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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.19A - Recycled Product Procurement. › 43.19A.130 - Local governments encouraged to enter compost product purchasing agreements.

RCW 43.19A.130
Local governments encouraged to enter compost product purchasing agreements.
(1) Each local government that provides a residential composting service is encouraged to enter into a purchasing agreement with its compost processor to buy back finished compost products for use in government projects or on government land. The local government is encouraged to purchase an amount of finished compost product that is equal to or greater than fifty percent of the amount of organic residuals it delivered to the compost processor. Local governments may enter into collective purchasing agreements if doing so is more cost-effective or efficient. The compost processor should offer a purchase price that is reasonable and competitive for the specific market.
(2) When purchasing compost products for use in government projects or on government-owned land, local governments are encouraged to purchase compost with at least eight percent food waste, or an amount of food waste that is commensurate with that in the local jurisdiction's curbside collection program.
[ 2020 c 290 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Legislative declaration—2020 c 290: See note following RCW 43.19A.120.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.19A - Recycled Product Procurement. › 43.19A.140 - Use of biochar in public works projects.

RCW 43.19A.140
Use of biochar in public works projects.
(1) When planning government-funded projects that are public works, or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects, all state agencies and local governments shall consider whether biochar products can be utilized in the project.
(2) If biochar products can be utilized in the project, the state agency or local government must use biochar products, except as follows:
(a) A state agency or local government is not required to use biochar products if:
(i) Biochar products are not available within a reasonable period of time;
(ii) Biochar products that are available do not comply with existing purchasing standards;
(iii) Biochar products that are available do not comply with federal or state health, quality, and safety standards; or
(iv) Biochar purchase prices are not reasonable or competitive; and
(b) A state agency is not required to use biochar products in a project if:
(i) The total cost of using biochar is financially prohibitive;
(ii) Application of biochar will have detrimental impacts on the physical characteristics and nutrient condition of the soil as it is used for a specific crop; or
(iii) The project consists of growing trees in a greenhouse setting, including seed orchard greenhouses.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "biochar" means a carbon-rich material produced during the pyrolysis process or solid material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-limited environment, derived from biomass waste materials including forest, agricultural, yard, urban wood, food, and biosolid residuals.
[ 2022 c 293 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.19A - Recycled Product Procurement. › 43.19A.160 - Use of compost products.

RCW 43.19A.160
Use of compost products.
A contract by a local government or state agency must require the use of compost products to the maximum extent economically feasible to meet the requirements established in RCW 43.19A.120.
[ 2022 c 180 § 703.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Scope of authority of chapter 180, Laws of 2022—2022 c 180: See notes following RCW 70A.205.007.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.030 - State board of health—Members—Chair—Staff support—Executive director, confidential secretary—Compensation and travel expenses of members.

RCW 43.20.030
State board of health—Members—Chair—Staff support—Executive director, confidential secretary—Compensation and travel expenses of members.
The state board of health shall be composed of ten members. These shall be the secretary or the secretary's designee and nine other persons to be appointed by the governor, including four persons experienced in matters of health and sanitation, one of whom is a health official from a federally recognized tribe; an elected city official who is a member of a local health board; an elected county official who is a member of a local health board; a local health officer; and two persons representing the consumers of health care. Before appointing the city official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the association of Washington cities. Before appointing the county official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of counties. Before appointing the local health officer, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of local public health officials. Before appointing one of the two consumer representatives, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the state council on aging. The chair shall be selected by the governor from among the nine appointed members. The department of health shall provide necessary technical staff support to the board. The board may employ an executive director and a confidential secretary, each of whom shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
Members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2009 c 549 § 5072; 2006 c 238 § 1. Prior: 1984 c 287 § 75; 1984 c 243 § 2; (1993 c 492 § 255 repealed by 1995 c 43 § 16); 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 11; 1965 c 8 § 43.20.030; prior: 1921 c 7 § 56, part; RRS § 10814, part.]
NOTES:
Short title—2006 c 238: "This act shall be known as the Sue Crystal memorial act." [ 2006 c 238 § 2.]
Legislative findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.065 - On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making.

