Washington Code — 70
Browse 2,208 sections in division 70 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 70.01.010. Cooperation with federal government — Construction.
- § 70.01.020. Donation of blood by person sixteen or over — Parental consent.
- § 70.01.030. Health care fees and charges — Estimate.
- § 70.01.040. Provider-based clinics that charge a facility fee — Posting of required notice — Reporting requirements.
- § 70.01.050. Breast cancer — Breast reconstruction and prostheses — Education campaign.
- § 70.01.060. Eating disorder — Diabetes — Public information availability.
- § 70.01.070. Report and guidelines on epidemic disease preparedness and response.
- § 70.02.005. Findings.
- § 70.02.010. Definitions. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 70.02.020. Disclosure by health care provider.
- § 70.02.030. Patient authorization of disclosure — Health care information — Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits.
- § 70.02.040. Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure.
- § 70.02.045. Third-party payor release of information.
- § 70.02.050. Disclosure without patient's authorization — Need-to-know basis.
- § 70.02.060. Discovery request or compulsory process.
- § 70.02.070. Certification of record.
- § 70.02.080. Patient's examination and copying — Requirements.
- § 70.02.090. Patient's request — Denial of examination and copying.
- § 70.02.100. Correction or amendment of record.
- § 70.02.110. Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement — Procedure.
- § 70.02.120. Notice of information practices — Display conspicuously.
- § 70.02.130. Consent by others — Health care representatives.
- § 70.02.140. Representative of deceased patient.
- § 70.02.150. Security safeguards.
- § 70.02.160. Retention of record.
- § 70.02.170. Civil remedies.
- § 70.02.180. Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW — Subject to chapter.
- § 70.02.200. Disclosure without patient's authorization — Permitted and mandatory disclosures.
- § 70.02.205. Disclosure without patient's authorization — Persons with close relationship.
- § 70.02.210. Disclosure without patient's authorization — Research.
- § 70.02.220. Sexually transmitted diseases — Permitted and mandatory disclosures.
- § 70.02.230. Mental health services, confidentiality of records — Permitted disclosures. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 70.02.240. Mental health services — Minors — Permitted disclosures.
- § 70.02.250. Mental health services — Department of corrections.
- § 70.02.260. Mental health services — Requests for information and records.
- § 70.02.265. Adolescent behavioral health services — Disclosure of treatment information and records — Restrictions and requirements — Immunity from liability.
- § 70.02.270. Health care information — Use or disclosure prohibited.
- § 70.02.280. Health care providers and facilities — Prohibited actions.
- § 70.02.290. Agency rule-making requirements — Use/destruction of health care information by certain state and local agencies — Unauthorized disclosure — Notice — Rules/policies available on agency's website.
- § 70.02.300. Sexually transmitted diseases — Required statement upon disclosure.
- § 70.02.310. Mental health services — Information and records.
- § 70.02.320. Mental health services — Minors — Prompt entry in record upon disclosure.
- § 70.02.330. Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses — Penalty.
- § 70.02.340. Disclosure of information and records related to mental health services — Agency rule-making authority.
- § 70.02.350. Release of information to protect the public.
- § 70.02.360. Disclosure authorizations for forensic examinations — Duration.
- § 70.02.370. Certification of serious health conditions for paid family or medical leave qualification.
- § 70.02.900. Conflicting laws.
- § 70.02.901. Application and construction — 1991 c 335.
- § 70.02.902. Short title.
- § 70.02.905. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 70.41.190. Medical records of patients — Retention and preservation.
- § 70.03.010. Definitions.
- § 70.03.020. Providing medical information to patients.
- § 70.03.030. Information for health care providers and staff.
- § 70.05.010. Definitions.
- § 70.05.030. Counties — Local board of health — Jurisdiction.
- § 70.05.035. Home rule charter counties — Local board of health.
- § 70.05.040. Local board of health — Chair — Administrative officer — Vacancies.
- § 70.05.045. Administrative officer — Responsibilities.
- § 70.05.050. Local health officer — Qualifications — Employment of personnel — Salary and expenses.
- § 70.05.051. Local health officer — Qualifications.
- § 70.05.053. Provisionally qualified local health officers — Appointment — Term — Requirements.
- § 70.05.054. Provisionally qualified local health officers — In-service public health orientation program.
