Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.28 Control Of Tuberculosis

70.28.005 Health officials, broad powers to protect public health
(1) Tuberculosis has been and continues to be a threat to the public's health in the state of Washington. (2) While it is important to ...

70.28.008 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of health; (2) "Secretary" means ...

70.28.010 Health care providers required to report cases
All practicing health care providers in the state are hereby required to report to the local health department cases of every person having tuberculosis who ...

70.28.020 Record of reports
All local health departments in this state are hereby required to receive and keep a record, for a period of ten years from the date ...

70.28.025 Secretary's administrative responsibility -- Scope
The secretary shall have responsibility for establishing standards for the control, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis and hospitals approved to treat tuberculosis in the state ...

70.28.031 Powers and duties of health officers
Each health officer is hereby directed to use every available means to ascertain the existence of, and immediately to investigate, all reported or suspected cases ...

70.28.032 Due process standards for testing, treating, detaining -- Reporting requirements -- Training and scope for skin test administration
(1) The state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for: (a) Reporting confirmed or suspected cases of tuberculosis by health care providers ...

70.28.033 Treatment, isolation, or examination order of health officer -- Violation -- Penalty
Inasmuch as the order provided for by RCW 70.28.031 is for the protection of the public health, any person who, after service upon him or ...

70.28.035 Order of health officer -- Refusal to obey -- Application for superior court order
In addition to the proceedings set forth in RCW 70.28.031, where a local health officer has reasonable cause to believe that an individual has tuberculosis ...

70.28.037 Superior court order for confinement of individuals having active tuberculosis
Where it has been determined after an examination as prescribed in this chapter that an individual has active tuberculosis, upon application to the superior court ...