RCW 43.20.065
On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making.
(1) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding failures of on-site sewage systems must:
(a) Give first priority to allowing repair and second priority to allowing replacement of an existing conventional on-site sewage system, consisting of a septic tank and drainfield, with a similar conventional system;
(b) Not impose or allow the imposition of more stringent performance requirements of equivalent on-site sewage systems on private entities than public entities; and
(c) Allow a system to be repaired using the least expensive alternative that meets standards and is likely to provide comparable or better long-term sewage treatment and effluent dispersal outcomes.
(2) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding inspections must:
(a) Require any inspection of an on-site sewage system carried out by a certified professional inspector or public agency to be coordinated with the owner of the on-site sewage system prior to accessing the on-site sewage system;
(b) Require any inspection of an on-site sewage system carried out by a certified professional inspector or responsible public agency to be authorized by the owner of the on-site sewage system prior to accessing the on-site sewage system;
(c) Allow, in cases where an inspection has not been authorized by a property owner, the local health jurisdiction to follow the procedures established for an administrative search warrant in RCW 70A.105.030; and
(d) Forbid local health jurisdictions from requiring private property owners to grant inspection or maintenance easements for on-site sewage systems as a condition of permit issuance for on-site sewage systems that are located on a single property and service a single dwelling unit.
[ 2021 c 65 § 38; 2019 c 21 § 2.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
Finding—Intent—2019 c 21: "The legislature finds that properly functioning on-site sewage systems are an important component of the state's wastewater treatment infrastructure. In order to ensure that on-site sewage systems remain a wastewater treatment option that is economically accessible to a wide sector of the state's population, it is the intent of the legislature to ensure that only requirements that are reasonable, appropriately tailored, and necessary are imposed on the installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of on-site sewage systems." [ 2019 c 21 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.100 - Biennial report.

RCW 43.20.100
Biennial report.
The state board of health shall report to the governor by July 1st of each even-numbered year including therein suggestions for public health priorities for the following biennium and such legislative action as it deems necessary.
[ 2009 c 518 § 23; 1977 c 75 § 44; 1965 c 8 § 43.20.100. Prior: 1891 c 98 § 11; RRS § 6007.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.148 - Mobile food units—Commissary and servicing area requirements.

RCW 43.20.148
Mobile food units—Commissary and servicing area requirements.
The regulatory authority must approve a request for a mobile food unit to be exempt from state board of health or local health jurisdiction requirements to operate from an approved commissary or servicing area if:
(1) The mobile food unit contains all equipment and utensils needed for complete onboard preparation of an approved menu;
(2) The mobile food unit is protected from environmental contamination when not in use;
(3) The mobile food unit can maintain required food storage temperatures during storage, preparation, service, and transit;
(4) The mobile food unit has a dedicated handwashing sink to allow frequent handwashing at all times;
(5) The mobile food unit has adequate water capacity and warewashing facilities to clean all multiuse utensils used on the mobile food unit at a frequency specified in state board of health rules;
(6) The mobile food unit is able to store tools onboard needed for cleaning and sanitizing;
(7) All food, water, and ice used on the mobile food unit is prepared onboard or otherwise obtained from approved sources;
(8) Wastewater and garbage will be sanitarily removed from the mobile food unit following an approved written plan or by a licensed service provider; and
(9) The local health officer approves the menu and plan of operations for the mobile food unit.
[ 2019 c 185 § 2; 2018 c 167 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.149 - Mobile food units—Reciprocity—Rule making.

RCW 43.20.149
Mobile food units—Reciprocity—Rule making.
(1) Beginning May 1, 2020, a regulatory authority must accept a completed and approved plan review of a mobile food unit from another regulatory authority if:
(a) The applicant has obtained a valid permit to operate the mobile food unit from another regulatory authority; and
(b) The applicant provides the following to the regulatory authority from which the applicant is seeking a permit:
(i) A copy of the current operating permit from the original regulatory authority;
(ii) A copy of the complete approved plan review from the original regulatory authority;
(iii) The most recent inspection report of the mobile food unit from the original regulatory authority that demonstrates compliance with food safety standards; and
(iv) Any commissary agreements that the applicant was required to maintain under the permit from the original regulatory authority.
(2) Except as provided in (a) and (b) of this subsection, the regulatory authority may not require an applicant to submit any additional documents or inspections to obtain a permit to operate the mobile food unit.
(a) The regulatory authority may require an applicant to submit any restroom agreements the regulatory authority determines are necessary to comply with department and state board regulations.
(b) The regulatory authority may require an applicant to submit additional commissary agreements as required by department and state board regulations unless:
(i) A mobile food unit is exempt from the use of a commissary under RCW 43.20.148; or
(ii) A mobile food unit returns to its approved commissary after each day of service as described in the approved plan.
(3) A regulatory authority granting a permit pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may charge the applicant an annual permit fee, but may not charge a plan review or inspection fee.
(4) The state board must adopt rules to implement this section.
[ 2019 c 185 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.185 - Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.