- § 70.05.055. Provisionally qualified local health officers — Interview — Evaluation as to qualification as local public health officer.
- § 70.05.060. Powers and duties of local board of health.
- § 70.05.070. Local health officer — Powers and duties.
- § 70.05.072. Local health officer — Authority to grant waiver from on-site sewage system requirements.
- § 70.05.074. On-site sewage system permits — Application — Limitation of alternative sewage systems.
- § 70.05.077. Department of health — Training — On-site sewage systems — Application of the waiver authority — Topics — Availability.
- § 70.05.080. Local health officer — Failure to appoint — Procedure.
- § 70.05.090. Physicians to report diseases.
- § 70.05.100. Determination of character of disease.
- § 70.05.110. Local health officials and physicians to report contagious diseases.
- § 70.05.120. Violations — Remedies — Penalties.
- § 70.05.130. Expenses of state, health district, or county in enforcing health laws and rules — Payment by county.
- § 70.05.150. Contracts for sale or purchase of health services authorized.
- § 70.05.160. Moratorium on water, sewer hookups, or septic systems — Public hearing — Limitation on length.
- § 70.05.170. Child fatality review.
- § 70.05.180. Infectious disease testing — Good samaritans — Rules.
- § 70.05.190. On-site sewage program management plans — Authority of certain boards of health.
- § 70.05.200. On-site sewage system self-inspection.
- § 70.05.210. Fatality review teams.
- § 70.08.005. Transfer of duties to the department of health.
- § 70.08.010. Combined city-county health departments — Establishment.
- § 70.08.020. Director of public health — Powers and duties.
- § 70.08.030. Qualifications.
- § 70.08.040. Director of public health — Appointment.
- § 70.08.050. May act as health officer for other cities or towns.
- § 70.08.060. Director of public health shall be registrar of vital statistics.
- § 70.08.070. Employees may be included in civil service or retirement plans of city, county, or combined department.
- § 70.08.080. Pooling of funds.
- § 70.08.090. Other cities or agencies may contract for services.
- § 70.08.100. Termination of agreement to operate combined city-county health department.
- § 70.08.110. Prior expenditures in operating combined health department ratified.
- § 70.10.010. Declaration of policy — Combining health services — State authorized to cooperate with other entities in constructing.
- § 70.10.020. "Comprehensive community health center" defined.
- § 70.10.030. Authorization to apply for and administer federal or state funds.
- § 70.10.040. Application for federal or state funds for construction of facility as part of or separate from health center — Processing and approval by administering agencies — Decision on use as part of comprehensive health center.
- § 70.10.050. Application for federal or state funds for construction of facility as part of or separate from health center — Cooperation between agencies in standardizing application procedures and forms.
- § 70.10.060. Adoption of rules and regulations — Liberal construction of chapter.
- § 71.28.010. Contracts by boundary counties or cities therein.
- § 70.12.015. Secretary may expend funds in counties.
- § 70.12.025. County funds for public health.
- § 70.12.030. Public health pooling fund.
- § 70.12.040. Fund, how maintained and disbursed.
- § 70.12.050. Expenditures from fund.
- § 70.12.060. Expenditures geared to budget.
- § 70.12.070. Fund subject to audit and check by state.
- § 70.14.020. State agencies to identify alternative health care providers.
- § 70.14.030. Health care utilization review procedures.
- § 70.14.040. Review of prospective rate setting methods.
- § 70.14.050. Drug purchasing cost controls — Establishment of evidence-based prescription drug program.
- § 70.14.060. Prescription drug purchasing consortium — Participation — Exceptions — Rules.
- § 70.14.065. Generic prescription drug partnership agreements.
- § 70.14.070. Prescription drug consortium account.
- § 70.14.080. Definitions.
- § 70.14.090. Health technology clinical committee.
- § 70.14.100. Health technology selection and assessment.
- § 70.14.110. Health technology clinical committee determinations.
- § 70.14.120. Agency compliance with committee determination — Coverage and reimbursement determinations for nonreviewed health technologies — Appeals.
- § 70.14.130. Health technology clinical committee — Public notice.
- § 70.14.140. Applicability to health care services purchased from health carriers.
- § 70.14.150. Data-sharing agreements — Report.
