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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.390 - Health Care Cost Transparency Board. › 70.390.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.390.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Authority" means the health care authority.
(2) "Board" means the health care cost transparency board.
(3) "Health care" means items, services, and supplies intended to improve or maintain human function or treat or ameliorate pain, disease, condition, or injury including, but not limited to, the following types of services:
(a) Medical;
(b) Behavioral;
(c) Substance use disorder;
(d) Mental health;
(e) Surgical;
(f) Optometric;
(g) Dental;
(h) Podiatric;
(i) Chiropractic;
(j) Psychiatric;
(k) Pharmaceutical;
(l) Therapeutic;
(m) Preventive;
(n) Rehabilitative;
(o) Supportive;
(p) Geriatric; or
(q) Long-term care.
(4) "Health care cost growth" means the annual percentage change in total health care expenditures in the state.
(5) "Health care cost growth benchmark" means the target percentage for health care cost growth.
(6) "Health care coverage" means policies, contracts, certificates, and agreements issued or offered by a payer.
(7) "Health care provider" means a person or entity that is licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
(8) "Net cost of private health care coverage" means the difference in premiums received by a payer and the claims for the cost of health care paid by the payer under a policy or certificate of health care coverage.
(9) "Payer" means:
(a) A health carrier as defined in RCW 48.43.005;
(b) A publicly funded health care program, including medicaid, medicare, the state children's health insurance program, and public and school employee benefit programs administered under chapter 41.05 RCW;
(c) A third-party administrator; and
(d) Any other public or private entity, other than an individual, that pays or reimburses the cost for the provision of health care.
(10) "Total health care expenditures" means all health care expenditures in this state by public and private sources, including:
(a) All payments on health care providers' claims for reimbursement for the cost of health care provided;
(b) All payments to health care providers other than payments described in (a) of this subsection;
(c) All cost-sharing paid by residents of this state, including copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance; and
(d) The net cost of private health care coverage.
[ 2020 c 340 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.390 - Health Care Cost Transparency Board. › 70.390.020 - Health care cost transparency board—Duties.

RCW 70.390.020
Health care cost transparency board—Duties.
The authority shall establish a board to be known as the health care cost transparency board. The board is responsible for the analysis of total health care expenditures in Washington, identifying trends in health care cost growth, and establishing a health care cost growth benchmark. The board shall provide analysis of the factors impacting these trends in health care cost growth and, after review and consultation with identified entities, shall identify those health care providers and payers that are exceeding the health care cost growth benchmark. The authority may create rules needed to implement this chapter.
[ 2023 c 51 § 30; 2020 c 340 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.390 - Health Care Cost Transparency Board. › 70.390.040 - Advisory committees—Appointment.

RCW 70.390.040
Advisory committees—Appointment.
(1) The board shall establish an advisory committee on data issues and an advisory committee of health care providers and carriers. The board may establish other advisory committees as it finds necessary.
(2) Appointments to the advisory committee on data issues shall be made by the board. Members of the committee must have expertise in health data collection and reporting, health care claims data analysis, health care economic analysis, and actuarial analysis.
(3) Appointments to the advisory committee of health care providers and carriers shall be made by the board and must include the following membership:
(a) One member representing hospitals and hospital systems, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington state hospital association;
(b) One member representing federally qualified health centers, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington association for community health;
(c) One physician, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington state medical association;
(d) One primary care physician, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington academy of family physicians;
(e) One member representing behavioral health providers, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington council for behavioral health;
(f) One member representing pharmacists and pharmacies, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Washington state pharmacy association;
(g) One member representing advanced registered nurse practitioners, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by ARNPs united of Washington state;
(h) One member representing tribal health providers, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the American Indian health commission;
(i) One member representing a health maintenance organization, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the association of Washington health care plans;
(j) One member representing a managed care organization that contracts with the authority to serve medical assistance enrollees, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the association of Washington health care plans;
(k) One member representing a health care service contractor, selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the association of Washington health care plans;
(l) One member representing an ambulatory surgery center selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the ambulatory surgery center association; and
(m) Three members, at least one of whom represents a disability insurer, selected from a list of six nominees submitted by America's health insurance plans.
[ 2020 c 340 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.390 - Health Care Cost Transparency Board. › 70.390.060 - Contracting for administration—Funding.