RCW 43.20.185
Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.
See RCW 43.70.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.230 - Water resource planning—Procedures, criteria, technical assistance.

RCW 43.20.230
Water resource planning—Procedures, criteria, technical assistance.
Consistent with the water resource planning process of the department of ecology, the department of health shall:
(1) Develop procedures and guidelines relating to water use efficiency, as defined in *section 4(3), chapter 348, Laws of 1989, to be included in the development and approval of cost-efficient water system plans required under RCW 43.20.050;
(2) Develop criteria, with input from technical experts, with the objective of encouraging the cost-effective reuse of greywater and other water recycling practices, consistent with protection of public health and water quality;
(3) Provide advice and technical assistance upon request in the development of water use efficiency plans; and
(4) Provide advice and technical assistance on request for development of model conservation rate structures for public water systems. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section are subject to the availability of funding.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 4 § 9; 1989 c 348 § 12.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: 1989 c 348 § 4 was vetoed.
Findings—Grazing lands—1993 sp.s. c 4: See RCW 79.13.600.
Severability—1989 c 348: See note following RCW 90.54.020.
Rights not impaired—1989 c 348: See RCW 90.54.920.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.235 - Water conservation—Water delivery rate structures.

RCW 43.20.235
Water conservation—Water delivery rate structures.
Water purveyors required to develop a water system plan pursuant to RCW 43.20.230 shall evaluate the feasibility of adopting and implementing water delivery rate structures that encourage water conservation. This information shall be included in water system plans submitted to the department of health for approval after July 1, 1993. The department shall evaluate the following:
(1) Rate structures currently used by public water systems in Washington; and
(2) Economic and institutional constraints to implementing conservation rate structures.
[ 1998 c 245 § 58; 1993 sp.s. c 4 § 10.]
NOTES:
Findings—Grazing lands—1993 sp.s. c 4: See RCW 79.13.600.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.250 - Review of water system plan—Time limitations—Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline.

RCW 43.20.250
Review of water system plan—Time limitations—Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline.
For any new or revised water system plan submitted for review under this chapter, the department shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan. The department may extend this ninety-day time limitation for new submittals by up to an additional ninety days if insufficient time exists to adequately review the general comprehensive plan. For rejections of plans or extensions of the timeline, the department shall provide in writing, to the person or entity submitting the plan, the reason for such action. In addition, the person or entity submitting the plan and the department may mutually agree to an extension of the deadlines contained in this section.
[ 2002 c 161 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.260 - Review of water system plan, requirements—Municipal water suppliers, retail service.

RCW 43.20.260
Review of water system plan, requirements—Municipal water suppliers, retail service.
In approving the water system plan of a public water system, the department shall ensure that water service to be provided by the system under the plan for any new industrial, commercial, or residential use is consistent with the requirements of any comprehensive plans or development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW or any other applicable comprehensive plan, land use plan, or development regulation adopted by a city, town, or county for the service area. A municipal water supplier, as defined in RCW 90.03.015, has a duty to provide retail water service within its retail service area if: (1) Its service can be available in a timely and reasonable manner; (2) the municipal water supplier has sufficient water rights to provide the service; (3) the municipal water supplier has sufficient capacity to serve the water in a safe and reliable manner as determined by the department of health; and (4) it is consistent with the requirements of any comprehensive plans or development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW or any other applicable comprehensive plan, land use plan, or development regulation adopted by a city, town, or county for the service area and, for water service by the water utility of a city or town, with the utility service extension ordinances of the city or town.
[ 2003 1st sp.s. c 5 § 8.]
NOTES:
Severability—2003 1st sp.s. c 5: See note following RCW 90.03.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.265 - Elevated lead level—Definition.

RCW 43.20.265
Elevated lead level—Definition.
After July 1, 2030, the state board may, by rule, define "elevated lead level" at a concentration of five or fewer parts per billion if scientific evidence supports a lower concentration as having the potential for further reducing the health effects of lead contamination in drinking water.
[ 2021 c 154 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Short title—2021 c 154: See notes following RCW 43.70.830.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.270 - Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.

