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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.330 - Diabetes—Planning and Reports. › 70.330.020 - Reports to governor and legislature.

RCW 70.330.020
Reports to governor and legislature.
The health care authority, department of social and health services, and department of health shall each submit a report to the governor and the legislature by December 31, 2019, and every second year thereafter, on the following:
(1) The financial impact and reach diabetes of all types is having on programs administered by each agency and individuals enrolled in those programs. Items included in this assessment must include the number of lives with diabetes impacted or covered by programs administered by the agency, the number of lives with diabetes and family members impacted by prevention and diabetes control programs implemented by the agency, the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications places on these programs, and the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications places on these programs in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions;
(2) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease. This assessment must also document the amount and source for any funding directed to the agency for programs and activities aimed at reaching those with diabetes;
(3) A description of the level of coordination existing between the agencies on activities, programmatic activities, and messaging on managing, treating, or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications;
(4) A development or revision of detailed action plans for battling diabetes with a range of actionable items for consideration by the legislature. The plans must identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes, and related diabetes complications. The plan must also identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed in the following biennium while also establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing relevant forms of diabetes; and
(5) An estimate of costs and resources required to implement the plan identified in subsection (4) of this section.
[ 2016 c 56 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.335 - Blood Establishments. › 70.335.010 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 70.335.010
Findings—Intent.
The legislature finds that maintaining public trust and confidence in the safety of the community blood supply is important to the health care system. Patients in Washington needing lifesaving transfusions rightly expect safe blood and blood donors in Washington rightly expect their contributions will be managed with diligent care and compliance with all regulatory standards and expectations so their donation will benefit patients in need. The United States food and drug administration establishes regulations, good manufacturing practices, and guidance that defines the minimum standards for blood establishments and, in cases of repeated violations and noncompliance by licensed blood establishments, may impose measures that include fines, judicial consent decrees, and suspension or revocation of licensure. It is therefore the intent of the legislature that blood-collecting or distributing establishments be registered with the department of health to help ensure public transparency.
[ 2016 c 47 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.335 - Blood Establishments. › 70.335.020 - Definitions.

RCW 70.335.020
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Blood-collecting or distributing establishment" or "establishment" means any organization that collects or distributes blood for allogeneic transfusion in Washington. This chapter does not apply to a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 or 71.12 RCW unless the hospital collects blood directly from donors for the purpose of allogeneic transfusions. For the purposes of this chapter, "blood-collecting or distributing establishment" or "establishment" does not include organizations that collect source plasma for the production of plasma derivatives by fractionation.
(2) "Change in standing" means that a blood-collecting or distributing establishment is the subject of titled letters, fines, suspensions, or revocations of its United States food and drug administration license, or judicial consent decrees.
(3) "Department" means the Washington state department of health.
[ 2016 c 47 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.335 - Blood Establishments. › 70.335.030 - Registration required—Applications for registration—Criteria—Suspension—Expiration—Fees.

