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WA Rev Code § 70.54.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.140 - Laetrile—Interference with physician/patient relationship by health facility—Pharmacy quality assurance commission, duties.

RCW 70.54.140 Laetrile—Interference with physician/patient relationship by health facility—Pharmacy quality assurance commission, duties.No hospital or health facility may interfere with the physician/patient relationship by restricting or forbidding the use of amygdalin (Laetrile) when prescribed or administered by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW and requested by a patient under his/her care who has requested the substance after having been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision.For the purposes of RCW 70.54.130 through 70.54.150, the pharmacy quality assurance commission shall provide for the certification as to the identity of amygdalin (Laetrile) by random sample testing or other testing procedures, and shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce its authority under this section.[ 2013 c 19 § 123; 1977 ex.s. c 122 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.150 - Physicians not subject to disciplinary action for prescribing or administering laetrile—Conditions.

RCW 70.54.150 Physicians not subject to disciplinary action for prescribing or administering laetrile—Conditions.No physician may be subject to disciplinary action by any entity of either the state of Washington or a professional association for prescribing or administering amygdalin (Laetrile) to a patient under his/her care who has requested the substance after having been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision.It is not the intent of this section to shield a physician from acts or omissions which otherwise would constitute unprofessional conduct.[ 1986 c 259 § 150; 1977 ex.s. c 122 § 3.]NOTES:Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.160 - Public restrooms—Pay facilities—Penalty.

RCW 70.54.160 Public restrooms—Pay facilities—Penalty.(1) Every establishment which maintains restrooms for use by the public shall not discriminate in charges required between facilities used by men and facilities used by women.(2) When coin lock controls are used, the controls shall be so allocated as to allow for a proportionate equality of free toilet units available to women as compared with those units available to men, and at least one-half of the units in any restroom shall be free of charge. As used in this section, toilet units are defined as constituting commodes and urinals.(3) In situations involving coin locks placed on restroom entry doors, admission keys shall be readily provided without charge when requested, and notice as to the availability of the keys shall be posted on the restroom entry door.(4) Any owner, agent, manager, or other person charged with the responsibility of the operation of an establishment who operates such establishment in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2003 c 53 § 352; 1977 ex.s. c 97 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.180 - Deaf persons access to emergency services—Telecommunication devices.

RCW 70.54.180 Deaf persons access to emergency services—Telecommunication devices.(1) For the purpose of this section "telecommunication device" means an instrument for telecommunication in which speaking or hearing is not required for communicators.(2) The county legislative authority of each county with a population of eighteen thousand or more and the governing body of each city with a population in excess of ten thousand shall provide by July 1, 1980, for a telecommunication device in their jurisdiction or through a central dispatch office that will assure access to police, fire, or other emergency services.(3) The county legislative authority of each county with a population of eighteen thousand or less shall by July 1, 1980, make a determination of whether sufficient need exists with their respective counties to require installation of a telecommunication device. Reconsideration of such determination will be made at any future date when a deaf individual indicates a need for such an instrument.[ 1991 c 363 § 142; 1979 ex.s. c 63 § 2.]NOTES:Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.Purpose—1979 ex.s. c 63: "The legislature finds that many citizens of this state who are unable to utilize telephone services in a regular manner due to hearing defects are able to communicate by teletypewriters where hearing is not required for communication. Hence, it is the purpose of section 2 of this act [RCW 70.54.180] to require that telecommunication devices for the deaf be installed." [ 1979 ex.s. c 63 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.190 - DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)—Use—Liability.

RCW 70.54.190 DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)—Use—Liability.No hospital or health facility may interfere with the physician/patient relationship by restricting or forbidding the use of DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) when prescribed or administered by a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW and requested by a patient under his/her care who has requested the substance after having been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision.No physician may be subject to disciplinary action by any entity of either the state of Washington or a professional association for prescribing or administering DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) to a patient under his/her care who has requested the substance after having been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision.It is not the intent of this section to shield a physician from acts or omissions which otherwise would constitute unprofessional conduct.[ 1986 c 259 § 151; 1981 c 50 § 2.]NOTES:Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.DMSO authorized: RCW 69.04.565.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.200 - Fees for repository of vaccines, biologics.