RCW 70.390.060
Contracting for administration—Funding.
(1) The authority may contract with a private nonprofit entity to administer the board and provide support to the board to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The authority may not contract with a private nonprofit entity that has a financial interest that may create a potential conflict of interest or introduce bias into the board's deliberations.
(2) The authority or the contracted entity shall actively solicit federal and private funding and in-kind contributions necessary to complete its work in a timely fashion. The contracted entity shall not accept private funds if receipt of such funding could present a potential conflict of interest or introduce bias into the board's deliberations.
[ 2020 c 340 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.390 - Health Care Cost Transparency Board. › 70.390.070 - Reporting.

RCW 70.390.070
Reporting.
(1) By August 1, 2021, the board shall submit a preliminary report to the governor and each chamber of the legislature. The preliminary report shall address the progress toward establishment of the board and advisory committees and the establishment of total health care expenditures, health care cost growth, and the health care cost growth benchmark for the state, including proposed methodologies for determining each of these calculations. The preliminary report shall include a discussion of any obstacles related to conducting the board's work including any deficiencies in data necessary to perform its responsibilities under RCW 70.390.050 and any supplemental data needs.
(2) Beginning August 1, 2022, the board shall submit annual reports to the governor and each chamber of the legislature. The first annual report shall determine the total health care expenditures for the most recent year for which data is available and shall establish the health care cost growth benchmark for the following year. The annual reports may include policy recommendations applicable to the board's activities and analysis of its work, including any recommendations related to lowering health care costs, focusing on private sector purchasers, and the establishment of a rating system of health care providers and payers.
[ 2020 c 340 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70.395.020
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Basic personal hygiene items" means items used to promote or preserve a detained person's health and contribute to the prevention of disease or infection, including soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, lotion, nail clippers, comb, towels, and menstrual products.
(2) "Culturally competent" includes: Knowledge of a detained person's cultural histories and contexts, as well as family norms and values in different cultures; knowledge and skills in accessing community resources and community outreach; and skills in adapting services and treatment to a detained person's experiences and identifying cultural contexts for individuals.
(3) "Detained person" means a person confined in a private detention facility.
(4) "Detention facility" means any facility in which persons are incarcerated or otherwise involuntarily confined for purposes including prior to trial or sentencing, fulfilling the terms of a sentence imposed by a court, or for other judicial or administrative processes or proceedings.
(5) "Fresh fruits and vegetables" means any unprocessed fruits or vegetables, not including any processed, canned, frozen, or dehydrated fruits or vegetables, or any fruits or vegetables infected or infested with insects or other contaminants.
(6)(a) "Personal protective equipment" means equipment worn to minimize exposure to hazards that cause serious injuries and illness, which may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other hazards.
(b) Personal protective equipment may include items such as gloves, safety glasses and shoes, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, or coveralls, vests, and full body suits.
(7) "Private detention facility" means a detention facility that is operated by a private, nongovernmental for-profit entity and operating pursuant to a contract or agreement with a federal, state, or local governmental entity.
(8) "Solitary confinement" means the confinement of a detained person alone in a cell or similarly confined holding or living space for 20 hours or more per day under circumstances other than a partial or facility wide lockdown.
(9) "Telecommunications services" means phone calls or other voice communication services, video communications, and email services.
[ 2023 c 419 § 9; 2021 c 30 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.030 - Prohibition on private incarceration.

RCW 70.395.030
Prohibition on private incarceration.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, no person, business, or state or local governmental entity shall operate a private detention facility within the state or utilize a contract with a private detention facility within the state. No state or local governmental entity shall utilize a contract with a private detention facility outside of Washington state, except as provided in RCW 72.68.010(2).
(2) A private detention facility that is operating pursuant to a valid contract with a governmental entity that was in effect prior to January 1, 2021, may remain in operation for the duration of that contract, not to include any extensions or modifications made to, or authorized by, that contract.
(3) In accordance with the legislative findings in RCW 70.395.010, this section does not apply if the involuntary confinement is at:
(a) A facility providing rehabilitative, counseling, treatment, mental health, educational, or medical services to juveniles who are subject to Title 13 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law;
(b) A facility providing evaluation and treatment or forensic services to a person who has been civilly detained or is subject to an order of commitment by a court pursuant to chapter 10.77, 71.05, 71.09, or 71.34 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law;
(c) A facility used for the quarantine or isolation of persons for public health reasons pursuant to RCW 43.20.050, or similarly applicable federal law;
(d) A facility used for work release under chapter 72.65 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law;
(e) A facility used for extraordinary medical placement;
(f) A facility used for residential substance use disorder treatment;
(g) A facility used to house persons pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 4013; or
(h) A facility owned and operated by federally recognized tribes and contracting with a government.
[ 2021 c 30 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.040 - Standards for sanitation, hygiene, and safety—Enforcement.