RCW 70.335.030
Registration required—Applications for registration—Criteria—Suspension—Expiration—Fees.
(1) A blood-collecting or distributing establishment may not collect or distribute blood for transfusion in Washington, unless it is registered by the department.
(2) A blood-collecting or distributing establishment shall submit an application for registration to the department on a form prescribed by the department. The application must, at a minimum, contain the following information:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the blood-collecting or distributing establishment;
(b) A copy of the establishment's United States food and drug administration license, unless the applicant is a hospital that meets the criteria in RCW 70.335.020(1);
(c) A list of the establishment's clients in Washington;
(d) Any of the following issued upon, or active against, the establishment in the two years prior to the application:
(i) Titled letters, fines, or license suspensions or revocations issued by the United States food and drug administration; or
(ii) Judicial consent decrees; and
(e) Any other information required by the department.
(3) The department shall register a blood-collecting or distributing establishment if it holds a license issued by the United States food and drug administration, or if the applicant is a hospital that meets the criteria in RCW 70.335.020(1), and submits an application and fees as required by this section.
(4) The department shall deny or revoke the registration of an establishment upon a determination that it no longer holds a license issued by the United States food and drug administration.
(5) The department shall issue a summary suspension of the registration if the blood-collecting or distributing establishment no longer holds a license issued by the United States food and drug administration. The summary suspension remains in effect until proceedings under RCW 43.70.115 have been completed by the department. The issue in the proceedings is limited to whether the blood-collecting or distributing establishment is qualified to hold a registration under this section.
(6) A registration expires annually on the date specified on the registration. The department shall establish the administrative procedures and requirements for registration renewals, including a requirement that the establishment update the information provided under subsection (2) of this section both annually and within fourteen days of a change in standing of the establishment's United States food and drug administration license.
(7) An establishment applying for or renewing a registration under this section shall pay a fee in an amount set by the department in rule. In no case may the fee exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs of administering this chapter.
(8) This section does not apply in the case of individual patient medical need, as determined by a qualified provider.
[ 2016 c 47 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.335 - Blood Establishments. › 70.335.040 - Public registry—Notification of changes.

RCW 70.335.040
Public registry—Notification of changes.
(1) The department shall create and maintain an online public registry of all registered blood-collecting or distributing establishments that supply blood products for transfusion in Washington.
(2) The department shall, within fourteen days of receipt, publish in the public registry the information received from each registered blood-collecting or distributing establishment under RCW 70.335.030, including changes in the standing of the establishment's United States food and drug administration license.
(3) The department shall notify all of a blood-collecting or distributing establishment's Washington clients within fourteen days of receiving notice under RCW 70.335.030 that the establishment has experienced a change in standing in its United States food and drug administration license or no longer holds a license issued by the United States food and drug administration.
[ 2016 c 47 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.335 - Blood Establishments. › 70.335.050 - Enforcement.

RCW 70.335.050
Enforcement.
The department may, in the manner provided by law and upon the advice of the attorney general, who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process against any blood-collecting or distributing establishment to restrain or prevent the operation of the establishment without a registration issued under this chapter.
[ 2016 c 47 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.030 - License required—Must allow inspections—Sale of certain substances prohibited—Penalties.

RCW 70.345.030
License required—Must allow inspections—Sale of certain substances prohibited—Penalties.
(1)(a) No person may engage in or conduct business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state without a valid license issued under this chapter, except as otherwise provided by law. Any person who sells vapor products to ultimate consumers by a means other than delivery sales must obtain a retailer's license under this chapter. Any person who meets the definition of distributor under this chapter must obtain a distributor's license under this chapter. Any person who conducts delivery sales of vapor products must obtain a delivery sale license.
(b) A violation of this subsection is punishable as a class C felony according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
(2) No person engaged in or conducting business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state may refuse to allow the enforcement officers of the board, on demand, to make full inspection of any place of business or vehicle where any of the vapor products regulated under this chapter are sold, stored, transported, or handled, or otherwise hinder or prevent such inspection. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(3) Any person licensed under this chapter as a distributor, any person licensed under this chapter as a retailer, and any person licensed under this chapter as a delivery seller may not operate in any other capacity unless the additional appropriate license is first secured, except as otherwise provided by law. A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor.
(4) No person engaged in or conducting business as a retailer, distributor, or delivery seller in this state may sell or give, or permit to sell or give, a product that contains any amount of any cannabinoid, synthetic cannabinoid, cathinone, or methcathinone, unless otherwise provided by law. A violation of this subsection (4) is punishable according to RCW 69.50.401.
(5) The penalties provided in this section are in addition to any other penalties provided by law for violating the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.
[ 2019 c 445 § 211; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 6.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective date—2019 c 445: See RCW 82.25.900 and 82.25.901.
Automatic expiration date and tax preference performance statement exemption—2019 c 445: See note following RCW 82.08.0318.
Contingent effective date—2016 sp.s. c 38 §§ 5-10 and 28: See note following RCW 70.345.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.040 - Licensing fee—Distributors.