RCW 70.54.200 Fees for repository of vaccines, biologics.The department shall prescribe by rule a schedule of fees predicated on the cost of providing a repository of emergency vaccines and other biologics.[ 1981 c 284 § 2.]NOTES:Reviser's note: Although 1981 c 284 directs this section be added to chapter 74.04 RCW, codification here is considered more appropriate. The "department" referred to is apparently the department of social and health services.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.220 - Practitioners to provide information on prenatal testing and cord blood banking.

RCW 70.54.220 Practitioners to provide information on prenatal testing and cord blood banking.All persons licensed or certified by the state of Washington to provide prenatal care or to practice medicine shall provide information to all pregnant women in their care regarding:(1) The use and availability of prenatal tests; and(2) Using objective and standardized information: (a) The differences between and potential benefits and risks involved in public and private cord blood banking that is sufficient to allow a pregnant woman to make an informed decision before her third trimester of pregnancy on whether to participate in a private or public cord blood banking program; and (b) the opportunity to donate, to a public cord blood bank, blood and tissue extracted from the placenta and umbilical cord following delivery of a newborn child.[ 2009 c 495 § 9; (2009 c 495 § 8 expired July 1, 2010); 2008 c 56 § 2; 1988 c 276 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2009 c 495 § 9: "Section 9 of this act takes effect July 1, 2010." [ 2009 c 495 § 16.]Expiration date—2009 c 495 § 8: "Section 8 of this act expires July 1, 2010." [ 2009 c 495 § 15.]Purpose—Effective date—2008 c 56: See note following RCW 70.54.222.Effective date—1988 c 276 § 5: "Section 5 of this act shall take effect December 31, 1989." [ 1988 c 276 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.230 - Cancer registry program.

RCW 70.54.230 Cancer registry program.The secretary of health may contract with either a recognized regional cancer research institution or regional tumor registry, or both, which shall hereinafter be called the contractor, to establish a statewide cancer registry program and to obtain cancer reports from all or a portion of the state as required in RCW 70.54.240 and to make available data for use in cancer research and for purposes of improving the public health.[ 1990 c 280 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—1990 c 280: "It is the intent of the legislature to establish a system to accurately monitor the incidence of cancer in the state of Washington for the purposes of understanding, controlling, and reducing the occurrence of cancer in this state. In order to accomplish this, the legislature has determined that cancer cases shall be reported to the department of health, and that there shall be established a statewide population-based cancer registry." [ 1990 c 280 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.240 - Cancer registry program—Reporting requirements.

RCW 70.54.240 Cancer registry program—Reporting requirements.(1) The department of health shall adopt rules as to which types of cancer shall be reported, who shall report, and the form and timing of the reports. A patient's usual occupation or, if the patient is retired, the primary occupation of the patient before retirement must be reported.(2) Every health care facility and independent clinical laboratory, and those physicians or others providing health care who diagnose or treat any patient with cancer who is not hospitalized within one month of diagnosis, will provide the contractor with the information required under subsection (1) of this section. The required information may be collected on a regional basis where such a system exists and forwarded to the contractor in a form suitable for the purposes of RCW 70.54.230 through 70.54.270. Such reporting arrangements shall be reduced to a written agreement between the contractor and any regional reporting agency which shall detail the manner, form, and timeliness of the reporting.[ 2011 c 38 § 1; 1990 c 280 § 3.]NOTES:Intent—1990 c 280: See note following RCW 70.54.230.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.250 - Cancer registry program—Confidentiality.

RCW 70.54.250 Cancer registry program—Confidentiality.(1) Data obtained under RCW 70.54.240 shall be used for statistical, scientific, medical research, and public health purposes only.(2) The department and its contractor shall ensure that access to data contained in the registry is consistent with federal law for the protection of human subjects and consistent with chapter 42.48 RCW.[ 1990 c 280 § 4.]NOTES:Intent—1990 c 280: See note following RCW 70.54.230.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.260 - Liability.

