Source: https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?Cite=70.46&full=true
Timestamp: 2020-07-09 07:04:59
Document Index: 496587896

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 10', '§ 247', '§ 6', '§ 2', '§ 6099', '§ 11', '§ 248', '§ 11', '§ 6', '§ 6099', '§ 249', '§ 10', '§ 19', '§ 8', '§ 6099', '§ 1', '§ 250', '§ 20', '§ 251', '§ 21', '§ 9', '§ 6099', '§ 2', '§ 252', '§ 1']

Chapter 70.46 RCW: HEALTH DISTRICTS
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Chapter 70.46 RCW
70.46.020 Districts of two or more counties—Health board—Membership—Chair.
70.46.031 Districts of one county—Health board—Membership.
70.46.060 District health board—Powers and duties.
70.46.080 District health funds.
70.46.082 District health funds—Health district as custodian.
70.46.085 County to bear expense of providing public health services.
70.46.090 Withdrawal of county.
70.46.100 Power to acquire, maintain, or dispose of property—Contracts.
70.46.120 License or permit fees.
Local health departments, provisions relating to health districts: Chapter 70.05 RCW.
RCW 70.46.020
Districts of two or more counties—Health board—Membership—Chair.
[ 1995 c 43 § 10; 1993 c 492 § 247; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 6; 1945 c 183 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6099-11.]
*Reviser's note: For "the effective date of this act" see note following RCW 70.05.030.
Effective dates—Contingent effective dates—1995 c 43: See note following RCW 70.05.030.
Severability—1995 c 43: See note following RCW 43.70.570.
Severability—1967 ex.s. c 51: See note following RCW 70.05.010.
RCW 70.46.031
Districts of one county—Health board—Membership.
[ 1995 c 43 § 11.]
RCW 70.46.060
District health board—Powers and duties.
[ 1993 c 492 § 248; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 11; 1945 c 183 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6099-15.]
RCW 70.46.080
District health funds.
Each health district shall establish a fund to be designated as the "district health fund", in which shall be placed all sums received by the district from any source, and out of which shall be expended all sums disbursed by the district. In a district composed of more than one county the county treasurer of the county having the largest population shall be the custodian of the fund, and the county auditor of said county shall keep the record of the receipts and disbursements, and shall draw and the county treasurer shall honor and pay all warrants, which shall be approved before issuance and payment as directed by the board.
Each county which is included in the district shall contribute such sums towards the expense for maintaining and operating the district as shall be agreed upon between it and the local board of health in accordance with guidelines established by the state board of health.
[ 1993 c 492 § 249; 1971 ex.s. c 85 § 10; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 19; 1945 c 183 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6099-17.]
RCW 70.46.082
District health funds—Health district as custodian.
(1) A health district, with the consent of the county legislative authority, the county treasurer, the county auditor, and the health district board, may act as custodian of funds, may keep the record of the receipts and disbursements, and may draw and may honor and pay all warrants or checks, which shall be approved before issuance and payment as directed by the board.
(2) The county may not charge a health district that does not utilize the option in subsection (1) of this section for those services provided.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 3 § 1.]
RCW 70.46.085
County to bear expense of providing public health services.
The expense of providing public health services shall be borne by each county within the health district.
[ 1993 c 492 § 250; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 20.]
Expenses of enforcing health laws: RCW 70.05.130.
RCW 70.46.090
Withdrawal of county.
Any county may withdraw from membership in said health district any time after it has been within the district for a period of two years, but no withdrawal shall be effective except at the end of the calendar year in which the county gives at least six months' notice of its intention to withdraw at the end of the calendar year. No withdrawal shall entitle any member to a refund of any moneys paid to the district nor relieve it of any obligations to pay to the district all sums for which it obligated itself due and owing by it to the district for the year at the end of which the withdrawal is to be effective. Any county which withdraws from membership in said health district shall immediately establish a health department or provide health services which shall meet the standards for health services promulgated by the state board of health. No local health department may be deemed to provide adequate public health services unless there is at least one full time professionally trained and qualified physician as set forth in RCW 70.05.050.
[ 1993 c 492 § 251; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 21; 1945 c 183 § 9; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6099-18.]
RCW 70.46.100
Power to acquire, maintain, or dispose of property—Contracts.
In addition to all other powers and duties, a health district shall have the power to own, construct, purchase, lease, add to, and maintain any real and personal property or property rights necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the district. A health district may sell, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of any district real or personal property no longer necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the district. A health district may enter into contracts to carry out the provisions of this section.
[ 1957 c 100 § 2.]
RCW 70.46.120
License or permit fees.
In addition to all other powers and duties, health districts shall have the power to charge fees in connection with the issuance or renewal of a license or permit required by law: PROVIDED, That the fees charged shall not exceed the actual cost involved in issuing or renewing the license or permit.
[ 1993 c 492 § 252; 1963 c 121 § 1.]