RCW 70.345.040
Licensing fee—Distributors.
A fee of one hundred fifty dollars must accompany each vapor product distributor's license application or license renewal application under RCW 70.345.020. If a distributor sells or intends to sell vapor products at two or more places of business, whether established or temporary, a separate license with a license fee of one hundred dollars is required for each additional place of business.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 7.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2016 sp.s. c 38 §§ 5-10 and 28: See note following RCW 70.345.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.050 - Licensing fee—Retailers.

RCW 70.345.050
Licensing fee—Retailers.
(1) A fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars must accompany each vapor product retailer's license application or license renewal application under RCW 70.345.020. A separate license is required for each separate location at which the retailer operates.
(2) A retailer applying for, or renewing, both a vapor products retailer's license under RCW 70.345.020 and retailer's license under RCW 82.24.510 may pay a combined application fee of two hundred fifty dollars for both licenses.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 8.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2016 sp.s. c 38 §§ 5-10 and 28: See note following RCW 70.345.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.060 - Licensing fee—Delivery sales.

RCW 70.345.060
Licensing fee—Delivery sales.
A fee of two hundred fifty dollars must accompany each vapor product delivery sale license application or license renewal application under RCW 70.345.020.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 10.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2016 sp.s. c 38 §§ 5-10 and 28: See note following RCW 70.345.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.070 - Retail signage.

RCW 70.345.070
Retail signage.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who holds a retailer's license issued under this chapter must display a sign concerning the prohibition of vapor product sales to persons under the age of twenty-one. Such sign must:
(a) Be posted so that it is clearly visible to anyone purchasing vapor products from the licensee;
(b) Be designed and produced by the department of health to read: "The sale of vapor products to persons under age twenty-one is strictly prohibited by state law. Photo id required upon request;" and
(c) Be provided free of charge by the department of health.
(2) For persons also licensed under RCW 82.24.510 or 82.26.150, the board may issue a sign to read: "The sale of tobacco or vapor products to persons under age twenty-one is strictly prohibited by state law. Photo id required upon request." The sign must be provided free of charge by the board.
(3) A person who holds a license issued under this chapter must display the license or a copy in a prominent location at the outlet for which the license is issued.
[ 2019 c 15 § 6; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 12.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 15: See note following RCW 26.28.080.
Raising the minimum legal age of sale in certain compacts, consultations with federally recognized Indian tribes: RCW 43.06.468.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.075 - Product labeling.

RCW 70.345.075
Product labeling. (Contingent expiration date.)
(1) A manufacturer or distributor that sells, offers for sale, or distributes liquid nicotine containers shall label the vapor product with a: (a) Warning regarding the harmful effects of nicotine; (b) warning to keep the vapor product away from children; (c) warning that vaping is illegal for those under the legal age to use the product; and (d) except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amount of nicotine in milligrams per milliliter of liquid along with the total volume of the liquid contents of the product expressed in milliliters.
(2) For closed system nicotine containers as defined in RCW 70.345.010, a manufacturer that sells, offers for sale, or distributes vapor products in this state must annually provide the department of health with a disclosure of the nicotine content of such vapor product based on measurement standards to be established by the department of health.
(3)(a) This section expires on the effective date of the final regulations issued by the United States food and drug administration or by any other federal agency, when such regulations mandate warning or advertisement requirements for vapor products.
(b) The board must provide notice of the expiration date of this section to affected parties, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, the secretary of the senate, the office of the code reviser, and others as deemed appropriate by the board.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 13.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: On May 5, 2016, the United States food and drug administration issued final regulations regarding certain vapor products, including requirements for product labeling. 81 Fed. Reg. 28973. The final regulation's product labeling requirements take effect May 10, 2018, but apply only to vapor products containing nicotine.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.080 - Vendor assistance required for sales—Exception.

