural activity under this section in accordance with RCW 70A.15.5090 (8)(b). (4) This section shall not apply to silvicultural burning used to improve or maintain fire dependent ecosystems for rare plants or animals within state, federal, and private natural area preserves, natural resource conservation areas, parks, and other wildlife areas. (5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, outdoor burning that reduces the risk of a wildfire, or is normal, necessary, and customary to ongoing silvicultural activities consistent with silvicultural burning authorized under RCW 70A.15.5120 (1), is allowed within the urban growth area in accordance with RCW 70A.15.5120 . Before issuing a burn permit within the urban growth area for any burn that exceeds one hundred tons of material, the department of natural resources shall consult with department of ecology and condition the issuance and use of such permits to comply with air quality standards established by the department of ecology.
RCW 70.400.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 400 / Section 040
RCW 70.400.040: Distribution of informational resources.
Status: in_force

Beginning March 1, 2022, a health care entity shall provide the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.619 at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging health care providers and staff, and on a yearly basis thereafter.
RCW 70A.15.2590 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2590
RCW 70A.15.2590: Certain generators fueled by biogas produced by an anaerobic digester—Extended compliance period for permit provisions related to the emissions limit for sulfur—Technical assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) A generator operating at an electric generating project with an installed generator capacity of at least seven hundred fifty kilowatts but not exceeding one thousand kilowatts, that is in operation on June 7, 2012, and began operating after 2008, and that is located on agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW, is granted an extended compliance period for permit provisions related to the emissions limit for sulfur established by the department or a local air authority until December 31, 2016, if it is fueled by biogas that is produced by an anaerobic digester that qualifies for the solid waste permitting exemption specified in RCW 70A.205.290 . (2) A generator that meets the requirements in subsection (1) of this section may not be located in a federally designated nonattainment or maintenance area. (3) Upon request, the department or a local air authority must provide technical assistance to a generator meeting the requirements in subsection (1) of this section to assist the generator in reducing its emissions in order to meet the requirements in this chapter. (4) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Anaerobic digester" means a vessel that processes organic material into biogas and digestate using microorganisms in a decomposition process within a closed, oxygen-free container. (b) "Generator" means an internal combustion engine that converts biogas into electricity, and includes any backup combustion device to burn biogas when an engine is idled for maintenance.
RCW 70.84.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 84 / Section 060
RCW 70.84.060: Unauthorized use of white cane, dog guide, or service animal.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian who is not totally or partially blind to use a white cane or any pedestrian who is not totally or partially blind or is not hearing impaired to use a dog guide or any pedestrian who is not otherwise physically disabled to use a service animal in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in RCW 70.84.010 for the purpose of securing the rights and privileges accorded by the chapter to totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled people.
RCW 70.48.380 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 380
RCW 70.48.380: Special detention facilities—Fees for cost of housing.
Status: in_force

The legislative authority of a county or city that establishes a special detention facility as defined in RCW 70.48.020 for persons convicted of violating RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 may establish a reasonable fee schedule to cover the cost of housing in the facility. The schedule shall be on a sliding basis that reflects the person's ability to pay.
RCW 70A.535.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 535 / Section 080
RCW 70A.535.080: Electric utilities—Use of certain revenues—Provision of information to the department.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Fifty percent of the revenues generated by an electric utility from credits earned from the electricity supplied to retail customers by an electric utility under the clean fuels program must be expended by the electric utility on transportation electrification projects, which may include projects to support the production and provision of hydrogen and other gaseous fuels produced from nonfossil feedstocks, and derivatives thereof as a transportation fuel. (b) Sixty percent of the revenues described in (a) of this subsection, or 30 percent of the revenues generated by an electric utility from credits earned from the electricity supplied to retail customers by an electric utility under the clean fuels program, must be expended by the electric utility on transportation electrification projects, which may include projects to support the production and provision of hydrogen and other gaseous fuels produced from nonfossil feedstocks, and derivatives thereof as a transportation fuel, located within or directly benefiting a federally designated nonattainment or maintenance area, a federally designated nonattainment or maintenance area that existed as of January 1, 2021, a disproportionately impacted community identified by the department of health, or an area designated by the department as being at risk of nonattainment, if such a nonattainment or maintenance area or disproportionately impacted community is within the service area of the utility. (2)(a) Each electric utility must spend 50 percent of revenues not subject to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section on one or more transportation electrification programs or projects it selects from a list of types of programs and projects jointly developed by the department and the Washington state department of transportation. The department and the Washington state department of transportation must develop the list based on those with the highest impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonizing the transportation sector. The types of transportation electrification projects or programs placed on the list must include, but are not limited to: (i) Provision of new or used zero emissions vehicles at no cost or at a discount to nonprofit service providers, transit agencies, or public fleets for the purpose of providing transportation services for low-income or vulnerable populations or to reduce transportation costs for the nonprofits, transit agencies, or public fleets serving low-income or vulnerable populations; (ii) Construction, operation, or maintenance of, or funding for charging infrastructure, including smart charging infrastructure, or hydrogen fueling infrastructure; (iii) Expanding grid capacity to enable transportation electrification investments directly associated with expenditures permitted by this chapter; and (iv) Partnership programs with public and private vehicle fleet owners to enable increased electrification of transportation. (b) Under (a) of this subsection, electric utilities should consider programs or projects that expand low and moderate-income customer access to zero emissions transportation, when prioritizing program expenditures. (3) Electric utilities that participate in the clean fuels program must annually provide information to the department accounting for and briefly describing all expenditures of revenues generated from credits earned under the clean fuels program.
RCW 70A.350.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 350 / Section 040
RCW 70A.350.040: Regulatory actions—Report to the legislature—Authority to restrict or prohibit priority chemicals.
Status: in_force

(1) Every five years, and consistent with the timeline established in RCW 70A.350.050 , the department, in consultation with the department of health, must determine regulatory actions to increase transparency and to reduce the use of priority chemicals in priority consumer products. The department must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature at the time that it determines regulatory actions. The department may: (a) Determine that no regulatory action is currently required; (b) Require a manufacturer to provide notice of the use of a priority chemical or class of priority chemicals consistent with RCW 70A.430.060 ; or (c) Restrict or prohibit the manufacture, wholesale, distribution, sale, retail sale, or use, or any combination thereof, of a priority chemical or class of priority chemicals in a consumer product. (2)(a) The department may order a manufacturer to submit information consistent with RCW 70A.350.030 (4). (b) The department may require a manufacturer to provide: (i) A list of products containing priority chemicals; (ii) Product ingredients; (iii) Information regarding exposure and chemical hazard; and (iv) A description of the amount and the function of the high priority chemical in the product. (3) The department may restrict or prohibit a priority chemical or members of a class of priority chemicals in a priority consumer product when it determines: (a) Safer alternatives are feasible and available; and (b)(i) The restriction will reduce a significant source of or use of a priority chemical; or (ii) The restriction is necessary to protect the health of sensitive populations or sensitive species. (4) When determining regulatory actions under this section, the department may consider, in addition to the criteria pertaining to the selection of priority chemicals and priority consumer products that are specified in RCW 70A.350.020 and 70A.350.030 , whether: (a) The priority chemical or members of a class of priority chemicals are functionally necessary in the priority consumer product; and (b) A restriction would be consistent with regulatory actions taken by another state or nation on a priority chemical or members of a class of priority chemicals in a product. (5) A restriction or prohibition on a priority chemical in a consumer product may include exemptions or exceptions, including exemptions to address existing stock of a product in commerce at the time that a restriction takes effect.
RCW 70.127.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 170
RCW 70.127.170: Licenses—Conditions for penalties.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to take any of the actions identified in RCW 70.127.165 against an in-home services agency's license in any case in which it finds that the licensee: (1) Failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this chapter, standards or rules adopted under this chapter, RCW 48.43.732 , or other applicable state or federal statutes or rules regulating the facility or agency; (2) Was the holder of a license issued pursuant to this chapter that was revoked for cause and never reissued by the department, or that was suspended for cause and the terms of the suspension have not been fulfilled and the licensee has continued to operate; (3) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a misrepresentation of, false statement of, or failed to disclose, a material fact to the department in an application for the license or any data attached thereto or in any record required by this chapter or matter under investigation by the department, or during a survey, or concerning information requested by the department; (4) Refused to allow representatives of the department to inspect any book, record, or file required by this chapter to be maintained or any portion of the licensee's premises; (5) Willfully prevented, interfered with, or attempted to impede in any way the work of any representative of the department and the lawful enforcement of any provision of this chapter. This includes but is not limited to: Willful misrepresentation of facts during a survey, investigation, or administrative proceeding or any other legal action; or use of threats or harassment against any patient, client, or witness, or use of financial inducements to any patient, client, or witness to prevent or attempt to prevent him or her from providing evidence during a survey or investigation, in an administrative proceeding, or any other legal action involving the department; (6) Willfully prevented or interfered with any representative of the department in the preservation of evidence of any violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (7) Failed to pay any civil monetary penalty assessed by the department pursuant to this chapter within 10 days after the assessment becomes final; (8) Used advertising that is false, fraudulent, or misleading; (9) Has repeated incidents of personnel performing services beyond their authorized scope of practice; (10) Misrepresented or was fraudulent in any aspect of the conduct of the licensee's business; (11) Within the last five years, has been found in a civil or criminal proceeding to have committed any act that reasonably relates to the person's fitness to establish, maintain, or administer an agency or to provide care in the home of another; (12) Was the holder of a license to provide care or treatment to ill individuals, vulnerable individuals, or individuals with disabilities that was denied, restricted, not renewed, surrendered, suspended, or revoked by a competent authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order, stipulation, or agreement is conclusive evidence of the denial, restriction, nonrenewal, surrender, suspension, or revocation; (13) Failed to comply with an order issued by the secretary or designee; (14) Aided or abetted the unlicensed operation of an in-home services agency; (15) Operated beyond the scope of the in-home services agency license; (16) Failed to adequately supervise staff to the extent that the health or safety of a patient or client was at risk; (17) Compromised the health or safety of a patient or client, including, but not limited to, the individual performing services beyond their authorized scope of practice; (18) Continued to operate after license revocation, suspension, or expiration, or operating outside the parameters of a modified, conditioned, or restricted license; (19) Failed or refused to comply with chapter 70.02 RCW; (20) Abused, neglected, abandoned, or financially exploited a patient or client as these terms are defined in RCW 74.34.020 ; (21) Misappropriated the property of an individual; (22) Is unqualified or unable to operate or direct the operation of the agency according to this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter; (23) Obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraudulent means or misrepresentation; or (24) Failed to report abuse or neglect of a patient or client in violation of chapter 74.34 RCW.
RCW 70A.300.210 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 210
RCW 70A.300.210: Authority of attorney general.
Status: in_force

At the request of the department, the attorney general is authorized to bring such injunctive, declaratory, or other actions to enforce any requirement of this chapter.
RCW 70A.384.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 060
RCW 70A.384.060: Waste disposal surcharges and penalty surcharges—Disposition.
Status: in_force

The governor may assess surcharges and penalty surcharges on the disposal of waste at the commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility. The surcharges may be imposed up to the maximum extent permitted by federal law. Ten dollars per cubic foot of the moneys received under this section shall be transmitted monthly to the site closure account established under RCW 70A.384.050 . The rest of the moneys received under this section shall be deposited in the general fund.
RCW 70.45.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 45 / Section 090
RCW 70.45.090: Approval of acquisition required—Injunctions.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of state may not accept any forms or documents in connection with any acquisition of a nonprofit hospital until the acquisition has been approved by the department under this chapter. (2) The attorney general may seek an injunction to prevent any acquisition not approved by the department under this chapter.
RCW 70.162.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 162 / Section 030
RCW 70.162.030: State building code council duties.
Status: in_force

The state building code council is directed to: (1) Review the state building code to determine the adequacy of current mechanical ventilation and filtration standards prescribed by the state compared to the industry standard; and (2) Make appropriate changes in the building code to bring the state prescribed standards into conformity with the industry standard.
RCW 70.155.110 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 155 / Section 110
RCW 70.155.110: Liquor and cannabis board authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall, in addition to the board's other powers and authorities, have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter and RCW 26.28.080 and 82.24.500 . The board shall have full power to revoke or suspend the license of any retailer or wholesaler in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.155.100 . (2) The board and the board's authorized agents or employees shall have full power and authority to enter any place of business where tobacco products are sold for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. (3)(a) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and RCW 26.28.080 and 82.24.500 , an enforcement officer of the board who has reasonable grounds to believe a person observed by the officer in proximity to a retailer licensee under chapters 82.24 and 82.26 RCW who is purchasing, attempting to purchase, or in possession of tobacco products is under the age of eighteen years of age, may detain such person in proximity to such retailer for a reasonable period of time and in such a reasonable manner as is necessary to determine the person's true identity and date of birth. Further, tobacco products possessed by persons under the age of eighteen years of age are considered contraband and may be seized by an enforcement officer of the board. (b) Any enforcement officer who detains a person for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and RCW 26.28.080 and 82.24.500 must collect the following information for each fiscal year since 2018: (i) The total number of interactions where an enforcement officer detained a person; (ii) Information on the nature of each interaction, including the duration of the interaction, the justification for the interaction, the number of such persons who were under 18 years of age, the number of such persons who were over 18 but under 21 years of age, and whether any citation or warning was issued; (iii) How many interactions converted to administrative violation notices; and (iv) How many of the interactions and administrative violation notices converted to retailer education and violations. (c) The board must compile the information collected pursuant to (b) of this subsection, along with any associated demographic data in the possession of the board, and conduct a comparative analysis of all interactions of enforcement officers with persons detained for the purpose of enforcing Title 66 RCW and chapter 69.50 RCW into a statewide report and provide the report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter. (d) All enforcement officers of the board who enforce the provisions of this section and will have interactions with persons under the age of 18 years old must begin receiving training from the United States department of justice office of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention prior to July 1, 2024. (e) For the purposes of this subsection, "proximity" means 100 feet or less. (4) The board may work with local county health departments or districts and local law enforcement agencies to conduct random, unannounced, inspections to assure compliance.
RCW 70A.345.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 345 / Section 020
RCW 70A.345.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agency" means the Washington state pollution liability insurance agency. (2) "Heating oil tank" means a tank and its connecting pipes, whether above or below ground, or in a basement, with pipes connected to the tank for space heating of human living or working space on the premises where the tank is located. (3) "Local government" means any political subdivision of the state, including a town, city, county, special purpose district, or other municipal corporation. (4) "Operator" means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of a petroleum underground storage tank system, including a heating oil tank system. (5) "Owner" means any person who owns a petroleum underground storage tank system, including a heating oil tank system. (6) "Petroleum underground storage tank system" means an underground storage tank system regulated under chapter 70A.355 RCW or subtitle I of the solid waste disposal act (42 U.S.C. chapter 82, subchapter IX) that is used for storing petroleum. (7) "Release" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.305.020 . (8) "Remedial action" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.305.020 . (9) "Underground storage tank facility" means the location where one or more underground storage tank systems are installed. A facility encompasses all contiguous real property under common ownership associated with the operation of the underground storage tank system or systems. (10) "Underground storage tank system" means an underground storage tank, connected underground piping, underground ancillary equipment, and containment system, if any, and includes any aboveground ancillary equipment connected to the underground storage tank or piping, such as dispensers.
RCW 70.77.386 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 386
RCW 70.77.386: Retailers—Purchase from licensed wholesalers.
Status: in_force

Retail fireworks licensees shall purchase all fireworks from wholesalers possessing a valid wholesale license issued by the state of Washington.
RCW 70A.535.180 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 535 / Section 180
RCW 70A.535.180: Compliance obligations—Reports—Violations—Penalties.
Status: in_force