- § 70.14.155. Streamlined health care administration — Agency participation.
- § 70.14.165. Total cost of insulin work group — Authority implementation.
- § 70.14.170. Opioid overdose reversal medications — Bulk purchasing and distribution — Rules — Report — Recommendation to legislature.
- § 70.14.175. Opioid overdose reversal medication account.
- § 43.41.160. State health care cost containment policies.
- § 70.15.010. Definitions.
- § 70.15.020. Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.
- § 70.15.030. Regulation of services during emergency by department — Orders — Host entity duties.
- § 70.15.040. Volunteer health practitioner registration systems — Requirements.
- § 70.15.050. Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.
- § 70.15.060. No effect on health facility credentialing and privileging standards.
- § 70.15.070. Provision of volunteer health or veterinary services — Scope of practice — Modifications or restrictions — Unauthorized practice — Administrative sanctions.
- § 70.15.080. Relation to other laws — Emergency management assistance compact — Pacific Northwest emergency management arrangement.
- § 70.15.090. Rules — Consultation with state military department and other agencies.
- § 70.15.100. Volunteer health practitioners — Workers' compensation coverage — Rules.
- § 70.15.110. Liability — Volunteer health practitioners — Operation, use, reliance upon volunteer health practitioner registration system.
- § 70.15.900. Short title.
- § 70.15.901. Uniformity of application and construction.
- § 70.22.010. Declaration of purpose.
- § 70.22.020. Secretary may make inspections, investigations, and determinations and provide for control.
- § 70.22.030. Secretary to coordinate plans.
- § 70.22.040. Secretary may contract with, receive funds from entities and individuals — Authorization for governmental entities to contract, grant funds, levy taxes.
- § 70.22.050. Powers and duties of secretary.
- § 70.22.060. Governmental entities to cooperate with secretary.
- § 70.24.005. Transfer of duties to the department of health.
- § 70.24.015. Legislative finding.
- § 70.24.017. Definitions.
- § 70.24.022. Interviews, examination, counseling, or treatment of infected persons or persons believed to be infected — Dissemination of false information — Penalty.
- § 70.24.024. Orders for examinations and counseling — Investigation — Issuance of health order — Notice and hearing — Exception.
- § 70.24.025. Violations of health order — Penalties.
- § 70.24.027. Intentional transmission of HIV — Penalties.
- § 70.24.034. Detention — Grounds — Order — Hearing.
- § 70.24.050. Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases — Confirmation — Anonymous prevalence reports.
- § 70.24.070. Detention and treatment facilities.
- § 70.24.080. Penalty.
- § 70.24.084. Violations of chapter — Aggrieved persons — Right of action.
- § 70.24.090. Pregnant women — Test for syphilis.
- § 70.24.110. Minors — Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care.
- § 70.24.115. Expedited partner therapy — Conditions — Liability limited — Rules. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 70.24.120. Sexually transmitted disease case investigators — Authority to obtain specimens.
- § 70.24.130. Adoption of rules.
- § 70.24.150. Immunity of certain public employees.
- § 70.24.220. Sexually transmitted disease education in public schools — Finding.
- § 70.24.290. Public school employees — Rules for blood-borne pathogens education and training.
- § 70.24.325. Testing — Insurance requirements.
- § 70.24.340. Employees' substantial exposure to bodily fluids — Procedure and court orders.
- § 70.24.360. Jail detainees — Testing of persons who present a possible risk.
- § 70.24.370. Correction facility inmates — Testing — Procedure.
- § 70.24.400. Funding for office on AIDS — Center for AIDS education — Department's duties for awarding grants.
- § 70.24.420. Additional local funding of treatment programs not required.
- § 70.24.430. Application of chapter to persons subject to jurisdiction of department of corrections.
- § 70.24.450. Confidentiality — Reports — Unauthorized disclosures.
- § 70.24.901. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 43.150.050. Programs and activities authorized.
- § 70.26.010. Findings — Intent.
- § 70.26.020. Definitions.
- § 70.26.030. Local preparedness and response plans — Requirements.
- § 70.26.040. Local preparedness and response plans — Consultation with public, private sector — Department to provide technical assistance and disburse funds.
- § 70.26.050. Plans to be submitted to secretary for approval, rejection — Funding — Preparedness and response activities.