RCW 70.395.040
Standards for sanitation, hygiene, and safety—Enforcement.
(1) The department of health shall adopt rules as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this section in order to ensure private detention facilities comply with measurable standards providing sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions for detained persons. The department of health rules shall include that:
(a) A detained person should have a safe, clean, and comfortable environment that allows a detained person to use the person's personal belongings to the extent possible;
(b) Living areas, including areas used for sleeping, recreation, dining, telecommunications, visitation, and bathrooms, must be cleaned and sanitized regularly;
(c) A private detention facility must provide laundry facilities, equipment, handling, and processes for linen and laundered items that are clean and in good repair, adequate to meet the needs of detained persons, and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions. Laundry and linen must be handled, cleaned, and stored according to acceptable methods of infection control including preventing contamination from other sources. Separate areas for handling clean laundry and soiled laundry must be provided and laundry rooms and areas must be ventilated to the exterior;
(d) Basic personal hygiene items must be provided to a detained person regularly at no cost;
(e) A private detention facility shall provide a nutritious and balanced diet, including fresh fruits and vegetables, and shall recognize a detained person's need for a special diet. A private detention facility must follow proper food handling and hygiene practices. A private detention facility must provide at least three meals per day, at no cost, and at reasonable hours;
(f) Safe indoor air quality must be maintained;
(g) The private detention facility must have both heating and air conditioning equipment that can be adjusted by room or area. Rooms used by a detained person must be able to maintain interior temperatures between 65 degrees Fahrenheit and 78 degrees Fahrenheit year-round. Excessive odors and moisture must be prevented in the building; and
(h) A private detention facility must implement and maintain an infection control program that prevents the transmission of infections and communicable disease among detained persons, staff, and visitors.
(2) The office of the attorney general may enforce violations of this section on its own initiative or in response to complaints or violations.
[ 2023 c 419 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.050 - Inspections—Delegation—Rules—Enforcement.

RCW 70.395.050
Inspections—Delegation—Rules—Enforcement.
(1) The department of health shall:
(a) Conduct routine, unannounced inspections of private detention facilities including, but not limited to, inspection of food service and food handling, sanitation and hygiene, and nutrition as provided in (c) of this subsection;
(b) Conduct investigations of complaints received relating to any private detention facility located within the state;
(c) Regularly review the list of food items provided to detained persons to ensure the specific nutrition and calorie needs of each detained person are met, including any needs related to medical requirements, food allergies, or religious dietary restrictions;
(d) Test water used for drinking and bathing and air quality every six months at private detention facilities both inside and outside of the facility; and
(e) Post inspection results on its website and in a conspicuous place viewable by detained persons and visitors to private detention facilities. Results should be posted in English and in languages spoken by detainees, to the extent practicable.
(2) The department of health may delegate food safety inspections to the local health jurisdiction, where the local health jurisdiction is in the county where the private detention facility is located, to conduct inspections pursuant to regulations.
(3) The department of health shall adopt rules as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this section in order to ensure private detention facilities allow regular inspections and comply with measurable standards providing sanitary, hygienic, and safe conditions for detained persons.
(4) The department of labor and industries shall conduct routine, unannounced inspections of workplace conditions at private detention facilities, including work undertaken by detained persons.
(5) The office of the attorney general may enforce violations of this section on its own initiative or in response to complaints or violations.
[ 2023 c 419 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.070 - Violations—Rights of action.