RCW 70.54.260 Liability.Providing information required under RCW 70.54.240 or 70.54.250 shall not create any liability on the part of the provider nor shall it constitute a breach of confidentiality. The contractor shall, at the request of the provider, but not more frequently than once a year, sign an oath of confidentiality, which reads substantially as follows:"As a condition of conducting research concerning persons who have received services from (name of the health care provider or facility), I . . . . . . . . ., agree not to divulge, publish, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons or the public any information obtained in the course of such research that could lead to identification of such persons receiving services, or to the identification of their health care providers. I recognize that unauthorized release of confidential information may subject me to civil liability under the provisions of state law."[ 1990 c 280 § 5.]NOTES:Intent—1990 c 280: See note following RCW 70.54.230.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.270 - Rule making.

RCW 70.54.270 Rule making.The department shall adopt rules to implement RCW 70.54.230 through 70.54.260, including but not limited to a definition of cancer.[ 1990 c 280 § 6.]NOTES:Intent—1990 c 280: See note following RCW 70.54.230.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.280 - Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Generally—Target minority populations—Report.

RCW 70.54.280 Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Generally—Target minority populations—Report.The department of health shall establish a bone marrow donor recruitment and education program to educate residents of the state about:(1) The need for bone marrow donors;(2) The procedures required to become registered as a potential bone marrow donor, including procedures for determining a person's tissue type;(3) The procedures a donor must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells; and(4) The ability to obtain information about bone marrow donation when applying for or renewing a personal driver's license or identicard with the department of licensing.The department of health shall make special efforts to educate and recruit citizens from minority populations to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Means of communication may include use of press, radio, and television, and placement of educational materials in appropriate health care facilities, blood banks, and state and local agencies. The department of health in conjunction with the department of licensing shall make educational materials available at all places where and when drivers' licenses are issued or renewed.By December 1, 2019, the department of health, in conjunction with the department of licensing, must provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results and outcomes of the efforts in increasing public awareness of bone marrow donation and the number of individuals being placed on the bone marrow donor registry from Washington state as a result of RCW 46.20.1132.[ 2018 c 192 § 3; 1992 c 109 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 192: See notes following RCW 46.20.1132.Findings—1992 c 109: "The legislature finds that an estimated sixteen thousand American children and adults are stricken each year with leukemia, aplastic anemia, or other fatal blood diseases. For many of these individuals, bone marrow transplantation is the only chance for survival. Nearly seventy percent cannot find a suitable bone marrow match within their own families. The chance that a patient will find a matching, unrelated donor in the general population is between one in a hundred and one in a million.The legislature further finds that because tissue types are inherited, and different tissue types are found in different ethnic groups, the chances of finding an unrelated donor vary according to the patient's ethnic and racial background. Patients from minority groups are therefore less likely to find matching, unrelated donors.It is the intent of the legislature to establish a statewide bone marrow donor education and recruitment program in order to increase the number of Washington residents who become bone marrow donors, and to increase the chance that patients in need of bone marrow transplants will find a suitable bone marrow match." [ 1992 c 109 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.290 - Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—State employees to be recruited.

RCW 70.54.290 Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—State employees to be recruited.The department of health shall make special efforts to educate and recruit state employees to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. Such efforts shall include, but not be limited to, conducting a bone marrow donor drive to encourage state employees to volunteer as potential bone marrow donors. The drive shall include educational materials furnished by the national bone marrow donor program and presentations that explain the need for bone marrow donors, and the procedures for becoming registered as potential bone marrow donors. The cost of educational materials and presentations to state employees shall be borne by the national marrow donor program.[ 1992 c 109 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—1992 c 109: See note following RCW 70.54.280.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.300 - Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Private sector and community involvement.