RCW 70.345.080
Vendor assistance required for sales—Exception.
(1) No person may offer a vapor product for sale in an open, unsecured display that is accessible to the public without the intervention of a store employee.
(2) It is unlawful to sell or distribute vapor products from self-service displays.
(3) Retail establishments are exempt from subsections (1) and (2) of this section if persons under the age of twenty-one are not allowed in the store and such prohibition is posted clearly on all entrances.
[ 2019 c 15 § 9; 2017 c 210 § 1; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 16.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 15: See note following RCW 26.28.080.
Raising the minimum legal age of sale in certain compacts, consultations with federally recognized Indian tribes: RCW 43.06.468.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.100 - Product tastings—Requirements—Penalty.

RCW 70.345.100
Product tastings—Requirements—Penalty.
(1) No person may offer a tasting of vapor products to the general public unless:
(a) The person is a licensed retailer under RCW 70.345.020;
(b) The tastings are offered only within the licensed premises operated by the licensee and the products tasted are not removed from within the licensed premises by the customer;
(c) Entry into the licensed premises is restricted to persons twenty-one years of age or older;
(d) The vapor product being offered for tasting contains zero milligrams per milliliter of nicotine or the customer explicitly consents to a tasting of a vapor product that contains nicotine; and
(e) If the customer is tasting from a vapor device owned and maintained by the retailer, a disposable mouthpiece tip is attached to the vapor product being used by the customer for tasting or the vapor device is disposed of after each tasting.
(2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
[ 2019 c 15 § 7; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 19.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 15: See note following RCW 26.28.080.
Raising the minimum legal age of sale in certain compacts, consultations with federally recognized Indian tribes: RCW 43.06.468.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.110 - Coupons for free of charge products.

RCW 70.345.110
Coupons for free of charge products.
(1) No person may give or distribute vapor products to a person free of charge by coupon, unless the vapor product was provided to the person as a contingency of prior or the same purchase as part of an in-person transaction or delivery sale.
(2) This section does not prohibit the use of coupons to receive a discount on a vapor product as part of an in-person transaction or delivery sale.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.120 - Verification of age—Permitted forms of identification—Defense.

RCW 70.345.120
Verification of age—Permitted forms of identification—Defense.
(1) When there may be a question of a person's right to purchase or obtain vapor products by reason of age, the retailer or agent thereof, must require the purchaser to present any one of the following officially issued forms of identification that shows the purchaser's age and bears his or her signature and photograph: (a) Liquor control authority card of identification of a state or province of Canada; (b) driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card of a state or province of Canada; (c) "identicard" issued by the Washington state department of licensing under chapter 46.20 RCW; (d) United States military identification; (e) passport; (f) enrollment card, issued by the governing authority of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Washington, that incorporates security features comparable to those implemented by the department of licensing for Washington drivers' licenses. At least ninety days prior to implementation of an enrollment card under this subsection, the appropriate tribal authority must give notice to the board. The board must publish and communicate to licensees regarding the implementation of each new enrollment card; or (g) merchant marine identification card issued by the United States coast guard.
(2) It is a defense to a prosecution under RCW 26.28.080 that the person making a sale reasonably relied on any of the officially issued identification as defined in subsection (1) of this section. The board must waive the suspension or revocation of a license if the licensee clearly establishes that he or she acted in good faith to prevent violations and a violation occurred despite the licensee's exercise of due diligence.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.130 - Child-resistant packaging required—Penalty.

RCW 70.345.130
Child-resistant packaging required—Penalty.
(1) Any liquid nicotine container that is sold at retail shall be packaged in accordance with the child-resistant effectiveness standards set forth in 16 C.F.R. Sec. 1700.15, as in effect on June 28, 2016, as determined through testing in accordance with the method described in 16 C.F.R. Sec. 1700.20, as in effect on June 28, 2016.
(2) Any person that engages in retail sales of liquid nicotine containers in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.140 - Purchase or possession by persons under 18—Penalty—Jurisdiction.