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(1)(a) All regulated parties and credit generators are required to submit reports under RCW 70A.535.070 in a timely manner to meet the entities' compliance obligations and shall comply with all requirements for recordkeeping, reporting, transacting credits, obtaining a carbon intensity calculation, and other provisions of this chapter. (b) The department may issue a corrective action order to a person that does not comply with a requirement of this chapter. (2) Each deficit for which a registered party does not retire a corresponding credit at the end of a compliance period constitutes a separate violation of this chapter unless that registered party participates in the credit clearance market as required under RCW 70A.535.030 (8). For each violation, the department may issue a penalty of up to four times the maximum posted price of the most recent credit clearance market. (3) The department may issue a penalty for any misreporting by a party that results in the claim of credits that does not meet the requirements of this chapter or the failure to report a deficit. The penalty issued under this subsection may be up to $1,000 per credit or deficit in violation of the requirements of this chapter. A registered party may not be penalized under this subsection if any misreporting in a quarterly report is corrected by the end of that quarter's reporting period. (4) The department may issue a penalty of up to $10,000 per day each day a registered party does not submit a report under RCW 70A.535.070 by the reporting deadline. (5) The department may issue a penalty for credits generated in exceedance of a carbon intensity standard adopted by the department for that year of up to $1,000 per credit for each illegitimate credit generated as a result of the incorrect carbon intensity score. (6) The department may issue a penalty of up to $25,000 per month that a regulated party is not registered with the department in violation of RCW 70A.535.070 . (7) The department may issue to any participating electric utility a penalty of up to four times the credit revenue improperly spent in violation of RCW 70A.535.080 or rules adopted to implement that section. (8) The department may issue a penalty of up to $50,000 or $10,000 per day for a violation of the third-party verification requirements adopted by the department under RCW 70A.535.030 (3)(c) for as long as the registered party remains out of compliance with these requirements. However, the department shall not issue a penalty to a registered party for a violation of third-party verification requirements that the registered party demonstrates to the department was due to an error made by the third-party verifier. (9) For violations other than those described in subsections (2) through (8) of this section, the department may issue a penalty of up to $10,000 per day per violation for each day any registered party violates the terms of this chapter or an order issued under this chapter. (10) An electric utility must notify its retail customers in published form within three months of paying a monetary penalty under this section. (11) Penalties and orders issued under this section may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board created in chapter 43.21B RCW. Penalties collected under this chapter must be deposited in the carbon emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 .
RCW 70A.545.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 140
RCW 70A.545.140: Limit of chapter's authority.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department of ecology under chapter 70A.305 RCW. (2) Nothing in this chapter affects or modifies the obligations or liability of any person under any other state or federal law. (3) The agency is authorized to recover the costs of remedial actions conducted by the agency under chapter 170, Laws of 2023, including the use of cost recovery options in the model toxics control act, chapter 70A.305 RCW, or other applicable state or federal laws.
RCW 70A.05.800 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 05 / Section 800
RCW 70A.05.800: Chapter does not authorize new or additional regulatory authority.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter creates any new or additional regulatory authority for any state agency.
RCW 70.127.180 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 180
RCW 70.127.180: Surveys and in-home visits—Notice of violations—Enforcement action.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may at any time conduct a survey of all records and operations of a licensee in order to determine compliance with this chapter. The department may conduct in-home visits to observe patient/client care and services. The right to conduct a survey shall extend to any premises and records of persons whom the department has reason to believe are providing home health, hospice, or home care services without a license. (2) Following a survey, the department shall give written notice of any violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter. The notice shall describe the reasons for noncompliance. (3) The licensee may be subject to formal enforcement action under RCW 70.127.170 if the department determines: (a) The licensee has previously been subject to a formal enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule, or has been given previous notice of the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule; (b) the licensee failed to achieve compliance with a statute, rule, or order by the date established in a previously issued notice or order; (c) the violation resulted in actual serious physical or emotional harm or immediate threat to the health, safety, welfare, or rights of one or more individuals; or (d) the violation has a potential for serious physical or emotional harm or immediate threat to the health, safety, welfare, or rights of one or more individuals.
RCW 70A.384.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 100
RCW 70A.384.100: Site closure fee—Generally.
Status: in_force

Beginning January 1, 1993, the department of ecology may impose a reasonable site closure fee if necessary to be deposited in the site closure account established under RCW 70A.384.050 . The department may continue to collect moneys for the site closure account until the account contains an amount sufficient to complete the closure plan, as specified in the radioactive materials license issued by the department of health.
RCW 70.225.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 225 / Section 030
RCW 70.225.030: Enhancement of program—Feasibility study.
Status: in_force

To the extent that funding is provided for such purpose through federal or private grants, or is appropriated by the legislature, the health care authority shall study the feasibility of enhancing the prescription monitoring program established in RCW 70.225.020 in order to improve the quality of state purchased health services by reducing legend drug abuse, reducing duplicative and overprescribing of legend drugs, and improving legend drug prescribing practices. The study shall address the steps necessary to expand the program to allow those who prescribe or dispense prescription drugs to perform a web-based inquiry and obtain real time information regarding the legend drug utilization history of persons for whom they are providing medical or pharmaceutical care when such persons are receiving health services through state purchased health care programs.
RCW 70.114A.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 114A / Section 030
RCW 70.114A.030: Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

Chapter 220, Laws of 1995, applies to temporary worker housing that consists of five or more dwelling units, or any combination of dwelling units, dormitories, or spaces that house ten or more occupants.
RCW 70.48.390 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 48 / Section 390
RCW 70.48.390: Fee payable by person being booked.
Status: in_force

A governing unit may require that each person who is booked at a city, county, or regional jail pay a fee based on the jail's actual booking costs or one hundred dollars, whichever is less, to the sheriff's department of the county or police chief of the city in which the jail is located. The fee is payable immediately from any money then possessed by the person being booked, or any money deposited with the sheriff's department or city jail administration on the person's behalf. If the person has no funds at the time of booking or during the period of incarceration, the sheriff or police chief may notify the court in the county or city where the charges related to the booking are pending, and may request the assessment of the fee. Unless the person is held on other criminal matters, if the person is not charged, is acquitted, or if all charges are dismissed, the sheriff or police chief shall return the fee to the person at the last known address listed in the booking records.
RCW 70A.310.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 310 / Section 900
RCW 70A.310.900: Construction.
Status: in_force

This chapter is cumulative and not exclusive, and no part of this chapter shall be construed to repeal any existing law specifically enacted for the protection of the public health and safety.
RCW 70A.25.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 25 / Section 070
RCW 70A.25.070: Authority.
Status: in_force

The authority granted by this chapter to the director and the department for controlling vehicle emissions is supplementary to the department's authority to control air pollution pursuant to chapter 70A.15 RCW.
RCW 70.250.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 250 / Section 010
RCW 70.250.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advanced diagnostic imaging services" means magnetic resonance imaging services, computed tomography services, positron emission tomography services, cardiac nuclear medicine services, and similar new imaging services. (2) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority. (3) "Collaborative" means the Robert Bree collaborative established in RCW 70.250.050 . (4) "Payor" means carriers licensed under chapters 48.21 , 48.41, 48.44, 48.46, and 48.62 RCW. (5) "Self-funded health plan" means an employer-sponsored health plan or Taft-Hartley plan that is not provided through a fully insured health carrier. (6) "State purchased health care" has the same meaning as in RCW 41.05.011 .
RCW 70A.20.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 20 / Section 070
RCW 70A.20.070: Rules relating to motor vehicles—Violations—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any rule adopted under this chapter relating to the operation of motor vehicles on public highways shall be administered according to testing and inspection procedures adopted by rule by the state patrol. Violation of any motor vehicle performance standard adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be a misdemeanor, enforced by such authorities and in such manner as violations of chapter 46.37 RCW. Violations subject to the provisions of this section shall be exempt from the provisions of RCW 70A.20.050 .
RCW 70.168.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 168 / Section 020
RCW 70.168.020: Steering committee—Composition—Appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created an emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee composed of representatives of individuals knowledgeable in emergency medical services and trauma care, including emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, hospital personnel, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, ambulance services, a member of the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee, local government officials, state officials, consumers, and persons affiliated professionally with health science schools. The secretary shall appoint members of the steering committee. Members shall be appointed for a period of three years. The department shall provide administrative support to the committee. All appointive members of the committee, in the performance of their duties, may be entitled to receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . The secretary may remove members from the committee who have three unexcused absences from committee meetings. The secretary shall fill any vacancies of the committee in a timely manner. The terms of those members representing the same field shall not expire at the same time. The committee shall elect a chair and a vice chair whose terms of office shall be for one year each. The chair shall be ineligible for reelection after serving four consecutive terms. The committee shall meet on call by the secretary or the chair. (2) The emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee shall: (a) Advise the department regarding emergency medical services and trauma care needs throughout the state. (b) Review the regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans and recommend changes to the department before the department adopts the plans. (c) Review proposed departmental rules for emergency medical services and trauma care. (d) Recommend modifications in rules regarding emergency medical services and trauma care.
RCW 70.38.220 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 38 / Section 220
RCW 70.38.220: Ethnic minorities—Nursing home beds that reflect cultural differences.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature recognizes that in this state ethnic minorities currently use nursing home care at a lower rate than the general population. The legislature also recognizes and supports the federal mandate that nursing homes receiving federal funds provide residents with a homelike environment. The legislature finds that certain ethnic minorities have special cultural, language, dietary, and other needs not generally met by existing nursing homes which are intended to serve the general population. Accordingly, the legislature further finds that there is a need to foster the development of nursing homes designed to serve the special cultural, language, dietary, and other needs of ethnic minorities. (2) The department shall establish a separate pool of no more than two hundred fifty beds for nursing homes designed to serve the special needs of ethnic minorities. The pool shall be made up of nursing home beds that become available on or after March 15, 1991, due to: (a) Loss of license or reduction in licensed bed capacity if the beds are not otherwise obligated for replacement; or (b) Expiration of a certificate of need. (3) The department shall develop procedures for the fair and efficient award of beds from the special pool. In making its decisions regarding the award of beds from the pool, the department shall consider at least the following: (a) The relative degree to which the long-term care needs of an ethnic minority are not otherwise being met; (b) The percentage of low-income persons who would be served by the proposed nursing home; (c) The financial feasibility of the proposed nursing home; and (d) The impact of the proposal on the area's total need for nursing home beds. (4) To be eligible to apply for or receive an award of beds from the special pool, an application must be to build a new nursing home, or add beds to a nursing home, that: (a) Will be owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation, and at least fifty percent of the board of directors of the corporation are members of the ethnic minority the nursing home is intended to serve; (b) Will be designed, managed, and administered to serve the special cultural, language, dietary, and other needs of an ethnic minority; and (c) Will not discriminate in admissions against persons who are not members of the ethnic minority whose special needs the nursing home is designed to serve. (5) If a nursing home or portion of a nursing home that is built as a result of an award from the special pool is sold or leased within ten years to a party not eligible under subsection (4) of this section: (a) The purchaser or lessee may not operate those beds as nursing home beds without first obtaining a certificate of need for new beds under this chapter; and (b) The beds that had been awarded from the special pool shall be returned to the special pool. (6) The department shall initially award up to one hundred beds before that number of beds are actually in the special pool, provided that the number of beds so awarded are subtracted from the total of two hundred fifty beds that can be awarded from the special pool.
RCW 70A.212.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 212 / Section 090
RCW 70A.212.090: Certificates—Issuance and renewal conditions.
Status: in_force

The issuance and renewal of a certificate shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) A certificate shall be issued if the operator has satisfactorily passed a written examination, or has met the requirements of RCW 70A.212.080 , and has met the requirements specified in the rules and regulations as authorized by this chapter, and has paid the department an application fee as established by the department under RCW 70A.212.100 . (2) The term for all certificates shall be from the first of January of the year of issuance until the thirty-first of December of the renewal year. The renewal period, not to exceed three years, shall be set by agency rule. Every certificate shall be renewed upon the payment of a renewal fee as established by the department under RCW 70A.212.100 and satisfactory evidence presented to the director that the operator demonstrates continued professional growth in the field. (3) Individuals who fail to renew their certificates before December 31 of the renewal year, upon notice by the director shall have their certificates suspended for sixty days. If, during the suspension period, the renewal is not completed, the director shall give notice of revocation to the employer and to the operator and the certificate will be revoked ten days after such notice is given. An operator whose certificate has been revoked must reapply for certification and will be requested to meet the requirements of a new applicant.
RCW 70A.15.5050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 5050
RCW 70A.15.5050: Limited outdoor burning—Construction.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in RCW 70A.15.5020 , 70A.15.5040 , 70A.15.5050 , 70A.15.5060 , 70A.15.5070 , and 70A.15.5080 is intended to alter or change the provisions of RCW 70A.15.5120 , 70A.15.6000 through 70A.15.6040 , and 76.04.205 .
RCW 70A.208.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 010
RCW 70A.208.010: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that, as of 2025: (a) Washington's statewide waste recovery rate has been generally static since 2011 and Washington is not meeting the statewide goal of 50 percent recycling established in 1989; and (b) Many residents, particularly those who live in rural areas and in multifamily residences, do not have access to convenient or affordable curbside recycling, and must rely on taking recyclables to drop box locations, and that extended producer responsibility programs could make curbside recycling available and affordable for most people in the state. (2)(a) It is the intent of the legislature to require extended producer responsibility programs for consumer packaging and paper products to be implemented in a manner that involves producers in material management from design concept to end of life. (b) It is intended that these programs be responsibly planned and funded in a manner that minimizes negative impacts to the environment and minimizes risks to public health and worker health and safety. It is also intended that these programs build and expand on the existing waste and recycling system's infrastructure and reliance on the authority of local governments and the utilities and transportation commission in solid waste management. (c) It is the intent of the legislature that Washington should maintain the successful public-private partnership between state, local government, and solid waste and recycling service providers. The legislature does not intend to diminish or displace the primary role of the utilities and transportation commission and local governments in regulating or contracting directly with service providers for the curbside collection of residential recyclables. Local governments maintain their existing authority to collect, contract for collection with solid waste and recycling service providers, or defer to solid waste collection services regulated by the utilities and transportation commission. (3) It is the intent of the legislature for the 2029 legislature to consider the draft plans submitted by producer responsibility organizations to the department of ecology in October 2028, prior to the approval of such plans by the department of ecology taking effect. It is the intent of the legislature for the 2029 legislature to consider the draft plans submitted in October 2028 and the independent analysis carried out by January 2029, of those submitted draft plans, in order for the 2029 legislature to determine whether to amend the requirements of this chapter, to make other recycling policy changes including the potential establishment of a bottle deposit return program, or to allow that the proposed plan and program under this chapter be implemented in full.
RCW 70.123.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 123 / Section 030
RCW 70.123.030: Departmental duties and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

The department of social and health services, in consultation with relevant state departments, the domestic violence coalition, and individuals or groups having experience and knowledge of the prevention of, and the problems facing victims of domestic violence, including those with experience providing culturally appropriate services to populations that have traditionally been underserved or unserved, shall: (1) Develop and maintain a plan for delivering domestic violence victim services, prevention efforts, and access to emergency shelter across the state. In developing the plan under this section, the department shall consider the distribution of community-based domestic violence programs and emergency shelter programs in a particular geographic area, population density, and specific population needs, including the needs in rural and urban areas, the availability and existence of domestic violence outreach and prevention activities, and the need for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. The department shall also develop and maintain a plan for providing a statewide toll-free information and referral hotline or other statewide accessible information and referral service for victims of domestic violence; (2) Establish minimum standards for community-based domestic violence programs, emergency shelter programs, programs providing culturally or linguistically specific services, programs providing prevention and intervention services to children or youth, and programs conducting domestic violence outreach and prevention activities applying for grants from the department under this chapter; (3) Receive grant applications for the development and establishment of community-based domestic violence programs, emergency shelter programs, and culturally or linguistically specific services for victims of domestic violence, programs providing prevention and intervention services to children who have been exposed to domestic violence or youth who have been victims of dating violence, and programs conducting domestic violence outreach and prevention activities; (4) Distribute funds to those community-based domestic violence programs, emergency shelter programs, programs providing culturally or linguistically specific services, programs providing prevention and intervention services to children or youth, and programs conducting domestic violence outreach and prevention activities meeting departmental standards; (5) Evaluate biennially each community-based domestic violence program, emergency shelter program, program providing culturally or linguistically specific services, program providing prevention and intervention services to children or youth, and program conducting domestic violence outreach and prevention activities receiving departmental funds for compliance with the established minimum standards; (6) Review the minimum standards each biennium to ensure applicability to community and client needs; (7) Administer funds available from the domestic violence prevention account under RCW 70.123.150 to provide for: (a) Culturally specific prevention efforts and culturally appropriate community-based domestic violence services for victims of domestic violence from populations that have been traditionally underserved or unserved; (b) Age appropriate prevention and intervention services for children who have been exposed to domestic violence or youth who have been victims of dating violence; and (c) Outreach and education efforts by community-based domestic violence programs designed to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, domestic and dating violence; and (8) Receive applications from, and award grants or issue contracts to, eligible nonprofit groups or organizations with experience and expertise in the field of domestic violence and a statewide perspective for: (a) Providing resources, ongoing training opportunities, and technical assistance relating to domestic violence for community-based domestic violence programs across the state to develop effective means for preventing domestic violence and providing effective and supportive services and interventions for victims of domestic violence; (b) Providing resource information, technical assistance, and collaborating to develop model policies and protocols to improve the capacity of individuals, governmental entities, and communities to prevent domestic violence and to provide effective, supportive services and interventions to address domestic violence; and (c) Providing opportunities to persons working in the area of domestic violence to exchange information and resources.
RCW 70.129.140 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 129 / Section 140
RCW 70.129.140: Quality of life—Rights.
Status: in_force