RCW 70.54.300 Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Private sector and community involvement.In addition to educating and recruiting state employees, the department of health shall make special efforts to encourage community and private sector businesses and associations to initiate independent efforts to achieve the goals of chapter 109, Laws of 1992.[ 1992 c 109 § 4.]NOTES:Findings—1992 c 109: See note following RCW 70.54.280.
WA Rev Code § 70.54.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.305 - Bone marrow donation—Status as minor not a disqualifying factor.

RCW 70.54.305 Bone marrow donation—Status as minor not a disqualifying factor.A person's status as a minor may not disqualify him or her from bone marrow donation.[ 2000 c 116 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.310 - Semiautomatic external defibrillator—Duty of acquirer—Immunity from civil liability.

RCW 70.54.310 Semiautomatic external defibrillator—Duty of acquirer—Immunity from civil liability.(1) As used in this section, "defibrillator" means a semiautomatic external defibrillator as prescribed by a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW or an osteopath licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW.(2) A person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall ensure that:(a) Expected defibrillator users receive reasonable instruction in defibrillator use and cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a course approved by the department of health;(b) The defibrillator is maintained and tested by the acquirer according to the manufacturer's operational guidelines;(c) Upon acquiring a defibrillator, medical direction is enlisted by the acquirer from a licensed physician in the use of the defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation;(d) The person or entity who acquires a defibrillator shall notify the local emergency medical services organization about the existence and the location of the defibrillator; and(e) The defibrillator user shall call 911 or its local equivalent as soon as possible after the emergency use of the defibrillator and shall assure that appropriate follow-up data is made available as requested by emergency medical service or other health care providers.(3) A person who uses a defibrillator at the scene of an emergency and all other persons and entities providing services under this section are immune from civil liability for any personal injury that results from any act or omission in the use of the defibrillator in an emergency setting.(4) The immunity from civil liability does not apply if the acts or omissions amount to gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.(5) The requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall not apply to any individual using a defibrillator in an emergency setting if that individual is acting as a good samaritan under RCW 4.24.300.[ 1998 c 150 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.320 - Electrology and tattooing—Findings.

RCW 70.54.320 Electrology and tattooing—Findings.The legislature finds and declares that the practices of electrology and tattooing involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles and instruments which may be dangerous when improperly sterilized presenting a risk of infecting the client with blood-borne pathogens such as HIV and Hepatitis B. It is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements for the sterilization procedures in the commercial practices of electrology and tattooing in this state.[ 2001 c 194 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.330 - Electrology and tattooing—Definitions.

RCW 70.54.330 Electrology and tattooing—Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 70.54.320, 70.54.340, and 70.54.350 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Electrologist" means a person who practices the business of electrology for a fee.(2) "Electrology" means the process by which hair is permanently removed through the utilization of solid needle/probe electrode epilation, including thermolysis, being of shortwave, high frequency type, and including electrolysis, being of galvanic type, or a combination of both which is accomplished by a superimposed or sequential blend.(3) "Tattoo artist" means a person who practices the business of tattooing for a fee.(4) "Tattooing" means the indelible mark, figure, or decorative design introduced by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin upon the body of a live human being for cosmetic or figurative purposes.[ 2001 c 194 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.54.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.54 - Miscellaneous Health and Safety Provisions.|70.54.340 - Electrology, body art, body piercing, and tattooing—Rules, sterilization requirements.

RCW 70.54.340 Electrology, body art, body piercing, and tattooing—Rules, sterilization requirements.The secretary of health shall adopt by rule requirements, in accordance with nationally recognized professional standards, for precautions against the spread of disease, including the sterilization of needles and other instruments, including sharps and jewelry, employed by electrologists, persons engaged in the practice of body art, body piercing, and tattoo artists. The secretary shall consider the standard precautions for infection control, as recommended by the United States centers for disease control, and guidelines for infection control, as recommended by national industry standards in the adoption of these sterilization requirements.[ 2009 c 412 § 19; 2001 c 194 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2009 c 412 §§ 1-21: See RCW 18.300.901.Short title—Implementation—2009 c 412: See RCW 18.300.900 and 18.300.902.Definition of body art, body piercing, and tattooing: RCW 18.300.010.