RCW 70.345.140
Purchase or possession by persons under 18—Penalty—Jurisdiction.
(1) A person under the age of eighteen who purchases or attempts to purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain vapor products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to participation in up to four hours of community service and referral to a smoking cessation program at no cost. This provision does not apply if a person under the age of eighteen, with parental authorization, is participating in a controlled purchase as part of a board, law enforcement, or local health department activity.
(2) Municipal and district courts within the state have jurisdiction for enforcement of this section.
[ 2023 c 398 § 3; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 14.]
NOTES:
Findings—Enforcement—2023 c 398: See notes following RCW 70.155.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.150 - Use of products in public places—When prohibited.

RCW 70.345.150
Use of products in public places—When prohibited.
(1) Indoor areas.
(a) The use of vapor products is prohibited in the following indoor areas:
(i) Inside a child care facility, provided that a child care facility that is home-based is excluded from this paragraph when children enrolled in such child care facility are not present;
(ii) Schools;
(iii) Within five hundred feet of schools;
(iv) Schools buses; and
(v) Elevators.
(b) The use of vapor products is permitted for tasting and sampling in indoor areas of retail outlets.
(2) Outdoor areas. The use of vapor products is prohibited in the following outdoor areas:
(a) Real property that is under the control of a child care facility and upon which the child care facility is located, provided that a child care facility that is home-based is excluded from this paragraph when children enrolled in such child care facility are not present;
(b) Real property that is under the control of a school and upon which the school is located; and
(c) Playgrounds, during the hours between sunrise and sunset, when one or more persons under twelve years of age are present at such playground.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.170 - Enforcement—License suspension and revocation—Appeal.

RCW 70.345.170
Enforcement—License suspension and revocation—Appeal.
(1) The board, or its enforcement officers, has the authority to enforce provisions of this chapter.
(2) The board may revoke or suspend a retailer's, distributor's, or delivery seller's license issued under this chapter upon sufficient cause showing a violation of this chapter.
(3) A license may not be suspended or revoked except upon notice to the licensee and after a hearing as prescribed by the board.
(4) Any retailer's licenses issued under chapter 82.24 or 82.26 RCW to a person whose vapor product retailer's license or licenses have been suspended or revoked for violating RCW 26.28.080 must also be suspended or revoked during the period of suspension or revocation under this section.
(5) Any person whose license or licenses have been revoked under this section may reapply to the board at the expiration of two years of the license or licenses, unless the license was revoked pursuant to RCW 70.345.180(2)(e). The license or licenses may be approved by the board if it appears to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee will comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(6) A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may not sell vapor products or permit vapor products to be sold during the period of suspension or revocation on the premises occupied by the person or upon other premises controlled by the person or others or in any other manner or form.
(7) Any determination and order by the board, and any order of suspension or revocation by the board of the license or licenses issued under this chapter, or refusal to reinstate a license or licenses after revocation is reviewable by an appeal to the superior court of Thurston county. The superior court must review the order or ruling of the board and may hear the matter de novo, having due regard to the provisions of this chapter and the duties imposed upon the board.
(8) If the board makes an initial decision to deny a license or renewal, or suspend or revoke a license, the applicant may request a hearing subject to the applicable provisions under Title 34 RCW.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.190 - Disposition of license fees and monetary penalties.

RCW 70.345.190
Disposition of license fees and monetary penalties.
All license fees collected and funds collected by the board from the imposition of monetary penalties pursuant to this chapter must be deposited into the youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account created in RCW 70.155.120.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.200 - Exemptions.

RCW 70.345.200
Exemptions.
This chapter does not apply to a motor carrier or a freight forwarder as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 13102 or an air carrier as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 40102.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 26.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.345 - Vapor Products. › 70.345.210 - State preemption—Exceptions.