(1) The facility must promote care for residents in a manner and in an environment that maintains or enhances each resident's dignity and respect in full recognition of his or her individuality. (2) Within reasonable facility rules designed to protect the rights and quality of life of residents, the resident has the right to: (a) Choose activities, schedules, and health care consistent with his or her interests, assessments, and plans of care; (b) Interact with members of the community both inside and outside the facility; (c) Make choices about aspects of his or her life in the facility that are significant to the resident; (d) Wear his or her own clothing and determine his or her own dress, hair style, or other personal effects according to individual preference; (e) Unless adjudged incompetent or otherwise found to be legally incapacitated, participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care and treatment; (f) Unless adjudged incompetent or otherwise found to be legally incapacitated, to direct his or her own service plan and changes in the service plan, and to refuse any particular service so long as such refusal is documented in the record of the resident. (3)(a) A resident has the right to organize and participate in resident groups in the facility. (b) A resident's family has the right to meet in the facility with the families of other residents in the facility. (c) The facility must provide a resident or family group, if one exists, with meeting space. (d) Staff or visitors may attend meetings at the group's invitation. (e) When a resident or family group exists, the facility must listen to the views and act upon the grievances and recommendations of residents and families concerning proposed policy and operational decisions affecting resident care and life in the facility. (f) The resident has the right to refuse to perform services for the facility except as voluntarily agreed by the resident and the facility in the resident's service plan. (4) A resident has the right to participate in social, religious, and community activities that do not interfere with the rights of other residents in the facility. (5) A resident has the right to: (a) Reside and receive services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of individual needs and preferences, except when the health or safety of the individual or other residents would be endangered; and (b) Receive notice before the resident's room or roommate in the facility is changed. (6) A resident has the right to share a double room with his or her spouse or domestic partner when residents who are married to each other or in a domestic partnership with each other live in the same facility and both spouses or both domestic partners consent to the arrangement.
RCW 70.395.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 090
RCW 70.395.090: Attorney general humane detention account.
Status: in_force

The Washington state attorney general humane detention account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from civil penalties under RCW 70.395.080 must be deposited in the account. Only the attorney general or the attorney general's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. Moneys in the account must be used exclusively for the costs associated with the attorney general's enforcement of the provisions of this chapter governing the recovery of civil penalties. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
RCW 70.410.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 410 / Section 080
RCW 70.410.080: Health practitioner members—Disciplinary actions.
Status: in_force

Health practitioners are subject to disciplinary action pursuant to the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, for conduct committed while deployed with the state emergency medical reserve corps, but disciplining authorities shall consider the circumstances in which the conduct took place, including any exigent circumstances, and the practitioner's scope of practice, education, training, experience, and specialized skill.
RCW 70A.15.2540 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 2540
RCW 70A.15.2540: Rules of authority supersede local rules, regulations, etc.—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

The rules and regulations hereafter adopted by an authority under the provisions of this chapter shall supersede the existing rules, regulations, resolutions and ordinances of any of the component bodies included within said authority in all matters relating to the control and enforcement of air pollution as contemplated by this chapter: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That existing rules, regulations, resolutions and ordinances shall remain in effect until such rules, regulations, resolutions and ordinances are superseded as provided in this section: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing herein shall be construed to supersede any local county, or city ordinance or resolution, or any provision of the statutory or common law pertaining to nuisance; nor to affect any aspect of employer-employee relationship relating to conditions in a place of work, including without limitation, statutes, rules or regulations governing industrial health and safety standards or performance standards incorporated in zoning ordinances or resolutions of the component bodies where such standards relating to air pollution control or air quality containing requirements not less stringent than those of the authority.
RCW 70.79.130 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 130
RCW 70.79.130: Special inspectors—Qualifications—Commission.
Status: in_force

In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by RCW 70.79.120 , the chief inspector shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or upon the request of any company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state, issue to any inspectors of said company commissions as special inspectors, provided that each such inspector before receiving his or her commission shall satisfactorily pass the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170 , or, in lieu of such examination, shall hold a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state or a certificate as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels from the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. A commission as a special inspector for a company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state shall be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements stated herein, the inspector is continuously employed by the company for the purpose of making inspections of boilers or unfired pressure vessels used, or to be used, by such company.
RCW 70.42.162 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 162
RCW 70.42.162: Pattern of balance billing protection act violations by medical test site—Fines and disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

If the insurance commissioner reports to the department that he or she has cause to believe that a medical test site has engaged in a pattern of violations of RCW 48.49.020 or 48.49.030 or has violated RCW 48.43.732 , and the report is substantiated after investigation, the department may levy a fine upon the medical test site in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation and take other formal or informal disciplinary action as permitted under the authority of the department.
RCW 70.02.370 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 370
RCW 70.02.370: Certification of serious health conditions for paid family or medical leave qualification.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care provider shall provide a certification of a serious health condition required by chapter 50A.15 RCW for qualifying a patient for paid family or medical leave, including any required documentation of a serious health condition, within seven calendar days of receipt of a request and authorization from the patient. Nothing in this section requires a provider to complete a certification for a serious health condition for which the provider does not have the necessary patient information. (2) If a health care facility requires administrative review of information or documentation required by chapter 50A.15 RCW prior to allowing a provider to submit the certification of a serious health condition, then the facility shall implement and maintain policies and practices in conformance with subsection (1) of this section. (3) A health care provider or health care facility may not charge a fee for the execution of a certification of a serious health condition under this section. This does not prohibit or limit the ability of a health care provider to charge a fee associated with any office visit necessary for evaluating the patient.
RCW 70A.320.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 320 / Section 010
RCW 70A.320.010: Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that state and local agencies are currently implementing actions to reduce children's exposure to soils that contain hazardous substances. The legislature further finds that it is in the public interest to enhance those efforts in western Washington in areas located within the central Puget Sound smelter plume.
RCW 70A.105.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 105 / Section 050
RCW 70A.105.050: Adoption of more restrictive standards.
Status: in_force

If the legislative authority of a county or city finds that more restrictive standards than those contained in *section 2 of this act or those adopted by the state board of health for systems allowed under *section 2 of this act or limitations on expansion of a residence are necessary to ensure protection of the public health, attainment of state water quality standards, and the protection of shellfish and other public resources, the legislative authority may adopt ordinances or resolutions setting standards as they may find necessary for implementing their findings. The legislative authority may identify the geographic areas where it is necessary to implement the more restrictive standards. In addition, the legislative authority may adopt standards for the design, construction, maintenance, and monitoring of sewage disposal systems.
RCW 70.83C.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 83C / Section 010
RCW 70.83C.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Alcoholism" means a disease, characterized by a dependency on alcoholic beverages, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of alcohol use, symptoms of tolerance, physiological or psychological withdrawal, or both, if use is reduced or discontinued, and impairment of health or disruption of social or economic functioning. (2) "Approved treatment program" means a discrete program of chemical dependency treatment provided by a treatment program certified by the department of social and health services as meeting standards adopted under this chapter. (3) "Assessment" means an interview with an individual to determine if he or she is chemically dependent and in need of referral to an approved treatment program. (4) "Chemically dependent individual" means someone suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction, or dependence on alcohol or one or more other psychoactive chemicals. (5) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (6) "Domestic violence" is a categorization of offenses, as defined in RCW 10.99.020 . (7) "Domestic violence program" means a shelter or other program which provides services to victims of domestic violence. (8) "Drug addiction" means a disease characterized by a dependency on psychoactive chemicals, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of use, symptoms of tolerance, physiological or psychological withdrawal, or both, if use is reduced or discontinued, and impairment of health or disruptions of social or economic functioning. (9) "Pretreatment" means the period of time prior to an individual's enrollment in alcohol or drug treatment. (10) "Pretreatment services" means activities taking place prior to treatment that include identification of individuals using alcohol or drugs, education, assessment of their use, evaluation of need for treatment, referral to an approved treatment program, and advocacy on a client's behalf with social service agencies or others to ensure and coordinate a client's entry into treatment. (11) "Primary prevention" means providing information about the effects of alcohol or drug use to individuals so they will avoid using these substances. (12) "Secondary prevention" means identifying and obtaining an assessment on individuals using alcohol or other drugs for referral to treatment when indicated. (13) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services. (14) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency detoxification, residential, and outpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, chemical dependency education and counseling, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation, and career counseling, that may be extended to chemically dependent individuals and their families. (15) "Treatment program" means an organization, institution, or corporation, public or private, engaged in the care, treatment, or rehabilitation of chemically dependent individuals.
RCW 70A.384.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 900
RCW 70A.384.900: Construction of chapter.
Status: in_force

The rules of strict construction do not apply to this chapter and it shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the objective for which it is designed, in accordance with the legislative intent to give the board the maximum possible freedom in carrying the provisions of this chapter into effect.
RCW 70A.212.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 212 / Section 080
RCW 70A.212.080: Certificates—When examination not required.
Status: in_force

Certificates shall be issued without examination under the following conditions: (1) Certificates, in appropriate classifications, shall be issued without application fee to operators who, on July 1, 1973, hold certificates of competency attained by examination under the voluntary certification program sponsored jointly by the state department of social and health services, health services division, and the Pacific Northwest pollution control association. (2) Certificates, in appropriate classifications, shall be issued to persons certified by a governing body or owner to have been the operator in responsible charge of a waste treatment plant on July 1, 1973. A certificate so issued will be valid only for the existing plant. (3) A nonrenewable certificate, temporary in nature, may be issued for a period not to exceed twelve months, to an operator who fills a vacated position required to be filled by a certified operator. Only one such certificate may be issued subsequent to each instance of vacation of any such position.
RCW 70A.15.4500 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 4500
RCW 70A.15.4500: Reports of authorities to department of ecology—Contents.
Status: in_force

All authorities in the state shall submit quarterly reports to the department of ecology detailing the current status of air pollution control regulations in the authority and, by county, the progress made toward bringing all sources in the authority into compliance with authority standards.
RCW 70.03.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 03 / Section 010
RCW 70.03.010: 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 health. (2) "Health care entity" means an entity that supervises, controls, grants privileges to, directs the practice of, or directly or indirectly restricts the practice of, a health care provider. (3) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.02.010 . (4) "Medically accurate" means information that is verified or supported by research in compliance with scientific methods, is published in peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and is recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field.
RCW 70.40.100 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 40 / Section 100
RCW 70.40.100: Plan shall provide for construction in order of relative needs.
Status: in_force

The state plan shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant to the federal act, and provide for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operations make possible, in the order of such relative need.
RCW 70.02.180 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 02 / Section 180
RCW 70.02.180: Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW—Subject to chapter.
Status: in_force

Mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW are subject to this chapter.
RCW 70.30.055 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 30 / Section 055
RCW 70.30.055: County budget for tuberculosis facilities.
Status: in_force

In order to maintain adequate facilities and services for the residents of the state of Washington who are or may be suffering from tuberculosis and to assure their proper care, the legislative authority of each county shall budget annually a sum to provide such services in the county. The funds may be retained by the county for operating its own services for the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. None of the counties shall be required to make any payments to the state or any other agency from these funds except as authorized by the local health department. However, if the counties do not comply with the adopted standards of the department, the secretary shall take action to provide the required services and to charge the affected county directly for the provision of these services by the state.
RCW 70.84.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 84 / Section 070
RCW 70.84.070: Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

Any person or persons, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person or persons, firm or corporation, who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in RCW 70.84.010 , or otherwise interferes with the rights of a totally or partially blind, hearing impaired, or otherwise physically disabled person as set forth in RCW 70.84.010 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 70A.100.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 100 / Section 010
RCW 70A.100.010: Legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds that an adequate supply of potable water for domestic, commercial, and industrial use is vital to the health and well-being of the people of the state. Readily available water for use in public water systems is limited and should be developed and used efficiently with a minimum of loss or waste. In order to maximize efficient and effective development of the state's public water supply systems, the department of health shall assist water purveyors by providing a procedure to coordinate the planning of the public water supply systems.
RCW 70.160.075 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 160 / Section 075
RCW 70.160.075: Smoking prohibited within twenty-five feet of public places or places of employment—Application to modify presumptively reasonable minimum distance.
Status: in_force

Smoking is prohibited within a presumptively reasonable minimum distance of twenty-five feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited so as to ensure that tobacco smoke does not enter the area through entrances, exits, open windows, or other means. Owners, operators, managers, employers, or other persons who own or control a public place or place of employment may seek to rebut the presumption that twenty-five feet is a reasonable minimum distance by making application to the director of the local health department or district in which the public place or place of employment is located. The presumption will be rebutted if the applicant can show by clear and convincing evidence that, given the unique circumstances presented by the location of entrances, exits, windows that open, ventilation intakes, or other factors, smoke will not infiltrate or reach the entrances, exits, open windows, or ventilation intakes or enter into such public place or place of employment and, therefore, the public health and safety will be adequately protected by a lesser distance.
RCW 70.290.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 290 / Section 050
RCW 70.290.050: Selection of vaccines to be purchased—Committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of the association shall establish a committee for the purposes of developing recommendations to the board regarding selection of vaccines to be purchased in each upcoming year by the department. The committee must be composed of at least five voting board members, including at least three health carrier or third-party administrator members, one physician, and the secretary or the secretary's designee. The committee must also include a representative of vaccine manufacturers, who is a nonvoting member of the committee. The representative of vaccine manufacturers must be chosen by the secretary from a list of three nominees submitted collectively by vaccine manufacturers on an annual basis. (2) In selecting vaccines to purchase, the following factors should be strongly considered by the committee: Patient safety and clinical efficacy, public health and purchaser value, compliance with RCW 70A.230.120 , patient and provider choice, and stability of vaccine supply.
RCW 70.87.240 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 240
RCW 70.87.240: Elevator contractor license, elevator mechanic license—Qualifications—Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person, firm, public agency, or company wishing to engage in the business of performing conveyance work within the state must apply for an elevator contractor license with the department on a form provided by the department and be a registered general or specialty contractor under chapter 18.27 RCW. (2) Except as provided by RCW 70.87.270 , any person wishing to perform conveyance work within the state must apply for an elevator mechanic license with the department on a form provided by the department. (3) An elevator contractor license may not be granted to any person or firm who does not possess the following qualifications: (a) Five years' experience performing conveyance work, as verified by current and previous elevator contractors licensed to do business; or (b) Satisfactory completion of a written examination administered by the department on this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. (4) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, RCW 70.87.305 , and 70.87.245 , an elevator mechanic license may not be granted to any person who does not possess the following qualifications: (a) An acceptable combination of documented experience and education credits: Not less than three years' experience performing conveyance work, as verified by current and previous employers licensed to do business in this state or public agency employers; and (b) Satisfactory completion of a written examination administered by the department on this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. (5) Any person who furnishes the department with acceptable proof that he or she has performed conveyance work in the category for which a license is sought shall upon making application for a license and paying the license fee receive a license without an examination. The person must have: (a) Worked without direct and immediate supervision for a general or specialty contractor registered under chapter 18.27 RCW and engaged in the business of performing conveyance work in this state. This employment may not be less than each and all of the three years immediately before March 1, 2004. The person must apply within ninety days after the effective date of rules adopted under this chapter establishing licensing requirements; (b) Worked without direct and immediate supervision for an owner exempt from licensing requirements under RCW 70.87.270 or a public agency as an individual responsible for maintenance of conveyances owned by the owner exempt from licensing requirements under RCW 70.87.270 or the public agency. This employment may not be less than each and all of the three years immediately before March 1, 2004. The person must apply within ninety days after the effective date of rules adopted under this chapter establishing licensing requirements; (c) Obtained a certificate of completion and successfully passed the mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training program for the elevator industry such as the national elevator industry educational program or its equivalent; or (d) Obtained a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship program for an elevator mechanic, having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, and registered with the Washington state apprenticeship and training council. (6) A license must be issued to an individual holding a valid license from a state having entered into a reciprocal agreement with the department and having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, upon application and without examination.
RCW 70A.384.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 384 / Section 030
RCW 70A.384.030: Cooperation required.
Status: in_force

All departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall cooperate with the department of ecology in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to this chapter.
RCW 70.42.110 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 110
RCW 70.42.110: Issuance of license—Renewal.
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an application for a license and the license fee, the department shall issue a license if the applicant meets the requirements established under this chapter. All persons operating test sites before July 1, 1990, shall submit applications by July 1, 1990. A license issued under this chapter shall not be transferred or assigned without thirty days' prior notice to the department and the department's timely approval. A license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be effective for a period of two years. The department may establish penalty fees or take other appropriate action pursuant to this chapter for failure to apply for licensure or renewal as required by this chapter.
RCW 70.160.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 160 / Section 060
RCW 70.160.060: Intent of chapter as applied to certain private workplaces.
Status: in_force

This chapter is not intended to regulate smoking in a private enclosed workplace, within a public place, even though such workplace may be visited by nonsmokers, excepting places in which smoking is prohibited by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, or by other law, ordinance, or regulation.
RCW 70A.350.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 350 / Section 110
RCW 70A.350.110: Motor vehicle tire containing 6PPD.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the regulatory process established in this chapter, a motorized vehicle tire containing 6PPD that is equipped on or intended to be installed as a replacement tire on a motorized vehicle for on-highway use is a priority consumer product. For these priority products, the department must determine regulatory actions and adopt rules to implement those regulatory determinations consistent with the process established in RCW 70A.350.040 and 70A.350.050 . In determining regulatory actions under this section, the department must specifically consider the effect of the regulatory actions on driver and passenger safety.
RCW 70.127.216 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 127 / Section 216
RCW 70.127.216: Unlicensed operation of an in-home services agency—Consumer protection act.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the operation of an in-home services agency without a license in violation of this chapter is a matter vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Operation of an in-home services agency without a license in violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. Such a violation is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
RCW 70.26.060 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 26 / Section 060
RCW 70.26.060: Secretary to develop a formula for fund distribution—Requirements.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall develop a formula for distribution of any federal and state funds appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act on or before July 1, 2006, to local health jurisdictions for development and implementation of their pandemic flu preparedness and response plans. The formula developed by the secretary shall ensure that each local health jurisdiction receives a minimum amount of funds for plan development and that any additional funds for plan development be distributed equitably, including consideration of population and factors that increase susceptibility to an outbreak, upon soliciting the advice of the local health jurisdictions.
RCW 70.128.167 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 167
RCW 70.128.167: Disputed violations, enforcement remedies—Informal dispute resolution process.
Status: in_force

(1) The licensee or its designee has the right to an informal dispute resolution process to dispute any violation found or enforcement remedy imposed by the department during a licensing inspection or complaint investigation. The purpose of the informal dispute resolution process is to provide an opportunity for an exchange of information that may lead to the modification, deletion, or removal of a violation, or parts of a violation, or enforcement remedy imposed by the department. (2) The informal dispute resolution process provided by the department shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, an opportunity for review by a department employee who did not participate in, or oversee, the determination of the violation or enforcement remedy under dispute. The department shall develop, or further develop, an informal dispute resolution process consistent with this section. (3) A request for an informal dispute resolution shall be made to the department within ten working days from the receipt of a written finding of a violation or enforcement remedy. The request shall identify the violation or violations and enforcement remedy or remedies being disputed. The department shall convene a meeting, when possible, within ten working days of receipt of the request for informal dispute resolution, unless by mutual agreement a later date is agreed upon. (4) If the department determines that a violation or enforcement remedy should not be cited or imposed, the department shall delete the violation or immediately rescind or modify the enforcement remedy. Upon request, the department shall issue a clean copy of the revised report, statement of deficiencies, or notice of enforcement action. (5) The request for informal dispute resolution does not delay the effective date of any enforcement remedy imposed by the department, except that civil monetary fines are not payable until the exhaustion of any formal hearing and appeal rights provided under this chapter. The licensee shall submit to the department, within the time period prescribed by the department, a plan of correction to address any undisputed violations, and including any violations that still remain following the informal dispute resolution.
RCW 70A.230.040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 040
RCW 70A.230.040: Schools—Purchase of mercury prohibited.
Status: in_force

A school may not purchase for use in a primary or secondary classroom bulk elemental mercury or chemical mercury compounds. By January 1, 2006, all primary and secondary schools in the state must remove and properly dispose of all bulk elemental mercury, chemical mercury, and bulk mercury compounds used as teaching aids in science classrooms, not including barometers.
RCW 70.05.160 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 160
RCW 70.05.160: Moratorium on water, sewer hookups, or septic systems—Public hearing—Limitation on length.
Status: in_force

A local board of health that adopts a moratorium affecting water hookups, sewer hookups, or septic systems without holding a public hearing on the proposed moratorium, shall hold a public hearing on the adopted moratorium within at least sixty days of its adoption. If the board does not adopt findings of fact justifying its action before this hearing, then the board shall do so immediately after this public hearing. A moratorium adopted under this section may be effective for not longer than six months, but may be effective for up to one year if a work plan is developed for related studies providing for such a longer period. A moratorium may be renewed for one or more six-month periods if a subsequent public hearing is held and findings of fact are made prior to each renewal.
RCW 70.87.270 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 270
RCW 70.87.270: Exemptions from licensure.
Status: in_force

(1) The licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to the maintenance of conveyances specified in (a) of this subsection if a person specified in (b) of this subsection performs the maintenance and the owner complies with the requirements specified in (c) and (d) of this subsection. (a) The conveyance: (i) Must be a conveyance other than a passenger elevator to which the general public has access; and (ii) must be located in a facility in which agricultural products are stored, food products are processed, goods are manufactured, energy is generated, or similar industrial or agricultural processes are performed. (b) The person performing the maintenance: (i) Must be regularly employed by the owner; (ii) must have completed the training described in (c) of this subsection; and (iii) must have attained journey level status in an electrical or mechanical trade, but only if the employer has or uses an established journey level program to train its electrical or mechanical trade employees and the employees perform maintenance in the course of their regular employment. (c) The owner must provide the persons specified in (b) of this subsection adequate training to ensure worker safety and adherence to the published operating specifications of the conveyance manufacturer, the applicable provisions of this chapter, and any rules adopted under this chapter. (d) The owner also must maintain both a maintenance log and a training log. The maintenance log must describe maintenance work performed on the conveyance and identify the person who performed the work. The training log must describe the course of study provided to the persons specified in (b) of this subsection, including whether it is general or conveyance specific, and when the persons completed the course of study. (2) It is a violation of chapter 49.17 RCW for an owner or an employer: (a) To allow a conveyance exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter under subsection (1) of this section to be maintained by a person other than a person specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section or a licensee; or (b) to fail to maintain the logs required under subsection (1)(d) of this section. (3) The licensing requirements of this chapter do not apply to homeowners, or persons employed by homeowners, for permanent removal of a stairway chair lift or a platform lift located in a private residence as described in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, Sections 5, 6, and 7.
RCW 70.87.190 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 87 / Section 190
RCW 70.87.190: Accidents—Report and investigation—Cessation of use—Removal of damaged parts.
Status: in_force

The owner or the owner's duly authorized agent shall promptly notify the department of each accident to a person requiring the service of a physician or resulting in a disability exceeding one day, and shall afford the department every facility for investigating and inspecting the accident. The department shall without delay, after being notified, make an inspection and shall place on file a full and complete report of the accident. The report shall give in detail all material facts and information available and the cause or causes, so far as they can be determined. The report shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable hours. When an accident involves the failure or destruction of any part of the construction or the operating mechanism of a conveyance, the use of the conveyance is forbidden until it has been made safe; it has been reinspected and any repairs, changes, or alterations have been approved by the department; and a permit has been issued by the department. The removal of any part of the damaged construction or operating mechanism from the premises is forbidden until the department grants permission to do so.
RCW 70.352.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 352 / Section 030
RCW 70.352.030: Application for registration or renewal—Requirements—Fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Each dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business within this state must submit an application for registration of dental laboratory or renewal of registration of dental laboratory to the department on a form provided by the department accompanied with the registration or renewal fee required. The application must include: (a) The name, mailing address, phone number, and email address of the dental laboratory; (b) The physical address of the dental laboratory if different from the mailing address; (c) The name, mailing address, phone number, and email address of the responsible person or the name and license number of the supervising dentist who is licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW; (d) A statement that the dental laboratory meets the infectious control requirements under the occupational safety and health administration and the centers for disease control and prevention of the United States public health service; (e) An acknowledgment by the responsible person or the supervising dentist that the laboratory will provide material disclosure to the prescribing dentist that contains the manufacturer and brand name or the United States food and drug administration registration number of all patient contact materials contained in the prescribed restoration in order that the dentist may include those numbers in the patient's record; and (f) An acknowledgment by the responsible person or the supervising dentist who is licensed in this state that he or she will disclose to the prescribing dentist the point of origin of the manufacture of the prescribed restoration. If the restoration was partially or entirely manufactured by a third-party provider, the point of origin disclosure must identify the portion manufactured by a third-party provider and the city, state, and country of the provider. (2) Each dental laboratory shall pay a registration fee annually as determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 .
RCW 70.24.450 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 450
RCW 70.24.450: Confidentiality—Reports—Unauthorized disclosures.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to assure compliance with the protections under this chapter and the rules of the board, and to assure public confidence in the confidentiality of reported information, the department shall: (a) Report annually to the board any incidents of unauthorized disclosure by the department, local health departments, or their employees of information protected under RCW 70.02.220 . The report shall include recommendations for preventing future unauthorized disclosures and improving the system of confidentiality for reported information; and (b) Assist health care providers, facilities that conduct tests, local health departments, and other persons involved in disease reporting to understand, implement, and comply with this chapter and the rules of the board related to disease reporting. (2) This section is exempt from RCW 70.24.084 , 70.05.070 , and 70.05.120 .
RCW 70A.15.6040 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 6040
RCW 70A.15.6040: Air pollution episodes—Orders to be effective immediately.
Status: in_force

Orders issued to declare any stage of an air pollution episode avoidance plan under RCW 70A.15.6010 , and to declare an air pollution emergency, under RCW 70A.15.6020 , and orders to persons responsible for the operation of an air contaminant source to reduce or discontinue emissions, according to RCW 70A.15.6010 and 70A.15.6020 shall be effective immediately and shall not be stayed pending completion of review.
RCW 70A.15.6440 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 15 / Section 6440
RCW 70A.15.6440: Stationary natural gas engines used in combined heat and power systems—Permitting process—Emission limits.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature for a general permit or permit by rule adopted by the department under this section to streamline the permitting process for a stationary natural gas engine used in a combined heat and power system. It is the further intent of the legislature that a general permit or permit by rule be adopted and implemented as the permitting mechanism for the new construction of a combined heat and power system. (2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Natural gas" includes: Naturally occurring mixtures of hydrocarbon gases and vapors consisting principally of methane, whether in gaseous or liquid form; and biogas derived from landfills, wastewater treatment facilities, anaerobic digesters, and other sources of organic decomposition that have been purified to meet standards for natural gas derived from fossil fuel sources. (b) "Stationary natural gas engine" includes any stationary, natural gas internal combustion engine, whether it is an internal combustion reciprocating engine or a gas turbine. The term does not include a natural gas engine that powers a motor vehicle or other mobile source. (3) This section applies only to a stationary natural gas engine used in a combined heat and power system. (4) The department shall issue a general permit or permit by rule for new stationary natural gas engines used in a combined heat and power system that establishes emission limits for air contaminants released by the engines. (5) In adopting a general permit or permit by rule under this section, the department may consider: (a) The geographic location in which a stationary natural gas engine may be used, including the proximity to an area designated as a nonattainment area; (b) The total annual operating hours of a stationary natural gas engine; (c) The technology used by a stationary natural gas engine; (d) Whether the stationary natural gas engine will be a major stationary source or part of a new or modified major stationary source as those terms are utilized in Title I of the federal clean air act; and (e) Other relevant emission control or clean air policies of the state. (6) In addition to emission limits required by federal and state laws, the department must provide for the emission limits for stationary natural gas engines subject to this section to be measured in terms of air contaminant emissions per United States environmental protection agency unit of energy output. The department shall consider both the primary and secondary functions when determining the engine's emissions per unit of energy output.
RCW 70.180.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 180 / Section 020
RCW 70.180.020: Health professional temporary substitute resource pool.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish or contract for a health professional temporary substitute resource pool. The purpose of the pool is to provide short-term physician, physician assistant, pharmacist, and *advanced registered nurse practitioner personnel to rural communities where these health care providers: (1) Are unavailable due to provider shortages; (2) Need time off from practice to attend continuing education and other training programs; and (3) Need time off from practice to attend to personal matters or recover from illness. The health professional temporary substitute resource pool is intended to provide short-term assistance and should complement active health provider recruitment efforts by rural communities where shortages exist.
RCW 70.54.222 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 222
RCW 70.54.222: Cord blood banks—Regulation—Application of consumer protection act—Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) A cord blood bank advertising, offering to provide, or providing private cord blood banking services to residents in this state must: (a) Have all applicable licenses, accreditations, and other authorizations required under federal and Washington state law to engage in cord blood banking; (b) Include, in any advertising or educational materials made available to the general public or provided to health services providers or potential cord blood donors: (i) A statement identifying the cord blood bank's licenses, accreditations, and other authorizations required in (a) of this subsection; and (ii) information about the cord blood bank's rate of success in collecting, processing, and storing sterile cord blood units that have adequate, viable yields of targeted cells; and (c)(i) Provide to the cord blood donor the results of appropriate quality control tests performed on the donor's collected cord blood; and (ii) If the test results provided under (c)(i) of this subsection demonstrate that the collected cord blood may not be recommended for long-term storage and potential future medical uses because of low cell yield, foreign contamination, or other reasons determined by the cord blood bank's medical director, provide the cord blood donor with the option not to be charged fees for processing or storage services, including a refund of any fees paid. The cord blood bank must provide the cord blood donor with sufficient information to make an informed decision regarding this option. (2) The legislature finds that the practices covered by this section are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this section is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. (3) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Autologous use" means the transplantation, including implanting, transplanting, infusion, or transfer, of cord blood into the individual from whom the cord blood was collected. (b) "Cord blood bank" means an operation engaged in collecting, processing, storing, distributing, or transplanting hematopoietic progenitor cells present in placental or umbilical cord blood. (c) "Hematopoietic progenitor cells" means pluripotential cells that may be capable of self-renewal and differentiation into any mature blood cell. (d) "Private cord blood banking" means a cord blood bank that provides, for a fee, cord blood banking services for the autologous use of the cord blood.
RCW 70.42.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 040
RCW 70.42.040: Sites approved under federal law—Automatic licensure.
Status: in_force