RCW 70.395.070
Violations—Rights of action.
(1) A detained person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter has a right of action in superior court and may recover for each violation as follows:
(a) Against any person who negligently violates a provision of this chapter, $1,000, or actual damages, whichever is greater, for each violation;
(b) Against any person who intentionally or recklessly violates a provision of this chapter, $10,000, or actual damages, whichever is greater, for each violation;
(c) Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs if the detained person is the prevailing party; and
(d) Other relief, including an injunction, as the court may deem appropriate. Injunctive relief may be issued without bond in the discretion of the court, notwithstanding any other requirement imposed by statute.
(2) Any action under this chapter is barred unless the action is commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "person" means an owner, operator, contractor, subcontractor, or employee of a private detention facility.
(4) The state and its agencies are not liable for a violation of this chapter.
[ 2023 c 419 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.080 - Violations—Civil penalties.

RCW 70.395.080
Violations—Civil penalties.
(1) Any person who fails to comply with this chapter may be subject to a civil penalty in an amount of not more than $1,000 per violation per day.
(2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the secretary of the department of health may adopt by rule a penalty matrix that establishes procedures for civil penalties assessed under this chapter.
(3) Each violation is a separate and distinct offense. The department of health shall impose the civil penalty in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. Moneys collected under this section must be deposited into the state general fund.
(4) If the civil penalty is not paid to the department of health within 15 days after receipt of notice, the office of the attorney general may bring an action to recover the penalty in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county or in the county where the private detention facility is located. In all such actions, the procedure and rules of evidence are the same as in ordinary civil actions. All penalties recovered by the attorney general under this chapter must be paid into the Washington state attorney general humane detention account created in RCW 70.395.090.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "person" means an owner, operator, contractor, subcontractor, or employee of a private detention facility.
(6) The state and its agencies are not liable for a violation of this chapter.
[ 2023 c 419 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.090 - Attorney general humane detention account.

RCW 70.395.090
Attorney general humane detention account.
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.
[ 2023 c 419 § 7.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.100 - Facilities excluded.

RCW 70.395.100
Facilities excluded.
RCW 70.395.040 through 70.395.080 do not apply to a facility that is:
(1) Providing rehabilitative, counseling, treatment, mental health, educational, or medical services to juveniles who are subject to Title 13 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law;
(2) Providing evaluation and treatment or forensic services to a person who has been civilly detained or is subject to an order of commitment by a court pursuant to chapter 10.77, 71.05, 71.09, or 71.34 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law, including facilities regulated under chapters 70.41, 71.12, and 71.24 RCW;
(3) Used for the quarantine or isolation of persons for public health reasons pursuant to RCW 43.20.050, or similarly applicable federal law;
(4) Used for work release under chapter 72.65 RCW, or similarly applicable federal law;
(5) Used for extraordinary medical placement;
(6) Used for residential substance use disorder treatment; or
(7) Owned and operated by federally recognized tribes and contracting with a government.
[ 2023 c 419 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Construction—2023 c 419: See notes following RCW 42.56.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.900 - Construction—2021 c 30.

RCW 70.395.900
Construction—2021 c 30.
Chapter 30, Laws of 2021 shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes thereof.
[ 2021 c 30 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.395 - Private Detention Facilities. › 70.395.901 - Effective date—2021 c 30.

RCW 70.395.901
Effective date—2021 c 30.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 14, 2021].
[ 2021 c 30 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.400 - Health Care Entities—Pregnancy Complications. › 70.400.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.400.010
Definitions.
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.
[ 2021 c 235 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.400 - Health Care Entities—Pregnancy Complications. › 70.400.020 - Provision of care for complications of pregnancy—Retaliatory action prohibited.

RCW 70.400.020
Provision of care for complications of pregnancy—Retaliatory action prohibited.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a health care provider is acting in good faith, within the provider's scope of practice, education, training, and experience and within the accepted standard of care, a health care entity may not prohibit the health care provider from providing health care services related to complications of pregnancy, including but not limited to health services related to miscarriage management and treatment for ectopic pregnancies, in cases in which failure to provide the service would violate the accepted standard of care or when the patient presents a medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of medical attention could reasonably be expected to pose a risk:
(a) To the patient's life; or
(b) Of irreversible complications or impairment to the patient's bodily functions or any bodily organ or part.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a health care entity from limiting a health care provider's practice for purposes of:
(a) Complying with the network or utilization review requirements of any program or entity authorized by state or federal law to provide insurance coverage for health care services to enrollees; or
(b) Quality control and patient safety, including when quality control or patient safety issues are identified pursuant to peer review.
(3) A health care entity may not discharge, demote, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against a health care provider for providing services in compliance with this section.
[ 2021 c 235 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.400 - Health Care Entities—Pregnancy Complications. › 70.400.030 - Retaliatory action—Civil action.

