Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.185 Rural And Underserved Areas -- Health Care Professional Recruitment And Retention

• 70.185.010 Definitions
  Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Health care ...
• 70.185.020 Statewide recruitment and retention clearinghouse
  The department, in consultation with appropriate private and public entities, shall establish a health professional recruitment and retention clearinghouse. The clearinghouse shall: (1) Inventory and ...
• 70.185.030 Community-based recruitment and retention projects -- Duties of department
  (1) The department may, subject to funding, establish community-based recruitment and retention project sites to provide financial and technical assistance to participating communities. The goal ...
• 70.185.040 Rules
  The department shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with ...
• 70.185.050 Secretary's powers and duties
  The secretary shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To design the project application and selection process, including a program to advertise the project ...
• 70.185.060 Duties and responsibilities of participating communities
  The duties and responsibilities of participating communities shall include: (1) To involve major health care providers, businesses, public officials, and other community leaders in project ...
• 70.185.070 Cooperation of state agencies
  (1) The secretary may call upon other agencies of the state to provide available information to assist the secretary in meeting the responsibilities under this ...
• 70.185.080 Participants authorized to contract -- Penalty -- Secretary and state exempt from liability
  (1) Participants are authorized to use funding granted to them by the secretary for the purpose of contracting for technical assistance services. Participants shall use ...
• 70.185.090 Community contracted student educational positions
  (1) The department may develop a mechanism for underserved rural or urban communities to contract with education and training programs for student positions above the ...
• 70.185.100 Contracts with area health education centers
  The secretary may establish and contract with area health education centers in the eastern and western parts of the state. Consistent with the recruitment and ...
• 70.185.900 Application to scope of practice -- Captions not law -- 1991 c 332
  See notes following RCW 18.130.010. ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009