Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.24 Control And Treatment Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

70.24.005 Transfer of duties to the department of health
The powers and duties of the department of social and health services, the department of licensing, and the secretary of social and health services under ...

70.24.015 Legislative finding
The legislature declares that sexually transmitted diseases constitute a serious and sometimes fatal threat to the public and individual health and welfare of the people ...

70.24.017 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome" or "AIDS" means the clinical syndrome ...

70.24.022 Interviews, examination, counseling, or treatment of infected persons or persons believed to be infected -- Dissemination of false information -- Penalty
(1) The board shall adopt rules authorizing interviews and the state and local public health officers and their authorized representatives may interview, or cause to ...

70.24.024 Orders for examinations and counseling -- Restrictive measures -- Investigation -- Issuance of order -- Confidential notice and hearing -- Exception
(1) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the state and local public health officers or their authorized representatives may examine and counsel or cause ...

70.24.034 Detention -- Grounds -- Order -- Hearing
(1) When the procedures of RCW 70.24.024 have been exhausted and the state or local public health officer, within his or her respective jurisdiction, knows ...

70.24.050 Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases -- Confirmation -- Anonymous prevalence reports
Diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease in every instance must be confirmed by laboratory tests or examinations in a laboratory approved or conducted in accordance ...

70.24.070 Detention and treatment facilities
For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the board shall have the power and authority to designate facilities for the detention and treatment of ...

70.24.080 Penalty
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any lawful rule adopted by the board pursuant to the authority herein ...

70.24.084 Violations of chapter -- Aggrieved persons -- Right of action
(1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this chapter shall have a right of action in superior court and may recover for each violation: ...

70.24.090 Pregnant women -- Test for syphilis
Every physician attending a pregnant woman in the state of Washington during gestation shall, in the case of each woman so attended, take or cause ...

70.24.095 Pregnant women -- Drug treatment program participants -- AIDS counseling
(1) Every health care practitioner attending a pregnant woman or a person seeking treatment of a sexually transmitted disease shall insure that AIDS counseling of ...

70.24.100 Syphilis laboratory tests
A standard serological test shall be a laboratory test for syphilis approved by the secretary of health and shall be performed either by a laboratory ...

70.24.105 Disclosure of HIV antibody test or testing or treatment of sexually transmitted diseases -- Exchange of medical information
(1) No person may disclose or be compelled to disclose the identity of any person who has investigated, considered, or requested a test or treatment ...

70.24.107 Rule-making authority -- 1997 c 345
The department of health and the department of corrections shall each adopt rules to implement chapter 345, Laws of 1997. The department of health and ...

70.24.110 Minors -- Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care
A minor fourteen years of age or older who may have come in contact with any sexually transmitted disease or suspected sexually transmitted disease may ...

70.24.120 Sexually transmitted disease case investigators -- Authority to withdraw blood
Sexually transmitted disease case investigators, upon specific authorization from a physician, are hereby authorized to perform venipuncture or skin puncture on a person for the ...

70.24.125 Reporting requirements for sexually transmitted diseases -- Rules
The board shall establish reporting requirements for sexually transmitted diseases by rule. Reporting under this section may be required for such sexually transmitted diseases included ...

70.24.130 Adoption of rules
The board shall adopt such rules as are necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. Rules may also be adopted by the department of health ...

70.24.140 Certain infected persons -- Sexual intercourse unlawful without notification
It is unlawful for any person who has a sexually transmitted disease, except HIV infection, when such person knows he or she is infected with ...

70.24.150 Immunity of certain public employees
Members of the state board of health and local boards of health, public health officers, and employees of the department of health and local health ...

70.24.200 Information for the general public on sexually transmitted diseases -- Emphasis
Information directed to the general public and providing education regarding any sexually transmitted disease that is written, published, distributed, or used by any public entity, ...

70.24.210 Information for children on sexually transmitted diseases -- Emphasis
All material directed to children in grades kindergarten through twelve and providing education regarding any sexually transmitted disease that is written, published, distributed, or used ...

70.24.220 AIDS education in public schools -- Finding
The legislature finds that the public schools provide a unique and appropriate setting for educating young people about the pathology and prevention of acquired immunodeficiency ...