Test sites accredited, certified, or licensed by an organization or agency approved by the department consistent with federal law and regulations shall receive a license under RCW 70.42.110 .
RCW 70A.545.020 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 020
RCW 70A.545.020: State financial assurance program.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency must establish and administer a state financial assurance program for owners and operators of petroleum underground storage tanks that meets the financial responsibility requirements established under chapter 70A.355 RCW. (2) To participate in the program, an owner or operator must register a petroleum underground storage tank in accordance with procedures established by the agency and maintain compliance with the program eligibility requirements established by the agency. The agency may remove from the program any owner or operator who fails to maintain compliance with the program eligibility requirements. (3) The agency may conduct an assessment of a registered petroleum underground storage tank facility and any release from the petroleum underground storage tank to determine program or cost eligibility. If an owner or operator does not allow an assessment, the agency may remove the owner or operator from the program or deny requests for payment under the program. (4) Under the program, the agency may provide an eligible owner or operator of a registered petroleum underground storage tank the following financial assurances: (a) For releases occurring after tank registration, up to $2,000,000 per occurrence for taking remedial action and for compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by the release during the time the tank is registered by the owner or operator; and (b) For releases occurring prior to tank registration, up to $1,000,000 per occurrence for taking remedial action. (5) Under the program, the agency may not expend more than $3,000,000 per state fiscal year for multiple occurrences involving a single petroleum underground storage tank. (6) The agency may prioritize funding for a release under the program based on the following factors: (a) The threats posed by the release to human health and the environment; (b) Whether the population threatened by the release may include a vulnerable population or an overburdened community as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 ; and (c) Other factors specified by the agency. (7) Claims for remedial action costs will receive priority over payment of a third-party claim. Before funding any third-party claim resulting from a release under the program, the agency must reserve the estimated cost of any remedial actions necessary to address the release, and if funding is remaining then payment may be made on an eligible third-party claim. (8) Funding for remedial actions and third-party claims under the program is limited to the reasonable and necessary eligible costs established by the agency. (a) For remedial actions, the agency may establish a range of eligible costs or base payment of eligible costs on criteria to be met by persons who contract to perform remedial actions. (b) The agency is not liable for any costs for remedial actions or third-party claims under the program where no owner or operator exists. (9) The agency may require an agency representative to be present during the removal of a registered petroleum underground storage tank. If an owner or operator does not allow an agency representative to be present during the removal or does not comply with procedures established by the agency, the agency may deny requests for payment of tank removal costs under the program.
RCW 70.97.110 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 110
RCW 70.97.110: Enforcement authority—Penalties, sanctions.
Status: in_force

(1) In any case in which the department finds that a licensee of a facility, or any partner, officer, director, owner of five percent or more of the assets of the facility, or managing employee failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules established under them, the department may take any or all of the following actions: (a) Suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license; (b) Order stop placement; or (c) Assess civil monetary penalties. (2) The department may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license, assess civil monetary penalties, or both, in any case in which it finds that the licensee of a facility, or any partner, officer, director, owner of five percent or more of the assets of the facility, or managing employee: (a) Operated a facility without a license or under a revoked or suspended license; (b) Knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a material fact in the license application or any data attached thereto, or in any matter under investigation by the department; (c) Refused to allow representatives or agents of the department to inspect all books, records, and files required to be maintained or any portion of the premises of the facility; (d) Willfully prevented, interfered with, or attempted to impede in any way the work of any duly authorized representative of the department and the lawful enforcement of any provision of this chapter; (e) Willfully prevented or interfered with any representative of the department in the preservation of evidence of any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of the rules adopted under it; or (f) Failed to pay any civil monetary penalty assessed by the department under this chapter within ten days after the assessment becomes final. (3)(a) Civil penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited into a special fund administered by the department. (b) Civil monetary penalties, if imposed, may be assessed and collected, with interest, for each day the facility is or was out of compliance. Civil monetary penalties shall not exceed three thousand dollars per day. Each day upon which the same or a substantially similar action occurs is a separate violation subject to the assessment of a separate penalty. (4) The department may use the civil penalty monetary fund for the protection of the health or property of residents of facilities found to be deficient including: (a) Payment for the cost of relocation of residents to other facilities; (b) Payment to maintain operation of a facility pending correction of deficiencies or closure; and (c) Reimbursement of a resident for personal funds or property loss. (5)(a) The department may issue a stop placement order on a facility, effective upon oral or written notice, when the department determines: (i) The facility no longer substantially meets the requirements of this chapter; and (ii) The deficiency or deficiencies in the facility: (A) Jeopardizes the health and safety of the residents; or (B) Seriously limits the facility's capacity to provide adequate care. (b) When the department has ordered a stop placement, the department may approve a readmission to the facility from a hospital, residential treatment facility, or crisis intervention facility when the department determines the readmission would be in the best interest of the individual seeking readmission. (6) If the department determines that an emergency exists and resident health and safety is immediately jeopardized as a result of a facility's failure or refusal to comply with this chapter, the department may summarily suspend the facility's license and order the immediate closure of the facility, or the immediate transfer of residents, or both. (7) If the department determines that the health or safety of the residents is immediately jeopardized as a result of a facility's failure or refusal to comply with requirements of this chapter, the department may appoint temporary management to: (a) Oversee the operation of the facility; and (b) Ensure the health and safety of the facility's residents while: (i) Orderly closure of the facility occurs; or (ii) The deficiencies necessitating temporary management are corrected.
RCW 70A.350.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 350 / Section 900
RCW 70A.350.900: Short title—2019 c 292.
Status: in_force

This act may be known and cited as the pollution prevention for healthy people and Puget Sound act.
RCW 70A.300.290 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 290
RCW 70A.300.290: Waste management—Consultative services—Technical assistance—Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

Consistent with the purposes of RCW 70A.300.260 and 70A.300.270 , the department is authorized to promote the priority waste management methods listed in RCW 70A.300.260 by establishing or assisting in the establishment of: (1) Consultative services which, in conjunction with any business or industry requesting such service, study and recommend alternative waste management practices; and (2) technical assistance, such as a toll-free telephone service, to persons interested in waste management alternatives. Any person receiving such service or assistance may, in accordance with state law, request confidential treatment of information about their manufacturing or business practices.
RCW 70A.205.320 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 320
RCW 70A.205.320: Damages.
Status: in_force

Any person damaged by a violation of RCW 70A.205.300 through 70A.205.340 may bring a civil action for such a violation by seeking either injunctive relief or damages, or both, in the superior court of the county in which the violation took place or in Thurston county. The prevailing party in such an action is entitled to reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, including those on appeal.
RCW 70.84.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 84 / Section 010
RCW 70.84.010: Declaration—Policy.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares: (1) It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable the blind, persons with [visual] disabilities, the hearing impaired, and other persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state, and to engage in remunerative employment. (2) As citizens, the blind, persons with visual disabilities, the hearing impaired, and other persons with disabilities have the same rights as the able-bodied to the full and free use of the streets, highways, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places. (3) The blind, persons with visual disabilities, the hearing impaired, and other persons with disabilities are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges on common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats, and all other public conveyances, as well as in hotels, lodging places, places of public resort, accommodation, assemblage or amusement, and all other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
RCW 70.05.180 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 05 / Section 180
RCW 70.05.180: Infectious disease testing—Good samaritans—Rules.
Status: in_force

A person rendering emergency care or transportation, commonly known as a "Good Samaritan," as described in RCW 4.24.300 and 4.24.310 , may request and receive appropriate infectious disease testing free of charge from the local health department of the county of her or his residence, if: (1) While rendering emergency care she or he came into contact with bodily fluids; and (2) she or he does not have health insurance that covers the testing. Nothing in this section requires a local health department to provide health care services beyond testing. The department shall adopt rules implementing this section. The information obtained from infectious disease testing is subject to statutory confidentiality provisions, including those of chapters 70.24 and 70.05 RCW.
RCW 70A.65.005 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 005
RCW 70A.65.005: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing our state and the world today, an existential crisis with major negative impacts on environmental and human health. Washington is experiencing environmental and community impacts due to climate change through increasingly devastating wildfires, flooding, droughts, rising temperatures and sea levels, and ocean acidification. Greenhouse gas emissions already in the atmosphere will increase impacts for some period of time. Actions to increase resilience of our communities, natural resource lands, and ecosystems can prevent and reduce impacts to communities and our environment and improve their ability to recover. (2) In 2020, the legislature updated the state's greenhouse gas emissions limits that are to be achieved by 2030, 2040, and 2050, based on current science and emissions trends, to support local and global efforts to avoid the most significant impacts from climate change. Meeting these limits will require coordinated, comprehensive, and multisectoral implementation of policies, programs, and laws, as other enacted policies are insufficient to meet the limits. (3) The legislature further finds that while climate change is a global problem, there are communities that have historically borne the disproportionate impacts of environmental burdens and that now bear the disproportionate negative impacts of climate change. Although the state has done significant work in the past to highlight these environmental health disparities, beginning with senator Rosa Franklin's environmental equity study, and continuing through the work of the governor's interagency council on health disparities, the creation of the Washington environmental health disparities map, and recommendations of the environmental justice task force, the state can do much more to ensure that state programs address environmental equity. (4) The legislature further finds that while enacted carbon policies can be well-intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide environmental benefits to communities, the policies may not do enough to ensure environmental health disparities are reduced and environmental benefits are provided to those communities most impacted by environmental harms from greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions. (5) The legislature further finds that wildfires have become one of the largest sources of black carbon in the last five years. From 2014 through 2018, wildfires in Washington state generated 39,200,000 metric tons of carbon, the equivalent of more than 8,500,000 cars on the road a year. In 2015, when 1,130,000 acres burned in Washington, wildfires were the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions releasing 17,975,112 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Wildfire pollution affects all Washingtonians, but has disproportionate health effects on low-income communities, communities of color, and the most vulnerable of our population. Restoring the health of our forests and investing in wildfire prevention and preparedness will therefore contribute to improved air quality and improved public health outcomes. (6) The legislature further finds that by exercising a leadership role in addressing climate change, Washington will position its economy, technology centers, financial institutions, and manufacturers to benefit from national and international efforts that must occur to reduce greenhouse gases. The legislature intends to create climate policy that recognizes the special nature of emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries by minimizing leakage and increased life-cycle emissions associated with product imports. The legislature further finds that climate policies must be appropriately designed, in order to avoid leakage that results in net increases in global greenhouse gas emissions and increased negative impacts to those communities most impacted by environmental harms from climate change. The legislature further intends to encourage these industries to continue to innovate, find new ways to be more energy efficient, use lower carbon products, and be positioned to be global leaders in a low carbon economy. (7) Under the program, the legislature intends to identify overburdened communities where the highest concentrations of criteria pollutants occur, determine the sources of those emissions and pollutants, and pursue significant reductions of emissions and pollutants in those communities. The legislature further intends for the department of ecology to conduct environmental justice assessments to ensure that funds and programs created under this chapter provide direct and meaningful benefits to vulnerable populations and overburdened communities. Additionally, the legislature intends to prevent job loss and provide protective measures if workers are adversely impacted by the transition to a clean energy economy through transition and assistance programs, worker-support projects, and workforce development and other activities designed to grow and expand the clean manufacturing sector in communities across Washington state. The legislature further intends to empower the environmental justice council established under RCW 70A.02.110 to provide recommendations for the development and implementation of the program, the distribution of funds, and the establishment of programs, activities, and projects to achieve environmental justice and environmental health goals. The legislature further intends for the department of ecology to create and adopt community engagement plans and tribal consultation frameworks in the administration of the program to ensure equitable practices for meaningful community and federally recognized tribal involvement. Finally, the legislature intends to establish this program to contribute to a healthy environment for all of Washington's communities.
RCW 70A.208.160 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 208 / Section 160
RCW 70A.208.160: Producer fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered producer responsibility organization may charge each member producer a fee according to each producer's unit-based, weight-based, volume-based, or sales-based market share or by another method it determines to be an equitable determination of each producer's payment obligation, so that the aggregate fees charged to member producers are sufficient to pay the producer responsibility organization's costs in full until the producer responsibility organization has an approved plan. (2) A producer responsibility organization with an approved plan must annually collect a fee from each member producer that must: (a) Vary based on the total amount of covered materials each producer introduces in the prior year calculated on a per unit basis, such as per ton, per item, or another unit of measurement; (b) Reflect program costs for each covered materials type, net of commodity value for that covered materials type when used as a recycled material, as well as allocated fixed costs that do not vary based on covered materials type. Any membership fees charged for different covered material types, materials, and formats must: (i) For covered materials that are on the statewide lists established under RCW 70A.208.090 , be proportional to the costs to the producer responsibility organization for that covered material type, covered material, or format; and (ii) Discourage the use of covered materials that are not on the statewide lists established under RCW 70A.208.090 ; (c) Incentivize using materials and design attributes that reduce the environmental impacts and human health impacts of covered materials by: (i) Eliminating intentionally added toxic substances or residual toxic substances from manufacturing in covered materials; (ii) Reducing the amount of: (A) Packaging per individual covered material that is necessary to efficiently deliver a product without damage or spoilage and without reducing its ability to be recycled or composted; and (B) Paper used to manufacture individual paper products; (iii) Increasing the amount of covered materials managed in a reuse system; (iv) Increasing the proportion of postconsumer material in covered materials; (v) Enhancing the recyclability or compostability of a covered material; (vi) Increasing the amounts of inputs derived from renewable and sustainable sources without reducing its ability to be recycled; and (vii) Other means, as approved by the department; (d) Discourage using materials and design attributes in covered materials whose environmental impacts and human health impacts can be reduced by the methods listed in (c) of this subsection; (e) Prioritize reuse by charging covered materials that are managed through a reuse system only once, upon initial entry into the marketplace; and (f) Generate revenue sufficient to pay in full: (i) The fee to the department required under RCW 70A.208.060 ; (ii) The financial obligations to complete activities described in an approved plan and to reimburse service providers under RCW 70A.208.170 ; (iii) The funding required under RCW 70A.208.040 for the reuse financial assistance program; (iv) The operating costs of the producer responsibility organization; and (v) For establishment and maintenance of a financial reserve that is sufficient to operate the program in a fiscally prudent and responsible manner. (3) Revenues collected under this section that exceed the amount needed to pay the costs described in subsection (2)(f) of this section must be used to improve or enhance program outcomes or to reduce producer fees according to provisions of an approved plan. (4) Fees collected from producers under this chapter may not be used for lobbying or political advocacy activities that would require reporting under chapter 42.17A RCW or under the federal election campaign act, 2 U.S.C. chapter 14.
RCW 70A.455.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 455 / Section 140
RCW 70A.455.140: On-product marking requirements—Exception for paper-based sheets.
Status: in_force

The on-product marking requirements under this chapter, including the logo, coloring, and wording requirements of RCW 70A.455.040 (2)(b), do not apply to paper-based sheets that are intended for use in the cooking process. The exemption from the requirements of this chapter does not apply to requirements other than marking requirements. Labeling consistent with the requirements of RCW 70A.455.020 (2)(b) must be included on the packaging for any paper-based sheets that are exempted under this section.
RCW 70A.115.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 115 / Section 070
RCW 70A.115.070: Authority and duties.
Status: in_force

The authority and duties created in this chapter are in addition to any authority and duties already provided in law. Nothing in this chapter limits the powers of the state or any political subdivision to exercise such authority.
RCW 70.90.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 90 / Section 250
RCW 70.90.250: Application of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all water recreation facilities regardless of whether ownership is public or private and regardless of whether the intended use is commercial or private, except that this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any water recreation facility for the sole use of residents and invited guests at a single-family dwelling; (2) Therapeutic water facilities operated exclusively for physical therapy; (3) Steam baths and saunas; and (4) Inflatable equipment operated at a temporary event, including inflatable water slides, that do not allow water to pool more than six inches and do not recirculate water.
RCW 70A.300.440 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 440
RCW 70A.300.440: Department to assist conflict resolution activities related to siting facilities—Agreements may constitute conditions for permit.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to promote identification, discussion, negotiation, and resolution of issues related to siting of hazardous waste management facilities, the department: (a) Shall compile and maintain information on the use and availability of conflict resolution techniques and make this information available to industries, state and local government officials, and other citizens; (b) Shall encourage and assist in facilitating conflict resolution activities, as appropriate, between facility proponents, host communities, and other interested persons; (c) May adopt rules specifying procedures for facility proponents, host communities, and citizens to follow in providing opportunities for conflict resolution activities, including the use of dispute resolution centers established pursuant to chapter 7.75 RCW; and (d) May expend funds to support such conflict resolution activities, and may adopt rules as appropriate to govern the support. (2) Any agreements reached under the processes described in subsection (1) of this section and deemed valid by the department may be written as conditions binding on a permit issued under this chapter.
RCW 70.245.130 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 130
RCW 70.245.130: Residency requirement.
Status: in_force

