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WA Rev Code § 43.70.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.70.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:(1) "Assessment" means the regular collection, analysis, and sharing of information about health conditions, risks, and resources in a community. Assessment activities identify trends in illness, injury, and death and the factors that may cause these events. They also identify environmental risk factors, community concerns, community health resources, and the use of health services. Assessment includes gathering statistical data as well as conducting epidemiologic and other investigations and evaluations of health emergencies and specific ongoing health problems;(2) "Board" means the state board of health;(3) "Department" means the department of health;(4) "Policy development" means the establishment of social norms, organizational guidelines, operational procedures, rules, ordinances, or statutes that promote health or prevent injury, illness, or death; and(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.[ 1995 c 269 § 2201; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 206; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 102.]NOTES:Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.030 - Secretary of health.

RCW 43.70.030 Secretary of health.The executive head and appointing authority of the department shall be the secretary of health. The secretary shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor in accordance with RCW 43.17.020. The secretary shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 104.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.041 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.041 - Five-year formal review process of existing rules.

RCW 43.70.041 Five-year formal review process of existing rules.The department of health must establish and perform, within existing funds, a formal review process of its existing rules every five years. The goal of the review is to decrease the numbers of, simplify the process, and decrease the time required for obtaining licenses, permits, and inspections, as applicable, in order to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses without compromising public health and safety. Benchmarks must be adopted to assess the effectiveness of streamlining efforts. The department must establish a process for effectively applying sunset provisions to rules when applicable. The department must report back to the applicable committees of the legislature with its review process and benchmarks by January 2014.[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 30 § 4.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2013 2nd sp.s. c 30: See note following RCW 43.21A.081.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.045 - Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.

RCW 43.70.045 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.There is created an award to honor and recognize cost-effective and quality health care services. This award shall be known as the "Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care."[ 1994 c 7 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—1994 c 7: "The legislature recognizes the critical importance of ensuring that all Washington residents have access to quality and affordable health care. The legislature further recognizes that substantial improvements can be made in health care delivery when providers, including health care facilities, are encouraged to continuously strive for excellence in quality management practices, value, and consumer satisfaction. The legislature finds that when centers of quality are highlighted and honored publicly they become examples for other health care providers to emulate, thereby further promoting the implementation of improved health care delivery processes." [ 1994 c 7 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.047 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.047 - Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.

RCW 43.70.047 Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.The governor, in conjunction with the secretary of health, shall identify and honor health care providers and facilities in Washington state who exhibit exceptional quality and value in the delivery of health services. The award shall be given annually consistent with the availability of qualified nominees. The secretary may appoint an advisory committee to assist in the selection of nominees, if necessary.[ 1994 c 7 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.053 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.053 - Hospital consolidated annual income—Reporting.

RCW 43.70.053 Hospital consolidated annual income—Reporting.(1)(a) Beginning July 1, 2022, for a health system operating a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, the health system must annually submit to the department a consolidated annual income statement and balance sheet, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, health clinics, urgent care clinics, physician groups, health-related laboratories, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, dialysis facilities, ambulance services, behavioral health settings, and virtual care entities that are operated in Washington.(b) The state auditor's office shall provide the department with audited financial statements for all hospitals owned or operated by a public hospital district under chapter 70.44 RCW. Public hospital districts are not required to submit additional information to the department under this subsection.(2) The department must make information submitted under this section available in the same manner as hospital financial data.[ 2021 c 162 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.054 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.054 - Health care data standards—Submittal of standards to legislature.

RCW 43.70.054 Health care data standards—Submittal of standards to legislature.(1) To promote the public interest consistent with chapter 267, Laws of 1995, the department of health, in cooperation with the director of the consolidated technology services agency established in RCW 43.105.025, shall develop health care data standards to be used by, and developed in collaboration with, consumers, purchasers, health carriers, providers, and state government as consistent with the intent of chapter 492, Laws of 1993 as amended by chapter 267, Laws of 1995, to promote the delivery of quality health services that improve health outcomes for state residents. The data standards shall include content, coding, confidentiality, and transmission standards for all health care data elements necessary to support the intent of this section, and to improve administrative efficiency and reduce cost. Purchasers, as allowed by federal law, health carriers, health facilities and providers as defined in chapter 48.43 RCW, and state government shall utilize the data standards. The information and data elements shall be reported as the department of health directs by rule in accordance with data standards developed under this section.(2) The health care data collected, maintained, and studied by the department under this section or any other entity: (a) Shall include a method of associating all information on health care costs and services with discrete cases; (b) shall not contain any means of determining the personal identity of any enrollee, provider, or facility; (c) shall only be available for retrieval in original or processed form to public and private requesters; (d) shall be available within a reasonable period of time after the date of request; and (e) shall give strong consideration to data standards that achieve national uniformity.(3) The cost of retrieving data for state officials and agencies shall be funded through state general appropriation. The cost of retrieving data for individuals and organizations engaged in research or private use of data or studies shall be funded by a fee schedule developed by the department that reflects the direct cost of retrieving the data or study in the requested form.(4) All persons subject to this section shall comply with departmental requirements established by rule in the acquisition of data, however, the department shall adopt no rule or effect no policy implementing the provisions of this section without an act of law.(5) The department shall submit developed health care data standards to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 1995.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 1 § 408; 1997 c 274 § 2; 1995 c 267 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 1 §§ 101-109, 201-224, 406-408, 410, 501-507, 601, and 602: See note following RCW 43.105.007.Effective date—1997 c 274: See note following RCW 41.05.021.Captions not law—Severability—Effective dates—1995 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.70.052.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.060 - Duties of department—Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.