- § 70.26.060. Secretary to develop a formula for fund distribution — Requirements.
- § 70.26.070. Secretary duties — Report.
- § 70.28.005. Health officials, broad powers to protect public health.
- § 70.28.008. Definitions.
- § 70.28.010. Health care providers required to report cases.
- § 70.28.020. Record of reports.
- § 70.28.025. Secretary's administrative responsibility — Scope.
- § 70.28.031. Powers and duties of health officers.
- § 70.28.032. Due process standards for testing, treating, detaining — Reporting requirements — Training and scope for skin test administration.
- § 70.28.033. Treatment, isolation, or examination order of health officer — Violation — Penalty.
- § 70.28.035. Order of health officer — Refusal to obey — Application for superior court order.
- § 70.28.037. Superior court order for confinement of individuals having active tuberculosis.
- § 43.70.060. Duties of department — Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.
- § 70.30.015. Definitions.
- § 70.30.045. Expenditures for tuberculosis control directed — Standards — Payment for treatment.
- § 70.30.055. County budget for tuberculosis facilities.
- § 70.30.061. Admissions to facility. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 70.30.081. Annual inspections.
- § 43.70.060. Duties of department — Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.
- § 70.37.010. Declaration of public policies — Purpose.
- § 70.37.020. Definitions.
- § 70.37.030. Washington health care facilities authority established — Members — Chair — Terms — Quorum — Vacancies — Compensation and travel expenses.
- § 70.37.040. Washington health care facilities authority — Powers — Special fund bonds — Revenue bonds.
- § 70.37.050. Requests for financing — Financing plan — Bond issue, special fund authorized.
- § 70.37.060. Bond issues — Terms — Payment — Legal investment, etc.
- § 70.37.070. Bond issues — Special trust fund — Payments — Status — Administration of fund.
- § 70.37.080. Bond issues — Disposition of proceeds — Special fund.
- § 70.37.090. Payment of authority for expenses incurred in investigating and financing projects.
- § 70.37.100. Powers of authority.
- § 70.37.110. Advancements and contributions by political subdivisions.
- § 70.38.015. Declaration of public policy.
- § 70.38.018. Statewide health resources strategy — Consistency — Waivers.
- § 70.38.025. Definitions.
- § 70.38.095. Public disclosure.
- § 70.38.105. Health services and facilities requiring certificate of need — Fees.
- § 70.38.111. Certificates of need—Exemptions.
- § 70.38.115. Certificates of need — Procedures — Rules — Criteria for review — Conditional certificates of need — Concurrent review — Review periods — Hearing — Adjudicative proceeding — Amended certificates of need.
- § 70.38.118. Certificates of need — Applications submitted by hospice agencies.
- § 70.38.125. Certificates of need — Issuance — Duration — Penalties for violations.
- § 70.38.128. Certificates of need — Elective percutaneous coronary interventions — Rules.
- § 70.38.135. Services and surveys — Rules.
- § 70.38.155. Certificates of need — Savings — 1979 ex.s. c 161.
- § 70.38.156. Certificates of need — Savings — 1980 c 139.
- § 70.38.157. Certificates of need — Savings — 1983 c 235.
- § 70.38.158. Certificates of need — Savings — 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 ss 601 through 607.
- § 70.38.220. Ethnic minorities — Nursing home beds that reflect cultural differences.
- § 70.38.230. Residential hospice care centers — Defined — Change in bed capacity — Applicability of chapter.
- § 70.38.250. Redistribution and addition of beds — Determination.
- § 70.38.260. Certain hospitals not subject to certificate of need requirements for the addition of the number of new psychiatric beds. (Expires June 30, 2029.)
- § 70.38.270. Psychiatric beds added under RCW 70.38.260. (Expires June 30, 2029.)
- § 70.38.280. Kidney disease centers — Emergency certificate of need exemptions.
- § 70.38.905. Conflict with federal law — Construction.
- § 70.38.914. Pending certificates of need — 1983 c 235.
- § 70.38.915. Effective dates — Pending certificates of need — 1979 ex.s. c 161.
- § 70.38.916. Effective date — 1980 c 139.
- § 70.38.918. Effective dates — Pending certificates of need — 1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
- § 70.38.920. Short title.
- § 70.40.005. Transfer of duties to the department of health.