Only requests made by Washington state residents under this chapter may be granted. Factors demonstrating Washington state residency include but are not limited to: (1) Possession of a Washington state driver's license; (2) Registration to vote in Washington state; or (3) Evidence that the person owns or leases property in Washington state.
RCW 70A.205.195 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 205 / Section 195
RCW 70A.205.195: Unlawful to dump or deposit solid waste without permit—Penalties—Litter cleanup restitution payment.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or at a solid waste disposal site for which there is a valid permit, after the adoption of regulations or ordinances by any county, city, or jurisdictional board of health providing for the issuance of permits as provided in RCW 70A.205.100 , it is unlawful for any person to dump or deposit or permit the dumping or depositing of any solid waste onto or under the surface of the ground or into the waters of this state. (2) This section does not: (a) Prohibit a person from dumping or depositing solid waste resulting from his or her own activities onto or under the surface of ground owned or leased by him or her when such action does not violate statutes or ordinances, or create a nuisance; (b) Apply to a person using a waste-derived soil amendment that has been approved by the department under *RCW 70A.205.145 ; or (c) Apply to the application of commercial fertilizer that has been registered with the department of agriculture as provided in RCW 15.54.325 , and that is applied in accordance with the standards established in RCW 15.54.800 (3). (3)(a) It is a class 3 civil infraction as defined in RCW 7.80.120 for a person to litter in an amount less than or equal to one cubic foot. (b)(i) It is a misdemeanor for a person to litter in an amount greater than one cubic foot but less than one cubic yard. (ii) A person found to have littered in an amount greater than one cubic foot, but less than one cubic yard, shall also pay a litter cleanup restitution payment. This payment must be the greater of twice the actual cost of removing and properly disposing of the litter, or fifty dollars per cubic foot of litter. (iii) The court shall distribute one-half of the restitution payment to the landowner where the littering occurred and one-half of the restitution payment to the jurisdictional health department investigating the incident. If the landowner provided written permission authorizing the littering on his or her property or assisted a person with littering on the landowner's property, the landowner is not entitled to any restitution ordered by the court and the full litter cleanup restitution payment must be provided to the jurisdictional health department investigating the incident. (iv) A jurisdictional health department receiving all or a portion of a litter cleanup restitution payment must use the payment as follows: (A) One-half of the payment may be used by the jurisdictional health department in the fulfillment of its responsibilities under this chapter; and (B) One-half of the payment must be used to assist property owners located within the jurisdiction of the health department with the removal and proper disposal of litter in instances when the person responsible for the illegal dumping of the solid waste cannot be determined. (v) The court may, in addition to the litter cleanup restitution payment, order the person to remove and properly dispose of the litter from the property, with prior permission of the legal owner or, in the case of public property, of the agency managing the property. The court may suspend or modify the litter cleanup restitution payment for a first-time offender under this section if the person removes and properly disposes of the litter. (c)(i) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person to litter in an amount of one cubic yard or more. (ii) A person found to have littered in an amount greater than one cubic yard shall also pay a litter cleanup restitution payment. This payment must be the greater of twice the actual cost of removing and properly disposing of the litter, or one hundred dollars per cubic foot of litter. (iii) The court shall distribute one-half of the restitution payment to the landowner where the littering occurred and one-half of the restitution payment to the jurisdictional health department investigating the incident. If the landowner provided written permission authorizing the littering on his or her property or assisted a person with littering on the landowner's property, the landowner is not entitled to any restitution ordered by the court and the full litter cleanup restitution payment must be provided to the jurisdictional health department investigating the incident. (iv) A jurisdictional health department receiving all or a portion of a litter cleanup restitution payment must use the payment as follows: (A) One-half of the payment may be used by the jurisdictional health department in the fulfillment of its responsibilities under this chapter; and (B) One-half of the payment must be used to assist property owners located within the jurisdiction of the health department with the removal and proper disposal of litter in instances when the person responsible for the illegal dumping of the solid waste cannot be determined. (v) The court may, in addition to the litter cleanup restitution payment, order the person to remove and properly dispose of the litter from the property, with prior permission of the legal owner or, in the case of public property, of the agency managing the property. The court may suspend or modify the litter cleanup restitution payment for a first-time offender under this section if the person removes and properly disposes of the litter. (4) If a junk vehicle is abandoned in violation of this chapter, 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. (5) When enforcing this section, the enforcing authority must take reasonable action to determine and identify the person responsible for illegally dumping solid waste before requiring the owner or lessee of the property where illegal dumping of solid waste has occurred to remove and properly dispose of the litter on the site.
RCW 70.08.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 08 / Section 080
RCW 70.08.080: Pooling of funds.
Status: in_force

The city by ordinance, and the county by appropriate legislative enactment, under this chapter may pool all or any part of their respective funds available for public health purposes, in the office of the city treasurer or the office of the county treasurer in a special pooling fund to be established in accordance with agreements between the legislative authorities of said city and county and which shall be expended for the combined health department.
RCW 70A.140.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 140 / Section 070
RCW 70A.140.070: RCW 70A.140.030 through 70A.140.060 to be additional method of providing services.
Status: in_force

RCW 70A.140.030 through 70A.140.060 shall be deemed to provide an additional method for the provision of services from and in connection with facilities and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other state laws and by federal laws.
RCW 70.128.250 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 128 / Section 250
RCW 70.128.250: Required training and continuing education—Food safety training and testing.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement, as part of the required training and continuing education, food safety training and testing integrated into the curriculum that meets the standards established by the state board of health pursuant to chapter 69.06 RCW. Individual food handler permits are not required for persons who begin working in an adult family home after June 30, 2005, and successfully complete the basic and modified-basic caregiver training, provided they receive information or training regarding safe food handling practices from the employer prior to providing food handling or service for the clients. Documentation that the information or training has been provided to the individual must be kept on file by the employer. Licensed adult family home providers or employees who hold individual food handler permits prior to June 30, 2005, will be required to maintain continuing education of .5 hours per year in order to maintain food handling and safety training. Licensed adult family home providers or employees who hold individual food handler permits prior to June 30, 2005, will not be required to renew the permit provided the continuing education requirement as stated above is met.
RCW 70A.228.050 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 228 / Section 050
RCW 70A.228.050: Residential sharps waste collection.
Status: in_force

(1) A public or private provider of solid waste collection service may provide a program to collect source separated residential sharps waste containers in conjunction with regular collection services. (2) A company collecting source separated residential sharps waste containers shall notify the public, in writing, on the availability of this service. Notice shall occur at least forty-five days prior to the provision of this service and shall include the following information: (a) How to properly dispose of residential sharps waste; (b) how to obtain sharps waste containers; (c) the cost of the program; (d) options to home collection of sharps waste; and (e) the legal requirements of residential sharps waste disposal. (3) A company under the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission may provide the service authorized under subsection (1) of this section only under tariff. The commission may require companies collecting sharps waste containers to implement practices that will protect the containers from theft.
RCW 70A.545.030 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 545 / Section 030
RCW 70A.545.030: Fee to recover cost of program administration.
Status: in_force

The agency must by rule establish a fee to recover from owners and operators of registered petroleum underground storage tanks the cost of administering the program. The fee may be collected on an annual basis and may not exceed $25,000 per petroleum underground storage tank per year.
RCW 70.92.150 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 92 / Section 150
RCW 70.92.150: Standards adopted by other states to be considered—Majority vote.
Status: in_force

The council in adopting these minimum standards shall consider minimum standards adopted by both law and rule and regulation in other states and the government of the United States: PROVIDED, That no standards adopted by the council pursuant to RCW 70.92.100 through 70.92.160 shall take effect until July 1, 1976. The council shall adopt such standards by majority vote pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 70.395.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 395 / Section 010
RCW 70.395.010: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that all people confined in prisons and detention facilities in Washington deserve basic health care, nutrition, and safety. As held in United States v. California , 921 F.3d 865, 886 (9th Cir. 2019), states possess "the general authority to ensure the health and welfare of inmates and detainees in facilities within its borders." States have broad authority to enforce generally applicable health and safety laws against contractors operating private detention facilities within the state. The ninth circuit reinforced this authority in Geo Group, Inc. v. Newsom , 50 F.4th 745, 750 (9th Cir. 2022), stating "[p]rivate contractors do not stand on the same footing as the federal government, so states can impose many laws on federal contractors that they could not apply to the federal government itself." (2) The legislature finds that profit motives lead private prisons and detention facilities to cut operational costs, including the provision of food, health care, and rehabilitative services, because their primary fiduciary duty is to maximize shareholder profits. This is in stark contrast to the interests of the state to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of Washingtonians, including all inmates and detainees within Washington's borders. (3) The legislature finds that people confined in for-profit prisons and detention facilities have experienced abuses and have been confined in dangerous and unsanitary conditions. Safety risks and abuses in private prisons and detention facilities at the local, state, and federal level have been consistently and repeatedly documented. The United States department of justice office of the inspector general found in 2016 that privately operated prisons "incurred more safety and security incidents per capita than comparable BOP [federal bureau of prisons] institutions." The office of inspector general additionally found that privately operated prisons had higher rates of staff uses of force and that people detained in private prisons submitted more safety and security related grievances, including those regarding the quality of food. (4) The legislature finds that private prison operators have cut costs by reducing essential security and health care staffing. The sentencing project, a national research and advocacy organization, found in 2012 that private prison staff earn an average of five thousand dollars less than staff at publicly run facilities and receive almost 60 hours less training. The office of inspector general also found that people confined in private facilities often failed to receive necessary medical care and that one private prison went without a full-time physician for eight months. People confined within private detention facilities are subjected to prolonged periods of confinement, inadequate nutrition, medical and mental health access issues, and arbitrary and improper visitation and communication restrictions. In 2018, the sentencing project, a national research and advocacy organization, found that private prisons offer lower quality services and have higher staff turnover rates compared to publicly operated facilities. The office of inspector general also found that people confined in private facilities often failed to receive necessary medical care. (5) The legislature finds that private prisons and detention centers are less accountable for what happens inside those facilities than state-run facilities, as they are not subject to the freedom of information act under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552 or the Washington public records act under chapter 42.56 RCW. (6) The legislature finds that at least 22 other states have stopped confining people in private for-profit facilities. (7) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to prohibit the use of private, for-profit prisons and detention facilities in the state, and to set minimum standards for the conditions of confinement within private detention facilities in the state and to require the inspection and review of those facilities by appropriate state or local agencies to ensure public health and safety.
RCW 70.345.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 345 / Section 030
RCW 70.345.030: License required—Must allow inspections—Sale of certain substances prohibited—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) No person may engage in or conduct business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state without a valid license issued under this chapter, except as otherwise provided by law. Any person who sells vapor products to ultimate consumers by a means other than delivery sales must obtain a retailer's license under this chapter. Any person who meets the definition of distributor under this chapter must obtain a distributor's license under this chapter. Any person who conducts delivery sales of vapor products must obtain a delivery sale license. (b) A violation of this subsection is punishable as a class C felony according to chapter 9A.20 RCW. (2) No person engaged in or conducting business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state may refuse to allow the enforcement officers of the board, on demand, to make full inspection of any place of business or vehicle where any of the vapor products regulated under this chapter are sold, stored, transported, or handled, or otherwise hinder or prevent such inspection. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (3) Any person licensed under this chapter as a distributor, any person licensed under this chapter as a retailer, and any person licensed under this chapter as a delivery seller may not operate in any other capacity unless the additional appropriate license is first secured, except as otherwise provided by law. A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. (4) No person engaged in or conducting business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state may sell or give, or permit to sell or give, a product that contains any amount of any cannabinoid, synthetic cannabinoid, cathinone, or methcathinone, unless otherwise provided by law. A violation of this subsection (4) is punishable according to RCW 69.50.401 . (5) The penalties provided in this section are in addition to any other penalties provided by law for violating the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.
RCW 70.108.050 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 108 / Section 050
RCW 70.108.050: Approval or denial of permit—Corrections—Procedure—Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Within fifteen days after the filing of the application the issuing authority shall either approve or deny the permit to the applicant. Any denial shall set forth in detail the specific grounds therefor. The applicant shall have fifteen days after the receipt of such denial or such additional time as the issuing authority shall grant to correct the deficiencies set forth and the issuing authority shall within fifteen days after receipt of such corrections either approve or deny the permit. Any denial shall set forth in detail the specific grounds therefor. After the applicant has filed corrections and the issuing authority has thereafter again denied the permit, the applicant may within five days after receipt of such second denial seek judicial review of such denial by filing a petition in the superior court for the county of the issuing authority. The review shall take precedence over all other civil actions and shall be conducted by the court without a jury. The court shall, upon request, hear oral argument and receive written briefs and shall either affirm the denial or order that the permit be issued. An applicant may not use any other procedure to obtain judicial review of a denial.
RCW 70.245.903 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 245 / Section 903
RCW 70.245.903: Effective dates—2009 c 1 (Initiative Measure No. 1000).
Status: in_force

This act takes effect one hundred twenty days after the election at which it is approved [March 5, 2009], except for section 24 of this act which takes effect July 1, 2009.
RCW 70.410.020 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 410 / Section 020
RCW 70.410.020: Emergency medical reserve corps—Establishment—Contracting.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established within the department a state emergency medical reserve corps, which shall serve at the direction and control of the secretary. The secretary may deploy the state emergency medical reserve corps by order as allowed for by this chapter. (2) The secretary may: (a) Enter into contracts and enter into and distribute grants on behalf of the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and (b) Promulgate rules to implement this chapter.
RCW 70.77.517 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 517
RCW 70.77.517: Unlawful transportation of fireworks—Penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, except in the course of continuous interstate transportation through any state, to transport fireworks from this state into any other state, or deliver them for transportation into any other state, or attempt so to do, knowing that such fireworks are to be delivered, possessed, stored, transshipped, distributed, sold, or otherwise dealt with in a manner or for a use prohibited by the laws of such other state specifically prohibiting or regulating the use of fireworks. A violation of this section is a gross misdemeanor. This section does not apply to a common or contract carrier or to international or domestic water carriers engaged in interstate commerce or to the transportation of fireworks into a state for the use of United States agencies in the carrying out or the furtherance of their operations. In the enforcement of this section, the definitions of fireworks contained in the laws of the respective states shall be applied. As used in this section, the term "state" includes the several states, territories, and possessions of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
RCW 70A.212.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 212 / Section 100
RCW 70A.212.100: Certificates—Fees—Department duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish and collect fees for the issuance and renewal of wastewater treatment plant operator certificates as provided for in RCW 70A.212.090 . The department, with the advice of an advisory committee, shall establish an initial fee schedule by rule. Fees shall be established in amounts to fully recover and not to exceed expenses incurred by the department to administer the wastewater operator certification program, to include evaluating applications necessary to verify compliance with certification requirements, maintaining and administering credible examinations, ensuring operators receive necessary training, outreach, and technical assistance, enforcing certification program requirements, providing necessary education and training to program staff, and supporting the overhead expenses related to administering the wastewater operator certification program. (2) Once the initial fee schedule is adopted by rule, the department shall conduct a workload analysis and prepare a biennial budget estimate for the wastewater treatment plant operator certification program. Thereafter, the department shall assess and collect fees from all wastewater treatment plant operators at a level that fully recovers the costs identified in its biennial operating budget. (3) If fee increases above the state's fiscal growth factor are proposed, due to an expansion of the wastewater operator certification program, the department must submit a report to the legislature describing the need for the increase.
RCW 70.108.030 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 108 / Section 030
RCW 70.108.030: Permits—Required—Compliance with rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

No person or other legal entity shall knowingly allow, conduct, hold, maintain, cause to be advertised or permit an outdoor music festival unless a valid permit has been obtained from the issuing authority for the operation of such music festival as provided for by this chapter. One such permit shall be required for each outdoor music festival. A permit may be granted for a period not to exceed sixteen consecutive days and a festival may be operated during any or all of the days within such period. Any person, persons, partnership, corporation, association, society, fraternal or social organization, failing to comply with the rules, regulations or conditions contained in this chapter shall be subject to the appropriate penalties as prescribed by this chapter.
RCW 70.50.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 50 / Section 010
RCW 70.50.010: Appointment—Salary.
Status: in_force