RCW 43.70.060 Duties of department—Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.It is the intent of the legislature to promote appropriate use of health care resources to maximize access to adequate health care services. The legislature understands that the rapidly increasing costs of health care are limiting access to care. To promote health care cost-effectiveness, the department shall:(1) Implement the certificate of need program;(2) Monitor and evaluate health care costs;(3) Evaluate health services and the utilization of services for outcome and effectiveness; and(4) Recommend strategies to encourage adequate and cost-effective services and discourage ineffective services.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 108.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.064 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.064 - Health care quality—Findings and intent—Requirements for conducting study under RCW 43.70.066.

RCW 43.70.064 Health care quality—Findings and intent—Requirements for conducting study under RCW 43.70.066.The legislature finds that it is difficult for consumers of health care services to determine the quality of health care prior to purchase or utilization of medical care. The legislature also finds that accountability is a key component in promoting quality assurance and quality improvement throughout the health care delivery system, including public programs. Quality assurance and improvement standards are necessary to promote the public interest, contribute to cost efficiencies, and improve the ability of consumers to ascertain quality health care purchases.The legislature intends to have consumers, health carriers, health care providers and facilities, and public agencies participate in the development of quality assurance and improvement standards that can be used to develop a uniform quality assurance program for use by all public and private health plans, providers, and facilities. To that end, in conducting the study required under RCW 43.70.066, the department of health shall:(1) Consider the needs of consumers, employers, health care providers and facilities, and public and private health plans;(2) Take full advantage of existing national standards of quality assurance to extend to middle-income populations the protections required for state management of health programs for low-income populations;(3) Consider the appropriate minimum level of quality assurance standards that should be disclosed to consumers and employers by health care providers and facilities, and public and private health plans; and(4) Consider standards that permit health care providers and facilities to share responsibility for participation in a uniform quality assurance program.[ 1995 c 267 § 3.]NOTES:Captions not law—Severability—Effective dates—1995 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.70.052.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.068 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.068 - Quality assurance—Interagency cooperation.

RCW 43.70.068 Quality assurance—Interagency cooperation.The department of health, the health care authority, the department of social and health services, the office of the insurance commissioner, and the department of labor and industries shall form an interagency group for coordination and consultation on quality assurance activities and collaboration on final recommendations for the study required under RCW 43.70.066.[ 1997 c 274 § 4; 1995 c 267 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—1997 c 274: See note following RCW 41.05.021.Captions not law—Severability—Effective dates—1995 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.70.052.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.070 - Duties of department—Analysis of health services.

RCW 43.70.070 Duties of department—Analysis of health services.The department shall evaluate and analyze readily available data and information to determine the outcome and effectiveness of health services, utilization of services, and payment methods. This section should not be construed as allowing the department access to proprietary information.(1) The department shall make its evaluations available to the board for use in preparation of the state health report required by *RCW 43.20.050, and to consumers, purchasers, and providers of health care.(2) The department shall use the information to:(a) Develop guidelines which may be used by consumers, purchasers, and providers of health care to encourage necessary and cost-effective services; and(b) Make recommendations to the governor on how state government and private purchasers may be prudent purchasers of cost-effective, adequate health services.[ 1995 c 269 § 2202; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 109.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.20.050 was amended by 2011 c 27 § 1, eliminating the "state health report."Effective date—Part headings not law—Severability—1995 c 269: See notes following RCW 18.16.050.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.090 - Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.

RCW 43.70.090 Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.(1) The secretary shall have full authority to administer oaths and take testimony thereunder, to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the secretary together with all books, memoranda, papers, and other documents, articles or instruments, and to compel the disclosure by such witnesses of all facts known to them relative to the matters under investigation.(2) Subpoenas issued in adjudicative proceedings shall be governed by RCW 34.05.588(1).(3) Subpoenas issued in the conduct of investigations required or authorized by other statutory provisions or necessary in the enforcement of other statutory provisions shall be governed by RCW 34.05.588(2).[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 252.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.095 - Civil fines.