RCW 70.400.030
Retaliatory action—Civil action.
A patient, a health care provider, or an individual, who is aggrieved by a violation of RCW 70.400.020, may bring a civil action against a health care entity to enjoin further violations, to recover damages, or both. The prevailing party in such action may in the discretion of the court recover costs of litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees.
[ 2021 c 235 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.400 - Health Care Entities—Pregnancy Complications. › 70.400.040 - Distribution of informational resources.

RCW 70.400.040
Distribution of informational resources.
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.
[ 2021 c 235 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.400 - Health Care Entities—Pregnancy Complications. › 70.400.900 - Conflict with federal requirements—2021 c 235.

RCW 70.400.900
Conflict with federal requirements—2021 c 235.
If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 2021 c 235 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.405.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Authority" means the health care authority.
(2) "Biological product" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 262(i)(1).
(3) "Biosimilar" has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 262(i)(2).
(4) "Board" means the prescription drug affordability board.
(5) "Excess costs" means:
(a) Costs of appropriate utilization of a prescription drug that exceed the therapeutic benefit relative to other alternative treatments; or
(b) Costs of appropriate utilization of a prescription drug that are not sustainable to public and private health care systems over a 10-year time frame.
(6) "Generic drug" has the same meaning as in RCW 69.48.020.
(7) "Health carrier" or "carrier" has the same meaning as in RCW 48.43.005.
(8) "Manufacturer" means a person, corporation, or other entity engaged in the manufacture of prescription drugs sold in or into Washington state. "Manufacturer" does not include a private label distributor or retail pharmacy that sells a drug under the retail pharmacy's store, or a prescription drug repackager.
(9) "Prescription drug" means a drug regulated under chapter 69.41 or 69.50 RCW, including generic, brand name, specialty drugs, and biological products.
[ 2022 c 153 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.030 - Authority to review drug prices.

RCW 70.405.030
Authority to review drug prices.
By June 30, 2023, and annually thereafter, utilizing data collected pursuant to chapter 43.71C RCW, the all-payer health care claims database, or other data deemed relevant by the board, the board must identify prescription drugs that have been on the market for at least seven years, are dispensed at a retail, specialty, or mail-order pharmacy, are not designated by the United States food and drug administration under 21 U.S.C. Sec. 360bb as a drug solely for the treatment of a rare disease or condition, and meet the following thresholds:
(1) Brand name prescription drugs and biologic products that:
(a) Have a wholesale acquisition cost of $60,000 or more per year or course of treatment lasting less than one year; or
(b) Have a price increase of 15 percent or more in any 12-month period or for a course of treatment lasting less than 12 months, or a 50 percent cumulative increase over three years;
(2) A biosimilar product with an initial wholesale acquisition cost that is not at least 15 percent lower than the reference biological product; and
(3) Generic drugs with a wholesale acquisition cost of $100 or more for a 30-day supply or less that has increased in price by 200 percent or more in the preceding 12 months.
[ 2022 c 153 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.060 - Use of savings.

RCW 70.405.060
Use of savings.
(1) Any savings generated for a health plan, as defined in RCW 48.43.005, or a health plan offered under chapter 41.05 RCW that are attributable to the establishment of an upper payment limit established by the board must be used to reduce costs to consumers, prioritizing the reduction of out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs.
(2) By January 1, 2024, the board must establish a formula for calculating savings for the purpose of complying with this section.
(3) By March 1st of the year following the effective date of the first upper payment limit, and annually thereafter, each state agency and health carrier issuing a health plan in the state must submit a report to the board describing the savings in the previous calendar year that were attributable to upper payment limits set by the board and how the savings were used to satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2022 c 153 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.070 - Manufacturer withdrawal from the market.

RCW 70.405.070
Manufacturer withdrawal from the market.
(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.
[ 2022 c 153 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.080 - Reporting.