70.24.240 Clearinghouse for AIDS educational materials
The number of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in the state may reach five thousand by 1991. This makes it necessary to provide our state's ...

70.24.250 Office on AIDS -- Repository and clearinghouse for AIDS education and training material -- University of Washington duties
There is established in the department an office on AIDS. If a department of health is created, the office on AIDS shall be transferred to ...

70.24.260 Emergency medical personnel -- Rules for AIDS education and training
The department shall adopt rules that recommend appropriate education and training for licensed and certified emergency medical personnel under chapter 18.73 RCW on the prevention, ...

70.24.270 Health professionals -- Rules for AIDS education and training
Each disciplining authority under chapter 18.130 RCW shall adopt rules that require appropriate education and training for licensees on the prevention, transmission, and treatment of ...

70.24.280 Board of pharmacy -- Rules for AIDS education and training
The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules that require appropriate education and training for licensees on the prevention, transmission, and treatment of AIDS. The ...

70.24.290 Public school employees -- Rules for AIDS education and training
The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules that require appropriate education and training, to be included as part of their present continuing education requirements, ...

70.24.300 State and local government employees -- Determination of substantial likelihood of exposure -- Rules for AIDS education and training
The Washington personnel resources board and each unit of local government shall determine whether any employees under their jurisdiction have a substantial likelihood of exposure ...

70.24.310 Health care facility employees -- Rules for AIDS education and training
The department shall adopt rules requiring appropriate education and training of employees of state licensed or certified health care facilities. The education and training shall ...

70.24.320 Counseling and testing -- AIDS and HIV -- Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Pretest counseling" means counseling aimed at helping the individual ...

70.24.325 Counseling and testing -- Insurance requirements
(1) This section shall apply to counseling and consent for HIV testing administered as part of an application for coverage authorized under Title 48 RCW. ...

70.24.330 HIV testing -- Consent, exceptions
No person may undergo HIV testing without the person's consent except: (1) Pursuant to RCW 7.70.065 for incompetent persons; (2) In seroprevalence studies where neither ...

70.24.340 Convicted persons -- Mandatory testing and counseling for certain offenses -- Employees' substantial exposure to bodily fluids -- Procedure and court orders
(1) Local health departments authorized under this chapter shall conduct or cause to be conducted pretest counseling, HIV testing, and posttest counseling of all persons: ...

70.24.350 Prostitution and drug offenses -- Voluntary testing and counseling
Local health departments, in cooperation with the regional AIDS services networks, shall make available voluntary testing and counseling services to all persons arrested for prostitution ...

70.24.360 Jail detainees -- Testing and counseling of persons who present a possible risk
Jail administrators, with the approval of the local public health officer, may order pretest counseling, HIV testing, and posttest counseling for persons detained in the ...

70.24.370 Correction facility inmates -- Counseling and testing of persons who present a possible risk -- Training for administrators and superintendents -- Procedure
(1) Department of corrections facility administrators may order pretest counseling, HIV testing, and posttest counseling for inmates if the secretary of corrections or the secretary's ...

70.24.380 Board of health -- Rules for counseling and testing
The board of health shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for pretest counseling, HIV testing, posttest counseling, and AIDS counseling.[1988 c 206 § 709.] ...

70.24.400 Department to establish regional AIDS service networks -- Funding -- Lead counties -- Regional plans -- University of Washington, center for AIDS education
The department shall establish a statewide system of regional acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) service networks as follows: (1) The secretary of health shall direct that ...

70.24.410 AIDS advisory committee -- Duties, review of insurance problems -- Termination
To assist the secretary of health in the development and implementation of AIDS programs, the governor shall appoint an AIDS advisory committee. Among its duties ...

70.24.420 Additional local funding of treatment programs not required
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require additional local funding of programs to treat communicable disease established as of March 23, 1988.[1988 c ...

70.24.430 Application of chapter to persons subject to jurisdiction of department of corrections
Nothing in this chapter is intended to create a state-mandated liberty interest of any nature for offenders or inmates confined in department of corrections facilities ...

70.24.450 Confidentiality -- Reports -- Unauthorized disclosures
(1) In order to assure compliance with the protections under this chapter and the rules of the board, and to assure public confidence in the ...

70.24.900 Severability -- 1988 c 206
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 ...