RCW 43.70.095 Civil fines.This section governs the assessment of a civil fine against a person by the department. This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW.(1) The department shall give written notice to the person against whom it assesses a civil fine. The notice shall state the reasons for the adverse action. The notice shall be personally served in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or shall be given in an other [another] manner that shows proof of receipt.(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the civil fine is due and payable twenty-eight days after receipt. The department may make the date the fine is due later than twenty-eight days after receipt. When the department does so, it shall state the effective date in the written notice given the person against whom it assesses the fine.(3) The person against whom the department assesses a civil fine has the right to an adjudicative proceeding. The proceeding is governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The application must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the fine, include a copy of the adverse notice, be served on and received by the department within twenty-eight days of the person's receiving the notice of civil fine, and be served in a manner which shows proof of receipt.(4) If the person files a timely and sufficient appeal, the department shall not implement the action until the final order has been served. The presiding or reviewing officer may permit the department to implement part or all of the action while the proceedings are pending if the appellant causes an unreasonable delay in the proceedings or for other good cause.[ 1991 c 3 § 378.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.097 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.097 - Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.

RCW 43.70.097 Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.Enforcement action taken after July 23, 1995, by the director or the department shall be in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.[ 1995 c 403 § 626.]NOTES:Findings—Short title—Intent—1995 c 403: See note following RCW 34.05.328.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.100 - Reports of violations by secretary—Duty to institute proceedings—Notice to alleged violator.

RCW 43.70.100 Reports of violations by secretary—Duty to institute proceedings—Notice to alleged violator.(1) It shall be the duty of each assistant attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city attorney to whom the secretary reports any violation of chapter 43.20 or 43.70 RCW, or regulations promulgated under them, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts, without delay, and to be duly prosecuted as prescribed by law.(2) Before any violation of chapter 43.20 or 43.70 RCW is reported by the secretary to the prosecuting attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his or her views to the secretary, either orally or in writing, with regard to such contemplated proceeding.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 262.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.112 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.112 - Online access to health care resources—Annual accounting of use of funds and use of online resources—University of Washington.

RCW 43.70.112 Online access to health care resources—Annual accounting of use of funds and use of online resources—University of Washington.Within the amounts transferred from the department of health under RCW 43.70.110(3), the University of Washington shall, through the health sciences library, provide online access to selected vital clinical resources, medical journals, decision support tools, and evidence-based reviews of procedures, drugs, and devices to the health professionals listed in RCW 43.70.110(3)(c). Online access shall be available no later than January 1, 2009. Each year, by December 1st, the University of Washington shall provide an annual accounting of the use of the funds transferred, including which categories of health professionals are using the materials available under the program. The accounting must be transmitted by electronic mail to the members of the health care committees of the legislature.[ 2009 c 558 § 2; 2007 c 259 § 12.]NOTES:Severability—Subheadings not law—2007 c 259: See notes following RCW 41.05.033.
WA Rev Code § 43.70.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.120 - Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.

RCW 43.70.120 Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.In furtherance of the policy of this state to cooperate with the federal government in the public health programs, the department of health shall adopt such rules and regulations as may become necessary to entitle this state to participate in federal funds unless the same be expressly prohibited by law. Any section or provision of the public health laws of this state which may be susceptible to more than one construction shall be interpreted in favor of the construction most likely to satisfy federal laws entitling this state to receive federal funds for the various programs of public health.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 264.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.125 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.125 - Health care facility certification—Unfunded federal mandates—Applicant fees.

RCW 43.70.125 Health care facility certification—Unfunded federal mandates—Applicant fees.The federal government requires Washington health care facilities to be certified in order to receive federal health care program reimbursement. The department receives funding from the federal government to perform the certifications and recertifications of these health care facilities. When the federal government does not provide sufficient funding to cover all certifications and recertifications, the secretary may assess fees on certification and recertification applicants to fund the certifications and recertifications.[ 2007 c 279 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.140 - Annual conference of health officers.

RCW 43.70.140 Annual conference of health officers.In order to receive the assistance and advice of local health officers in carrying out the secretary's duties and responsibilities, the secretary of health shall hold annually a conference of local health officers, at such place as the secretary deems convenient, for the discussion of questions pertaining to public health, sanitation, and other matters pertaining to the duties and functions of the local health departments, which shall continue in session for such time not exceeding three days as the secretary deems necessary.The health officer of each county, district, municipality and county-city department shall attend such conference during its entire session, and receive therefor his or her actual and necessary traveling expenses, to be paid by his or her county, district, and municipality or county-city department. No claim for such expenses shall be allowed or paid unless it is accompanied by a certificate from the secretary of health attesting the attendance of the claimant.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 253; 1979 c 141 § 50; 1967 ex.s. c 102 § 10; 1965 c 8 § 43.20.060. Prior: 1915 c 75 § 1; RRS § 6005. Formerly RCW 43.20A.615 and 43.20.060.]NOTES:Severability—1967 ex.s. c 102: See note following RCW 43.70.130.