RCW 43.20.270
Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.
The legislature finds that women and people of color experience significant disparities from men and the general population in education, employment, healthful living conditions, access to health care, and other social determinants of health. The legislature finds that these circumstances coupled with lower, slower, and less culturally appropriate and gender appropriate access to needed medical care result in higher rates of morbidity and mortality for women and persons of color than observed in the general population. Health disparities are defined by the national institute[s] of health as the differences in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.
It is the intent of the Washington state legislature to create the healthiest state in the nation by striving to eliminate health disparities in people of color and between men and women. In meeting the intent of chapter 239, Laws of 2006, the legislature creates the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities. This council shall create an action plan and statewide policy to include health impact reviews that measure and address other social determinants of health that lead to disparities as well as the contributing factors of health that can have broad impacts on improving status, health literacy, physical activity, and nutrition.
[ 2006 c 239 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.275 - Council created—Membership—Duties—Advisory committees.

RCW 43.20.275
Council created—Membership—Duties—Advisory committees.
(1) In collaboration with staff whom the office of financial management may assign, and within funds made expressly available to the state board for these purposes, the state board shall assist the governor by convening and providing assistance to the council. The council shall include one representative from each of the following groups: Each of the commissions, the state board, the department, the department of social and health services, the department of commerce, the health care authority, the department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of children, youth, and families, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and two members of the public who will represent the interests of health care consumers. The council is a class one group under RCW 43.03.220. The two public members shall be paid per diem and travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The council shall reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender. The governor or the governor's designee shall chair the council.
(2) The council shall promote and facilitate communication, coordination, and collaboration among relevant state agencies and communities of color, and the private sector and public sector, to address health disparities. The council shall conduct public hearings, inquiries, studies, or other forms of information gathering to understand how the actions of state government ameliorate or contribute to health disparities. All state agencies must cooperate with the council's efforts.
(3) The council with assistance from the state board, shall assess through public hearings, review of existing data, and other means, and recommend initiatives for improving the availability of culturally appropriate health literature and interpretive services within public and private health-related agencies.
(4) In order to assist with its work, the council shall establish advisory committees to assist in plan development for specific issues and shall include members of other state agencies and local communities.
(5) The advisory committee shall reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, and gender.
[ 2018 c 58 § 19; 2006 c 239 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.280 - Action plan for eliminating health disparities—Council meetings—Reports to the legislature.

RCW 43.20.280
Action plan for eliminating health disparities—Council meetings—Reports to the legislature.
The council shall consider in its deliberations and by 2012, create an action plan for eliminating health disparities. The action plan must address, but is not limited to, the following diseases, conditions, and health indicators: Diabetes, asthma, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, strokes, breast cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, chronic kidney disease, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), mental health, women's health issues, smoking cessation, oral disease, and immunization rates of children and senior citizens. The council shall prioritize the diseases, conditions, and health indicators according to prevalence and severity of the health disparity. The council shall address these priorities on an incremental basis by adding no more than five of the diseases, conditions, and health indicators to each update or revised version of the action plan. The action plan shall be updated biannually. The council shall meet as often as necessary but not less than two times per calendar year. The council shall report its progress with the action plan to the governor and the legislature no later than January 15, 2008. A second report shall be presented no later than January 15, 2010, and a third report from the council shall be presented to the governor and the legislature no later than January 15, 2012. Thereafter, the governor and legislature shall require progress updates from the council every four years in odd-numbered years. The action plan shall recognize the need for flexibility.
[ 2006 c 239 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.285 - Health impact reviews—Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding to implement chapter.