RCW 70.405.080
Reporting.
By December 15, 2022, and annually thereafter, the board shall provide a comprehensive report to the legislature detailing all actions the board has taken in the past year, including any rules adopted by the authority pursuant to chapter 153, Laws of 2022, establishing any processes, such as the methodology for the upper payment limit, the list of drugs identified in RCW 70.405.030, the drugs the board completed an affordability review of and any determinations of whether the drug had led or will lead to excess costs, and the establishment of any upper payment limits.
[ 2022 c 153 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.405 - Prescription Drug Affordability Board. › 70.405.090 - Rule making.

RCW 70.405.090
Rule making.
The authority may adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter. The rules adopted under this section may not go into effect until at least 90 days after the next regular legislative session.
[ 2022 c 153 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.020 - Emergency medical reserve corps—Establishment—Contracting.

RCW 70.410.020
Emergency medical reserve corps—Establishment—Contracting.
(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.
[ 2023 c 210 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.030 - Application.

RCW 70.410.030
Application.
(1) This chapter applies to members registered with the department who provide health, veterinary, or support services while deployed with the state emergency medical reserve corps pursuant to an order of the secretary.
(2) The provisions of this chapter are in addition to and do not affect any program established by Title 38 RCW or chapter 70.15 RCW.
[ 2023 c 210 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.040 - Registration.

RCW 70.410.040
Registration.
(1) A person must apply to the department to register with the state emergency medical reserve corps.
(2) To qualify to register as a health practitioner member under this chapter, a person must pass a background check and be licensed and in good standing in this state.
(3) To qualify to register as a support member under this chapter, a person must pass a background check. If the person holds a professional license in this state other than a health practitioner license, that license must be in good standing.
(4) The department may by rule establish additional required qualifications for registration as a member.
[ 2023 c 210 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.050 - Orders for deployment.

RCW 70.410.050
Orders for deployment.
(1) The secretary may order the deployment of the state emergency medical reserve corps under any of the following circumstances:
(a) When the secretary determines that there exists a threat to the public health including, but not limited to, outbreaks of diseases, food poisoning, contaminated water supplies, and all other matters injurious to the public health;
(b) While an emergency declaration is in effect; or
(c) For training or exercises, or both.
(2) An order of the secretary deploying the state emergency medical reserve corps shall, at a minimum, include:
(a) The duration of the deployment, which the secretary may extend;
(b) The geographical areas in which members may provide services;
(c) Which members may participate in the deployment;
(d) Whether the members will receive compensation for their participation in the deployment and the amount of such compensation; and
(e) The services the members may provide.
(3) The secretary may include in the order any other matters necessary to effectively coordinate the provision of services or the training or exercises during the deployment.
(4) An order issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
(5) The secretary shall coordinate the deployment of the state emergency medical reserve corps with local health jurisdictions to ensure that local medical reserve corps members are not deployed away from local crises or emergencies that are happening concurrently to a state-declared emergency or threat.
[ 2023 c 210 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.060 - Costs incurred—Cost sharing—Federal funding.

RCW 70.410.060
Costs incurred—Cost sharing—Federal funding.
(1) For any deployment of the state emergency medical corps under chapter 210, Laws of 2023, the department must track and account for any costs incurred as a direct result of the deployment, including but not limited to any compensation of members and any costs associated with the logistics of a deployment. Costs incurred as a direct result of a deployment must be borne in accordance with subsections (2) through (4) of this section.
(2) For any deployment under RCW 70.410.050(1) (a) or (b) where the deployment has not been requested by a health care entity, the department may enter into a cost-sharing or billing agreement with a health care entity that is receiving services from the deployment. In the absence of a cost-sharing or billing agreement, the department must absorb the costs of the deployment.
(3) For any deployment under RCW 70.410.050(1) (a) or (b) where the deployment has been requested by a health care entity, the department must charge the requesting health care entity.
(4) For any deployment under RCW 70.410.050(1)(c), or where payment is not charged or not received from the requesting health care entity under subsection (2) or (3) of this section, the department must absorb the costs of the deployment.
(5) The department may seek federal or private funding to support the costs of deployments of the state emergency medical corps under chapter 210, Laws of 2023.
[ 2023 c 210 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.070 - Health practitioner members—Scope of practice.