RCW 70.345.210
State preemption—Exceptions.
(1) This chapter preempts political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing requirements for the licensure and regulation of vapor product promotions and sales at retail. No political subdivision may impose fees or license requirements on retail outlets for possessing or selling vapor products, other than general business taxes or license fees not primarily levied on such products.
(2) No political subdivision may regulate the use of vapor products in outdoor public places, unless the public place is an area where children congregate, such as schools, playgrounds, and parks.
(3) Subject to RCW 70.345.150, political subdivisions may regulate the use of vapor products in indoor public places.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.350 - Dental Health Aide Therapists. › 70.350.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.350.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Dental health aide therapist" means a person who has met the training and education requirements, and satisfies other conditions, to be certified as a dental health aide therapist by a federal community health aide program certification board or by a federally recognized Indian tribe that has adopted certification standards that meet or exceed the requirements of a federal community health aide program certification board.
(2) "Federal community health aide program" means a program operated by the Indian health service under the applicable provisions of the Indian health care improvement act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1616l.
(3) "Indian health program" has the same meaning as the definition provided in the Indian health care improvement act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1603, as that definition existed on July 23, 2017.
[ 2017 c 5 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—2017 c 5: "(1) The legislature finds that American Indians and Alaska Natives have very limited access to health care services and are disproportionately affected by oral health disparities. These disparities are directly attributed to the lack of dental health professionals in Indian communities. This has caused a serious access issue and backlog of dental treatment among American Indians and Alaska Natives. The legislature also finds that tribal leaders face a significant challenge in recruiting dental health professionals to work in Indian communities that results in further challenges in ensuring oral health care for tribal members.
(2) The legislature finds further that there is a strong history of government-to-government efforts with tribes in Washington to improve oral health among tribal members and to reduce the disproportionate number of American Indians and Alaska Natives affected by oral disease. One of the goals in the 2010-2013 American Indian health care delivery plan developed jointly by the department of health and the American Indian health commission is to improve the oral health of tribal members and the ability of tribes to provide comprehensive dental services in their communities. A critical objective to achieving that goal is "to explore options for the use of trained/certified expanded function personnel in order to increase oral health care services in tribal communities."
(3) The legislature finds further that sovereign tribal governments are in the best position to determine which strategies can effectively extend the ability of dental health professionals to provide care for children and others at risk of oral disease and increase access to oral health care for tribal members. The legislature does not intend to prescribe the general practice of dental health aide therapists in the state." [ 2017 c 5 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.350 - Dental Health Aide Therapists. › 70.350.020 - Authorization—Conditions.