RCW 43.20.285
Health impact reviews—Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding to implement chapter.
The state board shall, to the extent that funds are available expressly for this purpose, complete health impact reviews, in collaboration with the council, and with assistance that shall be provided by any state agency of which the board makes a request.
(1) A health impact review may be initiated by a written request submitted according to forms and procedures proposed by the council and approved by the state board before December 1, 2006.
(2) Any state legislator or the governor may request a review of any proposal for a state legislative or budgetary change. Upon receiving a request for a health impact review from the governor or a member of the legislature during a legislative session, the state board shall deliver the health impact review to the requesting party in no more than ten days.
(3) The state board may limit the number of health impact reviews it produces to retain quality while operating within its available resources.
(4) A state agency may decline a request to provide assistance if complying with the request would not be feasible while operating within its available resources.
(5) Upon delivery of the review to the requesting party, it shall be a public document, and shall be available on the state board's website.
(6) The review shall be based on the best available empirical information and professional assumptions available to the state board within the time required for completing the review. The review should consider direct impacts on health disparities as well as changes in the social determinants of health.
(7) The state board and the department shall collaborate to obtain any federal or private funding that may become available to implement the state board's duties under this chapter. If the department receives such funding, the department shall allocate it to the state board and affected agencies to implement its duties under this chapter, and any state general funds that may have been appropriated but are no longer needed by the state board shall lapse to the state general fund.
[ 2006 c 239 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.290 - Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding.

RCW 43.20.290
Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding.
The state board and the department shall collaborate to obtain any federal or private funding that may become available to implement the state board's duties under this chapter. If the department receives such funding, the department shall allocate it to the state board to implement its duties under this chapter, and any state general funds that may have been appropriated but are no longer needed by the state board shall lapse to the state general fund.
[ 2006 c 239 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.300 - Local boards of health—Membership.

RCW 43.20.300
Local boards of health—Membership.
(1) The state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the appointment process for the members of local boards of health who are not elected officials. The selection process established by the rules must:
(a) Be fair and unbiased; and
(b) Ensure, to the extent practicable, that the membership of local boards of health include a balanced representation of elected officials and nonelected people with a diversity of expertise and lived experience.
(2) The rules adopted under this section must go into effect no later than one year after July 25, 2021.
[ 2021 c 205 § 8.]
NOTES:
Finding—2021 c 205: See note following RCW 43.70.675.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20 - State Board of Health. › 43.20.310 - Water system plans—Climate resilience element.

RCW 43.20.310
Water system plans—Climate resilience element.
(1)(a) Beginning with water system plans initiated after June 30, 2025, the department shall ensure water system plans for group A community public water systems serving 1,000 or more connections include a climate resilience element at the time of approval.
(b) The department must update its water system planning guidebook to assist water systems in implementing the climate resilience element, including guidance on any available technical and financial resources.
(c) The department shall provide technical assistance to public water systems based on their system size, location, and water source, by providing references to existing state or federal risk management, climate resiliency, or emergency management and response tools that may be used to satisfy the climate resilience element.
(d) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the University of Washington climate impacts group shall assist the department in the development of tools for the technical assistance to be provided in (c) of this subsection.
(2) To fulfill the requirements of the climate resilience element, water systems must:
(a) Determine which extreme weather events pose significant challenges to their system and build scenarios to identify potential impacts;
(b) Assess critical assets and the actions necessary to protect the system from the consequences of extreme weather events on system operations; and
(c) Generate reports describing the costs and benefits of the system's risk reduction strategies and capital project needs.
(3) Climate readiness projects, including planning to meet the requirements of this section and actions to protect a water system from extreme weather events, including infrastructure and design projects, are eligible for financial assistance under RCW 70A.125.180. The department must develop grant and loan eligibility criteria and consider applications from water systems that identify climate readiness projects.
[ 2023 c 228 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.005 - Intent—Public involvement and outreach.

RCW 43.20A.005
Intent—Public involvement and outreach.
It is the intent of the legislature that the department of social and health services and the department of ecology, in consultation with affected constituent groups, continue appropriate public involvement and outreach mechanisms designed to provide cost-effective public input on their programs and policies.
[ 2001 c 291 § 1001.]
NOTES:
Part headings not law—Effective date—2001 c 291: See notes following RCW 43.20A.360.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.010 - Purpose.

RCW 43.20A.010
Purpose.
The department of social and health services is designed to integrate and coordinate all those activities involving provision of care for individuals who, as a result of their economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance, institutional care, rehabilitation or other social and health services. In order to provide for maximum efficiency of operation consistent with meeting the needs of those served or affected, the department will encompass substantially all of the powers, duties and functions vested by law on June 30, 1970, in the department of public assistance, the department of institutions, the veterans' rehabilitation council and the division of vocational rehabilitation of the coordinating council on occupational education. The department will concern itself with changing social needs, and will expedite the development and implementation of programs designed to achieve its goals. In furtherance of this policy, it is the legislative intent to set forth only the broad outline of the structure of the department, leaving specific details of its internal organization and management to those charged with its administration.
[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 211; 1979 c 141 § 60; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 18: *"Except as otherwise in this amendatory act provided, this 1970 amendatory act shall take effect on July 1, 1970." [ 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 69.]
*Reviser's note: Phrase "Except as otherwise in this amendatory act provided" refers to 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 67, uncodified, which pertained to laws amended in existing education code and as the same were reenacted in the new education code, effective July 1, 1970, not otherwise pertinent hereto.
Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: "If any provision of this 1970 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application to other persons or circumstances, is not affected." [ 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 70.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.020 - Definitions.