- § 70.40.010. Short title.
- § 70.40.020. Definitions.
- § 70.40.030. Section of hospital and medical facility survey and construction established — Duties.
- § 70.40.040. General duties of the secretary.
- § 70.40.060. Development of program for construction of facilities needed.
- § 70.40.070. Distribution of facilities.
- § 70.40.080. Federal funds — Application for — Deposit, use.
- § 70.40.090. State plan — Publication — Hearing — Approval by surgeon general — Modifications.
- § 70.40.100. Plan shall provide for construction in order of relative needs.
- § 70.40.110. Minimum standards for maintenance and operation.
- § 70.40.120. Applications for construction projects — Diagnostic, treatment centers.
- § 70.40.130. Hearing — Approval.
- § 70.40.140. Inspection of project under construction — Certification as to federal funds due.
- § 70.40.150. Hospital and medical facility construction fund — Deposits, use.
- § 70.41.005. Transfer of duties to the department of health.
- § 70.41.010. Declaration of purpose.
- § 70.41.020. Definitions.
- § 70.41.030. Standards and rules.
- § 70.41.040. Enforcement of chapter — Personnel — Merit system.
- § 70.41.045. Hospital surveys or audits — Frequent problems to be posted on agency websites — Hospital evaluation of survey or audit, form — Notice.
- § 70.41.080. Fire protection.
- § 70.41.090. Hospital license required — Certificate of need required — Participation in Washington rural health access preservation pilot.
- § 70.41.100. Applications for licenses and renewals — Fees.
- § 70.41.110. Licenses, provisional licenses — Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
- § 70.41.115. Specialty hospitals — Licenses — Exemptions.
- § 70.41.120. Inspection of hospitals — Final report — Alterations or additions, new facilities — Coordination with state and local agencies — Notice of inspection.
- § 70.41.122. Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities.
- § 70.41.125. Hospital construction review process — Coordination with state and local agencies.
- § 70.41.130. Administrative actions against license — Rules — Procedure.
- § 70.41.150. Denial, suspension, revocation of license — Disclosure of information.
- § 70.41.155. Duty to investigate patient well-being.
- § 70.41.160. Remedies available to department — Duty of attorney general.
- § 70.41.170. Operating or maintaining unlicensed hospital or unapproved tertiary health service — Penalty.
- § 70.41.180. Physicians' services.
- § 70.41.190. Medical records of patients — Retention and preservation.
- § 70.41.200. Quality improvement and medical malpractice prevention program — Quality improvement committee — Sanction and grievance procedures — Information collection, reporting, and sharing.
- § 70.41.205. Public hospitals — Review of hospital privileges and quality improvement committee reports — Confidentiality.
- § 70.41.210. Duty to report restrictions on health care practitioners' privileges based on unprofessional conduct — Penalty.
- § 70.41.220. Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges — Penalty.
- § 70.41.230. Duty of hospital to request information on physicians, physician assistants, or advanced registered nurse practitioners granted privileges. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 70.41.235. Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery — Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.
- § 70.41.240. Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities.
- § 70.41.250. Cost disclosure to health care providers.
- § 70.41.300. Long-term care — Definitions.
- § 70.41.310. Long-term care — Program information to be provided to hospitals — Information on options to be provided to patients.
- § 70.41.320. Long-term care — Patient discharge requirements for hospitals and acute care facilities — Pilot projects.
- § 70.41.322. Discharge planning — Requirements — Lay caregivers.
- § 70.41.324. Discharge planning — Certain policies and criteria not required.
- § 70.41.326. Discharge planning — Construction — Liability.
- § 70.41.330. Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.
- § 70.41.340. Investigation of hospital complaints — Rules.
- § 70.41.350. Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault — Development of informational materials on emergency contraception — Rules.
- § 70.41.360. Emergency care provided to victims of sexual assault — Department to respond to violations — Task force.
- § 70.41.365. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system — Participation by hospitals.
- § 70.41.367. Sexual assault evidence kit collection — Availability, plan, and notice requirements.
- § 70.41.370. Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.
- § 70.41.380. Notice of unanticipated outcomes.
- § 70.41.390. Safe patient handling.
- § 70.41.400. Patient billing — Medical debt reporting prohibition — Application of consumer protection act — Exceptions.