RCW 70.350.020
Authorization—Conditions.
(1) Dental health aide therapist services are authorized by this chapter under the following conditions:
(a) The person providing services is certified as a dental health aide therapist by:
(i) A federal community health aide program certification board; or
(ii) A federally recognized Indian tribe that has adopted certification standards that meet or exceed the requirements of a federal community health aide program certification board;
(b) All services are performed:
(i) In a practice setting within the exterior boundaries of a tribal reservation and operated by an Indian health program;
(ii) In accordance with the standards adopted by the certifying body in (a) of this subsection, including scope of practice, training, supervision, and continuing education;
(iii) Pursuant to any applicable written standing orders by a supervising dentist; and
(iv) On persons who are members of a federally recognized tribe or otherwise eligible for services under Indian health service criteria, pursuant to the Indian health care improvement act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq.
(2) The performance of dental health aide therapist services is authorized for a person when working within the scope, supervision, and direction of a dental health aide therapy training program that is certified by an entity described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) All services performed within the scope of subsection (1) or (2) of this section, including the employment or supervision of such services, are exempt from licensing requirements under chapters 18.29, 18.32, 18.260, and 18.350 RCW.
[ 2017 c 5 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—2017 c 5: See note following RCW 70.350.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.352.010
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Certified dental technician" means a person certified by the national board for certification in dental laboratory technology.
(2) "Dental laboratory" means a facility that engages in the making, repairing, altering, or supplying of artificial restorations, substitutions, appliances, or materials for the correction of disease, loss, deformity, malposition, dislocation, fracture, injury to the jaws, teeth, lips, gums, cheeks, palate, or associated tissues or parts.
(3) "Dentist" means an individual licensed to practice dentistry pursuant to chapter 18.32 RCW.
(4) "Department" means the department of health.
(5) "Material content disclosure" means a notice that contains the name, physical address, and registration number of the laboratory that received the dentist's work order and the city, state, and country of origin where the technological work was performed in whole or in part or laboratories that manufactured or repaired the dental prosthesis, either directly or indirectly, and the complete material content information of all patient contact materials used in a dental prosthetic appliance, including whether the United States food and drug administration compliant materials were used. The notice must be provided in a manner that can be easily entered into a patient record.
(6) "Work authorization" means a written instrument by which a dental laboratory subcontracts to another dental laboratory all or part of the manufacture or repair of a dental prosthetic appliance authorized by a work order from a licensed dentist.
(7) "Work order" means a written instrument prescribed by a licensed dentist directing a dental laboratory to manufacture or repair a dental prosthetic appliance for an individual patient.
[ 2019 c 68 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.020 - Registration—When required.

RCW 70.352.020
Registration—When required.
(1) Each dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business in this state must register with the department and pay the fee established pursuant to RCW 70.352.030 and 70.352.060.
(2) A dental laboratory is considered operating or doing business within this state if its work product is prepared pursuant to a work order or work authorization originating within this state.
(3) This chapter does not apply to a dental laboratory operating under the supervision of a practicing dentist licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW in a dental office or as a part of a dental practice, provided that the laboratory does not perform work pursuant to prescriptions or work orders originating from outside of the dental practice or supervising dentist's office, or in an educational institution as part of the institution's educational program provided that the laboratory does not routinely perform work pursuant to prescriptions or work orders originating from outside of the educational institution.
[ 2019 c 68 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.030 - Application for registration or renewal—Requirements—Fee.

RCW 70.352.030
Application for registration or renewal—Requirements—Fee.
(1) Each dental laboratory operating, doing business, or intending to operate or do business within this state must submit an application for registration of dental laboratory or renewal of registration of dental laboratory to the department on a form provided by the department accompanied with the registration or renewal fee required. The application must include:
(a) The name, mailing address, phone number, and email address of the dental laboratory;
(b) The physical address of the dental laboratory if different from the mailing address;
(c) The name, mailing address, phone number, and email address of the responsible person or the name and license number of the supervising dentist who is licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW;
(d) A statement that the dental laboratory meets the infectious control requirements under the occupational safety and health administration and the centers for disease control and prevention of the United States public health service;
(e) An acknowledgment by the responsible person or the supervising dentist that the laboratory will provide material disclosure to the prescribing dentist that contains the manufacturer and brand name or the United States food and drug administration registration number of all patient contact materials contained in the prescribed restoration in order that the dentist may include those numbers in the patient's record; and
(f) An acknowledgment by the responsible person or the supervising dentist who is licensed in this state that he or she will disclose to the prescribing dentist the point of origin of the manufacture of the prescribed restoration. If the restoration was partially or entirely manufactured by a third-party provider, the point of origin disclosure must identify the portion manufactured by a third-party provider and the city, state, and country of the provider.
(2) Each dental laboratory shall pay a registration fee annually as determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250.
[ 2019 c 68 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.040 - Dental laboratory registration number—Required uses.

RCW 70.352.040
Dental laboratory registration number—Required uses.
(1) Upon granting a registration for a dental laboratory, the department shall assign the dental laboratory a dental registration number. The dental laboratory registration number must appear on all invoices or other correspondence of the dental laboratory.
(2) A dentist shall include the registration number of the dental laboratory on the dentist's work order.
[ 2019 c 68 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.050 - Eligibility for dental laboratory registration—Qualifications—Requirements.