RCW 43.20A.020
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services.
(3) "Deputy secretary" means the deputy secretary of the department of social and health services.
(4) "Overpayment" means any department payment or department benefit to a recipient or to a vendor in excess of that to which the recipient or vendor is entitled by law, rule, or contract, including amounts in dispute pending resolution.
(5) "Vendor" means an entity that provides goods or services to or for clientele of the department and that controls operational decisions.
[ 1987 c 283 § 1; 1979 c 141 § 61; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 283: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1987 c 283 § 17.]
Savings—1987 c 283: "The enactment of this act shall not have the effect of terminating or in any way modifying any liability, civil or criminal, that is in existence on July 26, 1987." [ 1987 c 283 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.030 - Department created—Powers and duties transferred to.

RCW 43.20A.030
Department created—Powers and duties transferred to.
There is hereby created a department of state government to be known as the department of social and health services. All powers, duties and functions vested by law on June 30, 1970, in the department of public assistance, the department of institutions, the veterans' rehabilitation council, and the division of vocational rehabilitation of the coordinating council on occupational education are transferred to the department. Powers, duties and functions to be transferred shall include, but not be limited to, all those powers, duties and functions involving cooperation with other governmental units, such as cities and counties, or with the federal government, in particular those concerned with participation in federal grants-in-aid programs.
[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 212; 1979 c 141 § 62; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.035 - Inventory of charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory land.

RCW 43.20A.035
Inventory of charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory land.
The department shall conduct an inventory of real properties as provided in *RCW 79.01.006.
[ 1991 c 204 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 79.01.006 was recodified as RCW 79.02.400 pursuant to 2003 c 334 § 554.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.037 - Affordable housing—Inventory of suitable housing.

RCW 43.20A.037
Affordable housing—Inventory of suitable housing.
(1) The department shall identify and catalog real property that is no longer required for department purposes and is suitable for the development of affordable housing for very low-income, and moderate-income households as defined in RCW 43.63A.510. The inventory shall include the location, approximate size, and current zoning classification of the property. The department shall provide a copy of the inventory to the department of commerce by November 1, 1993, and every November 1 thereafter.
(2) By November 1 of each year, beginning in 1994, the department shall purge the inventory of real property of sites that are no longer available for the development of affordable housing. The department shall include an updated listing of real property that has become available since the last update. As used in this section, "real property" means buildings, land, or buildings and land.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2033; 1995 c 399 § 65; 1993 c 461 § 8.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Finding—1993 c 461: See note following RCW 43.63A.510.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.040 - Secretary of social and health services—Appointment—Term—Salary—Temporary appointment if vacancy—As executive head and appointing authority.

RCW 43.20A.040
Secretary of social and health services—Appointment—Term—Salary—Temporary appointment if vacancy—As executive head and appointing authority.
The executive head and appointing authority of the department shall be the secretary of social and health services. He or she shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. He or she shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040. If a vacancy occurs in his or her position while the senate is not in session, the governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the senate, when he or she shall present to that body his or her nomination for the office.
[ 2009 c 549 § 5073; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.050 - Secretary of social and health services—Powers and duties generally—Employment of assistants and personnel, limitation.

RCW 43.20A.050
Secretary of social and health services—Powers and duties generally—Employment of assistants and personnel, limitation.
It is the intent of the legislature wherever possible to place the internal affairs of the department under the control of the secretary to institute the flexible, alert and intelligent management of its business that changing contemporary circumstances require. Therefore, whenever the secretary's authority is not specifically limited by law, he or she shall have complete charge and supervisory powers over the department. The secretary is authorized to create such administrative structures as deemed appropriate, except as otherwise specified by law. The secretary shall have the power to employ such assistants and personnel as may be necessary for the general administration of the department. Except as elsewhere specified, such employment shall be in accordance with the rules of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
[ 1997 c 386 § 41; 1979 c 141 § 63; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.060 - Departmental divisions—Plan establishing and organizing.