The secretary of health shall appoint and employ an otologist skilled in diagnosis of diseases of the ear and defects in hearing, especially for school children with an impaired sense of hearing, and shall fix the salary of such otologist in a sum not exceeding the salary of the secretary.
RCW 70A.245.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 245 / Section 070
RCW 70A.245.070: Expanded polystyrene prohibitions—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Beginning June 1, 2024, the sale and distribution of the following expanded polystyrene products in or into Washington state is prohibited: (i) A portable container that is designed or intended to be used for cold storage, except for expanded polystyrene containers used for drugs, medical devices, and biological materials as defined in the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 301 et seq.) or shipping perishable commodities from a wholesale or retail establishment; and (ii) Food service products that include food containers, plates, clam shell-style containers, and hot and cold beverage cups. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(a)(ii), food service products do not include: Packaging for raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood, vegetables, fruit, or egg cartons. (b) Beginning June 1, 2023, the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene void filling packaging products, which means loose fill packaging material, also referred to as packing peanuts, in or into Washington state is prohibited. (2)(a) The department must provide technical assistance and guidance to manufacturers of prohibited expanded polystyrene products, upon request. For manufacturers out of compliance with the requirements of this section, the department shall provide written notification and offer information to manufacturers that sell prohibited expanded polystyrene products who are in violation of this section. For the purposes of this section, written notification serves as notice of the violation. The department must issue at least two notices of violation by certified mail prior to assessing a penalty. (b) A manufacturer of products in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty for each violation in an amount not to exceed: (i) $250 if it is the manufacturer's first penalty; and (ii) $1,000 if the manufacturer has previously been issued a civil penalty under this section. (c) Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the model toxics control operating account created in RCW 70A.305.180 . (d) Penalties issued under this section are appealable to the pollution control hearings board established in chapter 43.21B RCW. (3) A city, town, county, or municipal corporation may not implement a local ordinance restricting products prohibited under subsection (1) of this section unless the ordinance was filed by April 1, 2021, and enacted by June 1, 2021. An ordinance restricting products prohibited under subsection (1) of this section that was not enacted as of June 1, 2021, is preempted by this section. (4) For the purposes of this section, "manufacturer" includes any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, governmental entity, organization, or joint venture that: (a) Produces the products subject to restrictions in subsection (1) of this section; or (b) Is an importer or domestic distributor of a product subject to restrictions in subsection (1) of this section sold or offered for sale in or into the state.
RCW 70A.320.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 320 / Section 080
RCW 70A.320.080: Existing authority of department not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to change ongoing actions or the authority of the department or other agencies to require actions to address soil contamination under existing laws.
RCW 70.405.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 405 / Section 070
RCW 70.405.070: Manufacturer withdrawal from the market.
Status: in_force

(1) Any manufacturer that intends to withdraw a prescription drug from sale or distribution within the state because the board has established an upper payment limit for that drug shall provide a notice of withdrawal in writing indicating the drug will be withdrawn because of the establishment of the upper payment limit at least 180 days before the withdrawal to the office of the insurance commissioner, the authority, and any entity in the state with which the manufacturer has a contract for the sale or distribution of the drug. (2) If a manufacturer chooses to withdraw the prescription drug from the state, it shall be prohibited from selling that drug in the state for a period of three years. (3) A manufacturer that has withdrawn a drug from the market may petition the authority, in a form and manner determined by the authority in rule, to reenter the market before the expiration of the three-year ban if it agrees to make the drug available for sale in compliance with the upper payment limit. (4) The rules adopted under this section may not go into effect until at least 90 days after the next regular legislative session.
RCW 70A.515.100 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 515 / Section 100
RCW 70A.515.100: Paint product stewardship account.
Status: in_force

The paint product stewardship account is created in the state treasury. All receipts received by the department from stewardship organizations must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used by the department only for administering and enforcing paint stewardship programs.
RCW 70.92.170 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 92 / Section 170
RCW 70.92.170: Personal wireless service facilities—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The state building code council shall amend its rules under chapter 70.92 RCW, to the extent practicable while still maintaining the certification of those regulations under the federal Americans with disabilities act, to exempt personal wireless services equipment shelters, or the room or enclosure housing equipment for personal wireless service facilities, that meet the following conditions: (a) The shelter is not staffed; and (b) to conduct maintenance activities, employees who visit the shelter must be able to climb. (2) For the purposes of this section, "personal wireless service facilities" means facilities for the provision of personal wireless services.
RCW 70.58A.570 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 58A / Section 570
RCW 70.58A.570: Duty of local registrar to submit monthly reports—Duty of state registrar to periodically test and audit fraud prevention procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) The local registrar shall, on a monthly basis, submit the following to the state registrar: (a) A summary of the number of certifications and informational copies issued by vital life event type in a format provided by the state registrar; (b) A log of all numbered paper certifications issued and destroyed in a format provided by the state registrar; and (c) A copy of the accounting of fees required by RCW 70.58A.560 . (2) The state registrar shall periodically test and audit local registrar fraud prevention procedures and products, and may share the results of such tests and audits with the local registrar.
RCW 70A.45.060 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 45 / Section 060
RCW 70A.45.060: Emissions calculator for estimating aggregate emissions—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop an emissions calculator to assist state agencies in estimating aggregate emissions as well as in estimating the relative emissions from different ways in carrying out activities. (2) The department may use data such as totals of building space occupied, energy purchases and generation, motor vehicle fuel purchases and total mileage driven, and other reasonable sources of data to make these estimates. The estimates may be derived from a single methodology using these or other factors, except that for the top ten state agencies in occupied building space and vehicle miles driven, the estimates must be based upon the actual and projected operations of those agencies. The estimates may be adjusted, and reasonable estimates derived, when agencies have been created since 1990 or functions reorganized among state agencies since 1990. The estimates may incorporate projected emissions reductions that also affect state agencies under the program authorized in RCW 70A.45.020 and other existing policies that will result in emissions reductions. (3) By December 31st of each even-numbered year beginning in 2010, the department shall report to the governor and to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives the total state agencies' emissions of greenhouse gases for 2005 and the preceding two years and actions taken to meet the emissions reduction targets.
RCW 70.97.040 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 97 / Section 040
RCW 70.97.040: Rights of residents.
Status: in_force

Every person who is a resident of an enhanced services facility shall be entitled to all of the rights set forth in chapter 70.129 RCW.
RCW 70A.310.140 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 310 / Section 140
RCW 70A.310.140: Amounts owed to state—Lien created.
Status: in_force

If a licensee fails to pay the department within a reasonable time money owed to the state under this chapter, the obligation owed to the state shall constitute a lien on all property, both real and personal, owned by the obligor-licensee when the department records or files, pursuant to this section, a statement of claim against the obligor-licensee. The statement of claim against the obligor-licensee shall name the obligor-licensee, name the state as obligee, describe the obligation, and describe the property to be held in security for the obligation. Statements of claim creating a lien on real property, fixtures, timber, agricultural products, oil, gas, or minerals shall be recorded with the county auditor in each county where the property is located. Statements of claim creating a lien in personal property, whether tangible or intangible, shall be filed with the department of licensing. A lien recorded or filed pursuant to this section has priority over any lien, interest, or other encumbrance previously or thereafter recorded or filed concerning any property described in the statement of claim, to the extent allowed by federal law. A lien created pursuant to this section shall continue in force until extinguished by foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings or until a release of the lien signed by the secretary is recorded or filed in the place where the statement of claim was recorded or filed. The secretary shall sign and record or file a release only after the obligation owed to the state under this chapter, together with accrued interest and costs of collection has been paid.
RCW 70.129.080 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 129 / Section 080
RCW 70.129.080: Mail and telephone—Privacy in communications.
Status: in_force

The resident has the right to privacy in communications, including the right to: (1) Send and promptly receive mail that is unopened; (2) Have access to stationery, postage, and writing implements at the resident's own expense; and (3) Have reasonable access within a reasonable time to the use of a telephone and other communication equipment where calls can be made without being overheard.
RCW 70.79.070 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 070
RCW 70.79.070: Existing installations—Conformance required.
Status: in_force

(1) All boilers and unfired pressure vessels which were in use, or installed ready for use in this state prior to the date upon which the first rules and regulations under this chapter pertaining to existing installations became effective, or during the twelve months period immediately thereafter, shall be made to conform to the rules and regulations of the board governing existing installations, and the formulae prescribed therein shall be used in determining the maximum allowable working pressure for such boilers and unfired pressure vessels. (2) This chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use or sale of boilers or unfired vessels as referred to in subsection (1) of this section, provided they have been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the board governing existing installations, and provided, further, they have not been found upon inspection to be in an unsafe condition.
RCW 70.54.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 54 / Section 090
RCW 70.54.090: Attachment of objects to utility poles—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful to attach to utility poles any of the following: Advertising signs, posters, vending machines, or any similar object which presents a hazard to, or endangers the lives of, electrical workers. Any attachment to utility poles shall only be made with the permission of the utility involved, and shall be placed not less than twelve feet above the surface of the ground. (2) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 70A.120.900 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 120 / Section 900
RCW 70A.120.900: Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 99.
Status: in_force

This act shall take effect on January 1, 1978.
RCW 70A.540.010 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 540 / Section 010
RCW 70A.540.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Active municipal solid waste landfill" means a municipal solid waste landfill that has accepted or is accepting solid waste for disposal and has not been closed in accordance with the requirements set forth in WAC 173-351-500 as it existed on January 10, 2022. (2) "Air pollution" is presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in sufficient quantities and of such characteristics and duration as is, or is likely to be, injurious to human health, plant or animal life, or property, or which unreasonably interfere with enjoyment of life and property. For the purpose of this chapter, air pollution does not include air contaminants emitted in compliance with chapter 17.21 RCW. (3) "Ambient air" means the surrounding outside air. (4) "Authority" means any air pollution control agency whose jurisdictional boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of one or more counties. (5) "Closed municipal solid waste landfill" means a municipal solid waste landfill that is no longer accepting solid waste for disposal and has been closed in accordance with the requirements set forth in WAC 173-351-500 as it existed on January 10, 2022. (6) "Department" means the department of ecology. (7) "Emission" means a release of air contaminants into the ambient air. (8) "Gas collection system" means any system that employs various gas collection wells and connected piping, and mechanical blowers, fans, pumps, or compressors to create a pressure gradient and actively extract landfill gas. (9) "Gas control device" means any device used to dispose of or treat collected landfill gas including, but not limited to, enclosed flares, internal combustion engines, boilers and boiler-to-steam turbine systems, fuel cells, and gas turbines. (10) "Gas control system" means any system that disposes of or treats collected landfill gas by one or more of the following means: Combustion; gas treatment for subsequent sale, or sale for processing off-site, including for transportation fuel and injection into a natural gas pipeline. (11) "Municipal solid waste landfill" means a discrete area of land or an excavation that receives household waste and that is not a land application site, surface impoundment, injection well, or pile. (12) "Person" means an individual, firm, public or private corporation, association, partnership, political subdivision of the state, municipality, or governmental agency.
RCW 70A.230.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 230 / Section 070
RCW 70A.230.070: Clearinghouse—Department participation.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to participate in a regional or multistate clearinghouse to assist in carrying out any of the requirements of this chapter. A clearinghouse may also be used for examining notification and label requirements, developing education and outreach activities, and maintaining a list of all mercury-added products.
RCW 70.42.010 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 010
RCW 70.42.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Designated test site supervisor" means the available individual who is responsible for the technical functions of the test site and who meets the department's qualifications set out in rule by the department. (3) "Immediate jeopardy" means a situation in which the medical test site's noncompliance with one or more statutory or regulatory requirements has placed the health and safety of patients in its care at risk for serious injury, serious harm, serious impairment, or death. (4) "Person" means any individual, or any public or private organization, agent, agency, corporation, firm, association, partnership, or business. (5) "Proficiency testing program" means an external service approved by the department which provides samples to evaluate the accuracy, reliability and performance of the tests at each test site. (6) "Quality assurance" means a comprehensive set of policies, procedures, and practices to assure that a test site's results are accurate and reliable. Quality assurance means a total program of internal and external quality control, equipment preventative maintenance, calibration, recordkeeping, and proficiency testing evaluation, including a written quality assurance plan. (7) "Quality control" means internal written procedures and day-to-day analysis of laboratory reference materials at each test site to insure precision and accuracy of test methodology, equipment, and results. (8) "Test" means any examination or procedure conducted on a sample taken from the human body, including screening. (9) "Test site" means any facility or site, public or private, which analyzes materials derived from the human body for the purposes of health care, treatment, or screening. A test site does not mean a facility or site, including a residence, where a test approved for home use by the federal food and drug administration is used by an individual to test himself or herself without direct supervision or guidance by another and where this test is not part of a commercial transaction.
RCW 70A.65.120 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 65 / Section 120
RCW 70A.65.120: Allocation of allowances to electric utilities.
Status: in_force