RCW 70.352.050
Eligibility for dental laboratory registration—Qualifications—Requirements.
(1) Effective January 31, 2021, to be eligible for dental laboratory registration the applicant must document that the applicant or one of the applicant's employees who works at least thirty hours per week in the applicant's dental laboratory:
(a) Has successfully completed at least twelve hours of continuing education in dental laboratory technology approved by the national board for certification in dental laboratory technology during the twelve months immediately preceding their application for registration; or
(b) Is certified by the national board for certification in dental laboratory technology as a certified dental technician in good standing.
(2)(a) Effective January 31, 2025, the department may not issue a registration to a dental laboratory unless the applying dental laboratory documents that it employs a certified dental technician in good standing with the national board for certification in dental laboratory technology who works at least thirty hours per week in the applying dental laboratory or that the dental laboratory is operated under the supervision of a dentist licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW.
(b) Subsection (2)(a) of this section does not apply to a dental laboratory that provides the department with documentation that the dental laboratory has been continuously owned and operated by the same individual since January 1, 1996.
(3) A dental laboratory must maintain a qualified owner or employee identified in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
[ 2019 c 68 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.060 - Annual renewal of registration.

RCW 70.352.060
Annual renewal of registration.
Each dental laboratory registered with the department must renew its registration before July 31st each year by completing and submitting a renewal of registration of dental laboratory form and paying a fee determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.280.
[ 2019 c 68 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.070 - Violation of chapter—Legal action authorized.

RCW 70.352.070
Violation of chapter—Legal action authorized.
If a dental laboratory violates any provision of this chapter, the department may, in the manner provided by law and upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the department in the proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process against any dental laboratory to restrain or prevent the operation of the establishment without a registration issued under this chapter.
[ 2019 c 68 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.352 - Dental Laboratories. › 70.352.900 - Application of RCW 70.352.010 through 70.352.070.

RCW 70.352.900
Application of RCW 70.352.010 through 70.352.070.
RCW 70.352.010 through 70.352.070 do not apply to activities authorized under chapter 18.30 RCW.
[ 2019 c 68 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.385 - Peer Support Services. › 70.385.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.385.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority.
(2) "Peer support services" means services authorized under RCW 71.24.385 which are delivered by individuals who have common life experiences with the people they are serving.
[ 2019 c 446 § 48.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.385 - Peer Support Services. › 70.385.020 - Peer counselor certification program—Education and training for substance use disorder peers—Reimbursement for services.

RCW 70.385.020
Peer counselor certification program—Education and training for substance use disorder peers—Reimbursement for services.
(1) The authority shall administer a peer counselor certification program to support the delivery of peer support services in Washington state.
(2) By July 1, 2019, the authority shall incorporate education and training for substance use disorder peers in its peer counselor certification program.
(3) By July 1, 2019, the authority must include reimbursement for peer support services by substance use disorder peers in its behavioral health capitation rates and allow for federal matching funds, consistent with the directive enacted in section 213(5)(ss), chapter 299, Laws of 2018 (ESSB 6032).
[ 2019 c 446 § 49.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.385 - Peer Support Services. › 70.385.030 - Specialized peer training for peer counselor certification.

RCW 70.385.030
Specialized peer training for peer counselor certification.
To ensure an adequate workforce of peer counselors, the authority must approve entities to perform specialized peer training for peer counselor certification using the state curriculum upon request if the entity meets qualifications to perform the training as determined by the authority.
[ 2019 c 446 § 50.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 70 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 70.385 - Peer Support Services. › 70.385.900 - Effective date—2019 c 446 §§ 48-53.

RCW 70.385.900
Effective date—2019 c 446 §§ 48-53.
Sections 48 through 53 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect July 1, 2019.
[ 2019 c 446 § 54.]