RCW 43.20A.060
Departmental divisions—Plan establishing and organizing.
The department of social and health services shall be subdivided into divisions, including a division of vocational rehabilitation. Except as otherwise specified or as federal requirements may differently require, these divisions shall be established and organized in accordance with plans to be prepared by the secretary and approved by the governor. In preparing such plans, the secretary shall endeavor to promote efficient public management, to improve programs, and to take full advantage of the economies, both fiscal and administrative, to be gained from the consolidation of the departments of public assistance, institutions, the veterans' rehabilitation council, and the division of vocational rehabilitation of the coordinating council on occupational education.
[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 213; 1979 c 141 § 64; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 6.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.075 - Rule-making authority.

RCW 43.20A.075
Rule-making authority.
For rules adopted after July 23, 1995, the secretary may not rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt any rule.
[ 1995 c 403 § 102.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Intent—1995 c 403: See note following RCW 34.05.328.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.080 - Data sharing—Confidentiality—Penalties.

RCW 43.20A.080
Data sharing—Confidentiality—Penalties.
(1) The department shall provide the employment security department quarterly with the names and social security numbers of all clients in the WorkFirst program and any successor state welfare program.
(2) The information provided by the employment security department under RCW 50.13.060 for statistical analysis and welfare program evaluation purposes may be used only for statistical analysis, research, and evaluation purposes as provided in RCW 74.08A.410 and 74.08A.420. Through individual matches with accessed employment security department confidential employer wage files, only aggregate, statistical, group level data shall be reported. Data sharing by the employment security department may be extended to include the office of financial management and other such governmental entities with oversight responsibility for this program.
(3) The department and other agencies of state government shall protect the privacy of confidential personal data supplied under RCW 50.13.060 consistent with federal law, chapters 50.13 and 50A.25 RCW, and the terms and conditions of a formal data-sharing agreement between the employment security department and agencies of state government, however the misuse or unauthorized use of confidential data supplied by the employment security department is subject to the penalties in RCW 50.13.080 and 50A.25.120.
[ 2019 c 13 § 67; 1997 c 58 § 1005.]
NOTES:
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.090 - Deputy secretary—Department personnel director—Assistant secretaries—Appointment—Duties—Salaries.

RCW 43.20A.090
Deputy secretary—Department personnel director—Assistant secretaries—Appointment—Duties—Salaries.
The secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary, a department personnel director and such assistant secretaries as shall be needed to administer the department. The deputy secretary shall have charge and general supervision of the department in the absence or disability of the secretary, and in case of a vacancy in the office of secretary, shall continue in charge of the department until a successor is appointed and qualified, or until the governor shall appoint an acting secretary. The officers appointed under this section, and exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law by the terms of *RCW 41.06.076, shall be paid salaries to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for the fixing of salaries for officers exempt from the operation of the state civil service law.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 811; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 515; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 7.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 41.06.076 expired June 30, 2005.
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.105 - Social worker V employees—Implementation plan.

RCW 43.20A.105
Social worker V employees—Implementation plan.
The secretary shall develop a plan for implementation for the social worker V employees. The implementation plan shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1997. The department shall begin implementation of the plan beginning April 1, 1998. The department shall perform the duties assigned under *sections 3 through 5, chapter 386, Laws of 1997 and **RCW 41.06.076 within existing personnel resources.
[ 1997 c 386 § 5.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) 1997 c 386 §§ 3 and 4 were vetoed. 1997 c 386 § 5 was codified as RCW 43.20A.105.
**(2) RCW 41.06.076 expired June 30, 2005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.110 - Secretary's delegation of powers and duties.

RCW 43.20A.110
Secretary's delegation of powers and duties.
The secretary may delegate any power or duty vested in or transferred to him or her by law, or executive order, to his or her deputy secretary or to any other assistant or subordinate; but the secretary shall be responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the department.
[ 2009 c 549 § 5074; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.20A - Department of Social and Health Services. › 43.20A.167 - Federal Older Americans Act of 1965—Department to participate in and administer.

RCW 43.20A.167
Federal Older Americans Act of 1965—Department to participate in and administer.
See RCW 74.36.100.