RCW 70.410.070
Health practitioner members—Scope of practice.
A health practitioner member when serving with the state emergency medical reserve corps shall adhere to the scope of practice for the health practitioner's profession established by applicable law and subject to any restrictions imposed by the secretary.
[ 2023 c 210 § 8.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.080 - Health practitioner members—Disciplinary actions.

RCW 70.410.080
Health practitioner members—Disciplinary actions.
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.
[ 2023 c 210 § 9.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.090 - Membership—Limitation of rights—Incorporation—Employment.

RCW 70.410.090
Membership—Limitation of rights—Incorporation—Employment.
(1) This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to health practitioner members by laws other than this chapter.
(2) The department may, as allowed by law or government-to-government agreement, incorporate into the forces of emergency management personnel of this state emergency medical reserve corps members who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state for the purpose of deployment to other jurisdictions.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, members shall not be deemed or treated as employees of the state for the purpose of the state civil service rules or for any other purpose solely by virtue of their status as a member of the state emergency medical reserve corps.
[ 2023 c 210 § 10.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.100 - Workers' compensation—Rules.

RCW 70.410.100
Workers' compensation—Rules.
(1) A member who dies or is injured as the result of providing services pursuant to this chapter is deemed to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits for the death or injury under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, if:
(a) The member is not otherwise eligible for such benefits for the injury or death under the law of this or another state; and
(b) The practitioner, or in the case of death the practitioner's personal representative, elects coverage under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by making a claim under that law.
(2) The department in consultation with the department of labor and industries may adopt rules, enter into agreements with other states, or take other measures to facilitate the receipt of benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by members who reside in other states, and may waive or modify requirements for filing, processing, and paying claims that unreasonably burden the practitioners.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "injury" means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW.
[ 2023 c 210 § 11.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.410 - Emergency Medical Reserve Corps. › 70.410.110 - Liability.

RCW 70.410.110
Liability.
No act or omission, except those acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, by a member providing services reasonably within the provisions of this chapter and an order of the secretary issued pursuant to this chapter shall impose any liability for civil damages resulting from such an act or omission upon:
(1) The member;
(2) The supervisor or supervisors of the member;
(3) Any facility or their officers or employees;
(4) The employer of the member;
(5) The owner of the property or vehicle where the act or omission may have occurred;
(6) The state or any state or local governmental entity; or
(7) Any professional or trade association of the member.
[ 2023 c 210 § 12.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Effective date—2023 c 210: See notes following RCW 70.410.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › RCW Dispositions › 70A.15 WASHINGTON CLEAN AIR ACT

Sections
70A.15.1020 Air pollution control account-Subaccount distribution.
[2007 c 348 § 102; 2005 c 295 § 5; 2003 c 264 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.94.017.]
Expired July 1, 2020.
70A.15.5230 Burning of brush and yard waste in a city or town located partially inside a quarantine area for apple maggot-Permit-Report to the legislature.
[2020 c 20 § 1151; 2018 c 147 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.94.6556.]
Expired July 1, 2020.
70A.15.6410 Chlorofluorocarbons-Ozone-Refrigerants regulated.
[2021 c 315 § 4; 1991 c 199 § 602. Formerly RCW 70.94.970.]
Recodified as RCW 70A.60.070 pursuant to 2021 c 315 § 21.
70A.15.6420 Refrigerants-Unlawful acts.
[2021 c 315 § 5; 1991 c 199 § 603. Formerly RCW 70.94.980.]
Recodified as RCW 70A.60.080 pursuant to 2021 c 315 § 21.
70A.15.6430 Refrigerants-Rules-Enforcement provisions, limitations.
[2021 c 315 § 6; 2020 c 20 § 1160; 1991 c 199 § 604. Formerly RCW 70.94.990.]
Recodified as RCW 70A.60.090 pursuant to 2021 c 315 § 21.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70A - Environmental Health and Safety › RCW Dispositions › 70A.25 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL

Sections
70A.25.100 Motor vehicle emission inspections-Fees-Certificate of compliance-State and local agency vehicles.
[2011 c 171 § 110; 2005 c 295 § 6; 1998 c 342 § 4; 1991 c 199 § 208; 1989 c 240 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.120.170.]
Expired January 1, 2020.