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(1) The legislature intends by this section to allow all consumer-owned electric utilities and investor-owned electric utilities subject to the requirements of chapter 19.405 RCW, the Washington clean energy transformation act, to be eligible for allowance allocation as provided in this section in order to mitigate the cost burden of the program on electricity customers. (2)(a) By October 1, 2022, the department shall adopt rules, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, establishing the methods and procedures for allocating allowances for consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. The rules must take into account the cost burden of the program on electricity customers. (b) By October 1, 2022, the department shall adopt an allocation schedule by rule, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, for the first compliance period for the provision of allowances at no cost to consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. This allocation must be consistent with a forecast, that is approved by the appropriate governing board or the utilities and transportation commission, of each utility's supply and demand, and the cost burden resulting from the inclusion of the covered entities in the first compliance period. (c) By October 1, 2026, the department shall adopt an allocation schedule by rule, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, for the provision of allowances for the second compliance period at no cost to consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. This allocation must be consistent with a forecast, that is approved by the appropriate governing board or the utilities and transportation commission, of each utility's supply and demand, and the cost burden resulting from the inclusion of covered entities in the second compliance period. The allowances included in this schedule must reflect the increased scope of coverage in the electricity sector relative to the program budget of allowances established in 2022. (d) By October 1, 2028, the department shall adopt an allocation schedule by rule, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, for the provision of allowances at no cost to consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities for the compliance periods contained within calendar years 2031 through 2045. This allocation must be consistent with a forecast, that is approved by the appropriate governing board or the utilities and transportation commission, of each utility's supply and demand, and the cost burden resulting from the inclusion of the covered entities in the compliance periods. The rule developed under this subsection (2)(d) may prescribe an amount of allowances allocated at no cost that must be consigned to auction by consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities. However, utilities may use allowances for compliance equal to their covered emissions in any calendar year they were not subject to potential penalty under RCW 19.405.090 . Under no circumstances may utilities receive any free allowances after 2045. (3)(a) During the first compliance period, allowances allocated at no cost to consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities may be consigned to auction for the benefit of ratepayers, deposited for compliance, or a combination of both. The rules adopted by the department under subsection (2) of this section must include provisions for directing revenues generated under this subsection to the applicable utilities. (b) By October 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with the department of commerce and the utilities and transportation commission, must adopt rules governing the amount of allowances allocated at no cost under subsection (2)(c) of this section that must be consigned to auction. For calendar year 2030, electric utilities may use allowances for compliance equal to their covered emissions if not subject to potential penalty under RCW 19.405.090 . (4) The benefits of all allowances consigned to auction under this section must be used by consumer-owned and investor-owned electric utilities for the benefit of ratepayers, with the first priority the mitigation of any rate impacts to low-income customers. (5) If an entity is identified by the department as an emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industry under RCW 70A.65.110 , unless allowances have been otherwise allocated for electricity-related emissions to the entity under RCW 70A.65.110 or to a consumer-owned utility under this section, the department shall allocate allowances at no cost to the electric utility or power marketing administration that is providing electricity to the entity in an amount equal to the forecasted emissions for electricity consumption for the entity for the compliance period. (6) The department shall allow for allowances to be transferred between a power marketing administration and electric utilities and used for direct compliance. (7) Rules establishing the allocation of allowances to consumer-owned utilities and investor-owned utilities must consider the impact of electrification of buildings, transportation, and industry on the electricity sector. (8) Nothing in this section affects the requirements of chapter 19.405 RCW. (9) A consumer-owned utility that is party to a contract that meets the following conditions must be issued allowances under this section for emissions associated with imported electricity, in order to prevent impairment of the value of the contract to either party: (a) The contract does not address compliance costs imposed upon the consumer-owned utility by the program created in this chapter; and (b) The contract was in effect as of July 25, 2021, and expires no later than the end of the first compliance period.
RCW 70A.300.310 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 300 / Section 310
RCW 70A.300.310: Hazardous waste management plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop, and shall update at least once every five years, a state hazardous waste management plan. The plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following elements: (a) A state inventory and assessment of the capacity of existing facilities to treat, store, dispose, or otherwise manage hazardous waste; (b) A forecast of future hazardous waste generation; (c) A description of the plan or program required by RCW 70A.300.270 to promote the waste management priorities established in RCW 70A.300.260 ; (d) Siting criteria as appropriate for hazardous waste management facilities, including such criteria as may be appropriate for the designation of eligible zones for designated zone facilities. However, these criteria shall not prevent the continued operation, at or below the present level of waste management activity, of existing facilities on the basis of their location in areas other than those designated as eligible zones pursuant to RCW 70A.300.370 ; (e) Siting policies as deemed appropriate by the department; and (f) A plan or program to provide appropriate public information and education relating to hazardous waste management. The department shall ensure to the maximum degree practical that these plans or programs are coordinated with public education programs carried out by local government under RCW 70A.300.350 . (2) The department shall seek, encourage, and assist participation in the development, revision, and implementation of the state hazardous waste management plan by interested citizens, local government, business and industry, environmental groups, and other entities as appropriate. (3) Siting criteria shall be completed by December 31, 1986. Other plan components listed in subsection (1) of this section shall be completed by June 30, 1987. (4) The department shall incorporate into the state hazardous waste management plan those elements of the local hazardous waste management plans that it deems necessary to assure effective and coordinated programs throughout the state.
RCW 70A.500.080 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 500 / Section 080
RCW 70A.500.080: Independent plan participants changing to standard plan.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer participating in an independent plan may join the standard plan by notifying the authority and the department of its intention at least five months prior to the start of the next program year. (2) Manufacturers may not change from one plan to another plan during a program year. (3) A manufacturer participating in the standard plan wishing to implement or participate in an independent plan may do so by complying with rules adopted by the department under RCW 70A.500.230 .
RCW 70A.200.190 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 200 / Section 190
RCW 70A.200.190: Funding to local governments—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide funding to local units of government to establish, conduct, and evaluate community restitution and other programs for waste reduction, litter and illegal dump cleanup, and recycling. Programs eligible for funding under this section shall include, but not be limited to, programs established pursuant to RCW 72.09.260 . (2) Funds may be offered for costs associated with community waste reduction, litter cleanup and prevention, and recycling activities. The funding program must be flexible, allowing local governments to use funds broadly to meet their needs to reduce waste, control litter and illegal dumping, and promote recycling. Local governments are required to contribute resources or in-kind services. The department shall evaluate funding requests from local government according to the same criteria as those developed in RCW 70A.200.170 , provide funds according to the effectiveness and efficiency of local government litter control programs, and monitor the results of all local government programs under this section. (3) Local governments may initiate and apply to the department for reimbursement of litter clean-up activities on state highway ramps located within the jurisdiction of the local government. (4) Local governments shall report information as requested by the department in funding agreements entered into by the department and a local government.
RCW 70A.305.110 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 305 / Section 110
RCW 70A.305.110: Releases of hazardous substances—Notice—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, any owner or operator of a facility that is actively transitioning from operating under a federal permit for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste issued under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6925 to operating under the provisions of this chapter, who has information that a hazardous substance has been released to the environment at the owner or operator's facility that may be a threat to human health or the environment, shall issue a notice to the department within ninety days. The notice shall include a description of any remedial actions planned, completed, or underway. (2) The notice must be posted in a visible, publicly accessible location on the facility, to remain in place until all remedial actions except confirmational monitoring are complete. (3) After receiving the notice from the facility, the department must review the notice and mail a summary of its contents, along with any additional information deemed appropriate by the department, to: (a) Each residence and landowner of a residence whose property boundary is within three hundred feet of the boundary of the property where the release occurred or if the release occurred from a pipeline or other facility that does not have a property boundary, within three hundred feet of the actual release; (b) Each business and landowner of a business whose property boundary is within three hundred feet of the boundary of the property where the release occurred; (c) Each residence, landowner of a residence, and business with a property boundary within the area where hazardous substances have come to be located as a result of the release; (d) Neighborhood associations and community organizations representing an area within one mile of the facility and recognized by the city or county with jurisdiction within this area; (e) The city, county, and local health district with jurisdiction within the areas described in (a), (b), and (c) of this subsection; and (f) The department of health. (4) A notice produced by a facility shall provide the following information: (a) The common name of any hazardous substances released and, if available, the chemical abstract service registry number of these substances; (b) The address of the facility where the release occurred; (c) The date the release was discovered; (d) The cause and date of the release, if known; (e) The remedial actions being taken or planned to address the release; (f) The potential health and environmental effects of the hazardous substances released; and (g) The name, address, and telephone number of a contact person at the facility where the release occurred. (5) The following releases are exempt from the notification requirements in this section: (a) Application of pesticides and fertilizers for their intended purposes and according to label instructions; (b) The lawful and nonnegligent use of hazardous household substances by a natural person for personal or domestic purposes; (c) The discharge of hazardous substances in compliance with permits issued under chapter 70A.15 , 90.48, or 90.56 RCW; (d) De minimis amounts of any hazardous substance leaked or discharged onto the ground; (e) The discharge of hazardous substances to a permitted wastewater treatment facility or from a permitted wastewater collection system or treatment facility as allowed by a facility's discharge permit; (f) Any releases originating from a single-family or multifamily residence, including but not limited to the discharge of oil from a residential home heating oil tank with the capacity of five hundred gallons or less; (g) Any spill on a public road, street, or highway or to surface waters of the state that has previously been reported to the United States coast guard and the state division of emergency management under chapter 90.56 RCW; (h) Any release of hazardous substances to the air; (i) Any release that occurs on agricultural land, including land used to grow trees for the commercial production of wood or wood fiber, that is at least five acres in size, when the effects of the release do not come within three hundred feet of any property boundary. For the purposes of this subsection, agricultural land includes incidental uses that are compatible with agricultural or silvicultural purposes, including, but not limited to, land used for the housing of the owner, operator, or employees, structures used for the storage or repair of equipment, machinery, and chemicals, and any paths or roads on the land; and (j) Releases that, before January 1, 2003, have been previously reported to the department, or remediated in compliance with a settlement agreement under RCW 70A.305.040 (4) or enforcement order or agreed order issued under this chapter or have been the subject of an opinion from the department under RCW 70A.305.170 that no further remedial action is required. An exemption from the notification requirements of this section does not exempt the owner or operator of a facility from any other notification or reporting requirements, or imply a release from liability under this chapter. (6) If a significant segment of the community to be notified speaks a language other than English, an appropriate translation of the notice must also be posted and mailed to the department in accordance with the requirements of this section. (7) The facility where the release occurred is responsible for reimbursing the department within thirty days for the actual costs associated with the production and mailing of the notices under this section.
RCW 70.42.160 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 42 / Section 160
RCW 70.42.160: Penalties—Acts constituting violations.
Status: in_force

Under this chapter, and chapter 34.05 RCW, the department may assess monetary penalties of up to ten thousand dollars per violation in addition to or in lieu of conditioning, suspending, or revoking a license. A violation occurs when a licensee: (1) Fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this chapter or the standards or rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Has knowingly or with reason to know made a false statement of a material fact in the application for a license or in any data attached thereto or in any record required by the department; (3) Refuses to allow representatives of the department to examine any book, record, or file required by this chapter to be maintained; (4) Willfully prevents, interferes with, or attempts to impede in any way the work of any representative of the department; (5) Willfully prevents or interferes with preservation of evidence of any known violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (6) Misrepresents or was fraudulent in any aspect of the applicant's business; or (7) Uses advertising which is false or fraudulent. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
RCW 70A.405.070 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 405 / Section 070
RCW 70A.405.070: Notification to sellers.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer of products containing PBDEs 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.
RCW 70.122.130 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 122 / Section 130
RCW 70.122.130: Health care declarations registry—Rules—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health shall establish and maintain a statewide health care declarations registry containing the health care declarations identified in subsection (2) of this section as submitted by residents of Washington. The department shall digitally reproduce and store health care declarations in the registry. The department may establish standards for individuals to submit digitally reproduced health care declarations directly to the registry, but is not required to review the health care declarations that it receives to ensure they comply with the particular statutory requirements applicable to the document. The department may contract with an organization that meets the standards identified in this section. (2)(a) An individual may submit any of the following health care declarations to the department of health to be digitally reproduced and stored in the registry: (i) A directive, as defined by this chapter; (ii) A durable power of attorney for health care, as authorized in chapter 11.125 RCW; (iii) A mental health advance directive, as defined by chapter 71.32 RCW; or (iv) A form adopted pursuant to the department of health's authority in RCW 43.70.480 . (b) Failure to submit a health care declaration to the department of health does not affect the validity of the declaration. (c) Failure to notify the department of health of a valid revocation of a health care declaration does not affect the validity of the revocation. (d) The entry of a health care directive in the registry under this section does not: (i) Affect the validity of the document; (ii) Take the place of any requirements in law necessary to make the submitted document legal; or (iii) Create a presumption regarding the validity of the document. (3) The department of health shall prescribe a procedure for an individual to revoke a health care declaration contained in the registry. (4) The registry must: (a) Be maintained in a secure database that is accessible through a website maintained by the department of health; (b) Send annual electronic messages to individuals that have submitted health care declarations to request that they review the registry materials to ensure that it is current; (c) Provide individuals who have submitted one or more health care declarations with access to their documents and the ability to revoke their documents at all times; and (d) Provide the personal representatives of individuals who have submitted one or more health care declarations to the registry, attending physicians, *advanced registered nurse practitioners, health care providers licensed by a disciplining authority identified in RCW 18.130.040 who is acting under the direction of a physician or an *advanced registered nurse practitioner, and health care facilities, as defined in this chapter or in chapter 71.32 RCW, access to the registry at all times. (5) In designing the registry and website, the department of health shall ensure compliance with state and federal requirements related to patient confidentiality. (6) The department shall provide information to health care providers and health care facilities on the registry website regarding the different federal and Washington state requirements to ascertain and document whether a patient has an advance directive. (7) The department of health may accept donations, grants, gifts, or other forms of voluntary contributions to support activities related to the creation and maintenance of the health care declarations registry and statewide public education campaigns related to the existence of the registry. All receipts from donations made under this section, and other contributions and appropriations specifically made for the purposes of creating and maintaining the registry established under this section and statewide public education campaigns related to the existence of the registry, shall be deposited into the general fund. These moneys in the general fund may be spent only after appropriation. (8) The department of health may adopt rules as necessary to implement chapter 108, Laws of 2006. (9) By December 1, 2008, the department shall report to the house and senate committees on health care the following information: (a) Number of participants in the registry; (b) Number of health care declarations submitted by type of declaration as defined in this section; (c) Number of health care declarations revoked and the method of revocation; (d) Number of providers and facilities, by type, that have been provided access to the registry; (e) Actual costs of operation of the registry.
RCW 70.24.340 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 24 / Section 340
RCW 70.24.340: Employees' substantial exposure to bodily fluids—Procedure and court orders.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement officer, firefighter, health care provider, health care facility staff person, department of corrections' staff person, jail staff person, or person employed in other categories of employment to be at risk of exposure that presents a possible risk of transmission of a blood-borne pathogen, who has experienced an exposure to another person's bodily fluids in the course of his or her employment, may request a state or local health officer to order blood-borne pathogen testing for the person whose bodily fluids he or she has been exposed to. If the state or local health officer refuses to order testing under this section, the person who made the request may petition the superior court for a hearing to determine whether an order shall be issued. The hearing on the petition shall be held within seventy-two hours of filing the petition, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The standard of review to determine whether the state or local health officer shall be required to issue the order is whether an exposure occurred and whether that exposure presents a possible risk of transmission of a blood-borne pathogen. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the court shall issue the appropriate order. The person who is subject to the state or local health officer's order to receive testing shall be given written notice of the order promptly, personally, and confidentially, stating the grounds and provisions of the order, including the factual basis therefor. If the person who is subject to the order refuses to comply, the state or local health officer may petition the superior court for a hearing. The hearing on the petition shall be held within seventy-two hours of filing the petition, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The standard of review for the order is whether an exposure occurred and whether that exposure presents a possible risk of transmission of a blood-borne pathogen. Upon conclusion of the hearing, the court shall issue the appropriate order. The state or local health officer shall perform testing under this section if he or she finds that the exposure presents a possible risk of transmission of a blood-borne pathogen or if he or she is ordered to do so by a court. The testing required under this section shall be completed as soon as possible after the substantial exposure or, if ordered by the court, within seventy-two hours of the order's issuance.
RCW 70A.125.090 — Washington Code / Title 70A / Chapter 125 / Section 090
RCW 70A.125.090: Operating permits—Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) The responsibility for ensuring that the citizens of this state have a safe and reliable drinking water supply is shared between local government and state government, and is the obligation of every public water system; (2) A rapid increase in the number of public water systems supplying drinking water to the citizens of this state has significantly increased the burden on both local and state government to monitor and enforce compliance by these systems with state laws that govern planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, financing, management, and emergency response; (3) The federal safe drinking water act imposes on state and local governments and the public water systems of this state significant new responsibilities for monitoring, testing, and treating drinking water supplies; and (4) Existing drinking water programs at both the state and local government level need additional authorities to enable them to more comprehensively and systematically address the needs of the public water systems of this state and assure that the public health and safety of its citizens are protected. Therefore, annual operating permit requirements shall be established in accordance with this chapter. The operating permit requirements shall be administered by the department and shall be used as a means to assure that public water systems provide safe and reliable drinking water to the public. The department and local government shall conduct comprehensive and systematic evaluations to assess the adequacy and financial viability of public water systems. The department may impose permit conditions, requirements for system improvements, and compliance schedules in order to carry out the purpose of chapter 304, Laws of 1991.
RCW 70.77.182 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 77 / Section 182
RCW 70.77.182: Definitions—"Permittee."
Status: in_force

"Permittee" means any person issued a fireworks permit in conformance with this chapter.
RCW 70.79.090 — Washington Code / Title 70 / Chapter 79 / Section 090
RCW 70.79.090: Exemptions from certain provisions.
Status: in_force

The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 70.79.220 and 70.79.240 through 70.79.330 : (1) Boilers or unfired pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes; (2) Unfired pressure vessels that are part of fertilizer applicator rigs designed and used exclusively for fertilization in the conduct of agricultural operations; (3) Steam boilers used exclusively for heating purposes carrying a pressure of not more than fifteen pounds per square inch gauge and which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families; (4) Hot water heating boilers carrying a pressure of not more than thirty pounds per square inch and which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families; (5) Approved pressure vessels (hot water heaters, hot water storage tanks, hot water supply boilers, and hot water heating boilers listed by a nationally recognized testing agency), with approved safety devices including a pressure relief valve, with a nominal water containing capacity of one hundred twenty gallons or less having a heat input of two hundred thousand b.t.u.'s per hour or less, at pressure of one hundred sixty pounds per square inch or less, and at temperatures of two hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit or less: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That such pressure vessels are not installed in schools, child care centers, public and private hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, churches, public buildings owned or leased and maintained by the state or any political subdivision thereof, and assembly halls; (6) Unfired pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift pumping systems, when located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families, or in public water systems as defined in RCW 70A.120.020 ; (7) Unfired pressure vessels containing liquefied petroleum gases.