Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.05 Local Health Departments, Boards, Officers -- Regulations

70.05.010 Definitions
For the purposes of chapters 70.05 and 70.46 RCW and unless the context thereof clearly indicates to the contrary: (1) "Local health departments" means the ...

70.05.030 Counties -- Local health board -- Jurisdiction
In counties without a home rule charter, the board of county commissioners shall constitute the local board of health, unless the county is part of ...

70.05.035 Home rule charter -- Local board of health
In counties with a home rule charter, the county legislative authority shall establish a local board of health and may prescribe the membership and selection ...

70.05.040 Local board of health -- Chair -- Administrative officer -- Vacancies
The local board of health shall elect a chair and may appoint an administrative officer. A local health officer shall be appointed pursuant to RCW ...

70.05.045 Administrative officer -- Responsibilities
The administrative officer shall act as executive secretary and administrative officer for the local board of health, and shall be responsible for administering the operations ...

70.05.050 Local health officer -- Qualifications -- Employment of personnel -- Salary and expenses
The local health officer shall be an experienced physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state and who ...

70.05.051 Local health officer -- Qualifications
The following persons holding licenses as required by RCW 70.05.050 shall be deemed qualified to hold the position of local health officer: (1) Persons holding ...

70.05.053 Provisionally qualified local health officers -- Appointment -- Term -- Requirements
A person holding a license required by RCW 70.05.050 but not meeting any of the requirements for qualification prescribed by RCW 70.05.051 may be appointed ...

70.05.054 Provisionally qualified local health officers -- In-service public health orientation program
The secretary of health shall provide an in-service public health orientation program for the benefit of provisionally qualified local health officers. Such program shall consist ...

70.05.055 Provisionally qualified local health officers -- Interview -- Evaluation as to qualification as local public health officer
Each year, on a date which shall be as near as possible to the anniversary date of appointment as provisional local health officer, the secretary ...

70.05.060 Powers and duties of local board of health
Each local board of health shall have supervision over all matters pertaining to the preservation of the life and health of the people within its ...

70.05.070 Local health officer -- Powers and duties
The local health officer, acting under the direction of the local board of health or under direction of the administrative officer appointed under RCW 70.05.040 ...

70.05.072 Local health officer -- Authority to grant waiver from on-site sewage system requirements
The local health officer may grant a waiver from specific requirements adopted by the state board of health for on-site sewage systems if: (1) The ...

70.05.074 On-site sewage system permits -- Application -- Limitation of alternative sewage systems
(1) The local health officer must respond to the applicant for an on-site sewage system permit within thirty days after receiving a fully completed application. ...

70.05.077 Department of health -- Training -- On-site sewage systems -- Application of the waiver authority -- Topics -- Availability
(1) The department of health, in consultation and cooperation with local environmental health officers, shall develop a one-day course to train local environmental health officers, ...

70.05.080 Local health officer -- Failure to appoint -- Procedure
If the local board of health or other official responsible for appointing a local health officer under RCW 70.05.050 refuses or neglects to appoint a ...

70.05.090 Physicians to report diseases
Whenever any physician shall attend any person sick with any dangerous contagious or infectious disease, or with any diseases required by the state board of ...

70.05.100 Determination of character of disease
In case of the question arising as to whether or not any person is affected or is sick with a dangerous, contagious or infectious disease, ...

70.05.110 Local health officials and physicians to report contagious diseases
It shall be the duty of the local board of health, health authorities or officials, and of physicians in localities where there are no local ...

70.05.120 Violations -- Remedies -- Penalties
(1) Any local health officer or administrative officer appointed under RCW 70.05.040, if any, who shall refuse or neglect to obey or enforce the provisions ...

70.05.125 County public health account -- Distribution to local public health jurisdictions
(1) The county public health account is created in the state treasury. Funds deposited in the county public health account shall be distributed by the ...

70.05.130 Expenses of state, health district, or county in enforcing health laws and rules -- Payment by county
All expenses incurred by the state, health district, or county in carrying out the provisions of chapters 70.05 and 70.46 RCW or any other public ...

70.05.135 Treasurer -- District funds -- Contributions by counties and cities
See RCW 70.46.080. ...

70.05.140 County to bear expense of providing public health services
See RCW 70.46.085. ...

70.05.150 Contracts for sale or purchase of health services authorized
In addition to powers already granted them, any county, district, or local health department may contract for either the sale or purchase of any or ...

70.05.160 Moratorium on water, sewer hookups, or septic systems -- Public hearing -- Limitation on length
A local board of health that adopts a moratorium affecting water hookups, sewer hookups, or septic systems without holding a public hearing on the proposed ...

70.05.170 Child mortality review
(1)(a) The legislature finds that the mortality rate in Washington state among infants and children less than eighteen years of age is unacceptably high, and ...

70.05.180 Infectious disease testing -- Good samaritans -- Rules
A person rendering emergency care or transportation, commonly known as a "Good Samaritan," as described in RCW 4.24.300 and 4.24.310, may request and receive appropriate ...