Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.40 Hospital And Medical Facilities Survey And Construction Act

70.40.005 Transfer of duties to the department of health
The powers and duties of the department of social and health services and the secretary of social and health services under this chapter shall be ...

70.40.010 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "Washington Hospital and Medical Facilities Survey and Construction Act."[1959 c 252 § 1; 1949 c 197 § 1; ...

70.40.020 Definitions
As used in this chapter: (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the state department of health; (2) "The federal act" means Title VI of the ...

70.40.030 Section of hospital and medical facility survey and construction established -- Duties
There is hereby established in the state department of health a "section of hospital and medical facility survey and construction" which shall be administered by ...

70.40.040 General duties of the secretary
In carrying out the purposes of the chapter the secretary is authorized and directed: (1) To require such reports, make such inspections and investigations and ...

70.40.060 Development of program for construction of facilities needed
The secretary is authorized and directed to make an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, including public nonprofit and proprietary hospitals and medical facilities, ...

70.40.070 Distribution of facilities
The construction program shall provide, in accordance with regulations prescribed under the federal act, for adequate hospital and medical facilities for the people residing in ...

70.40.080 Federal funds -- Application for -- Deposit, use
The secretary is authorized to make application to the surgeon general for federal funds to assist in carrying out the survey and planning activities herein ...

70.40.090 State plan -- Publication -- Hearing -- Approval by surgeon general -- Modifications
The secretary shall prepare and submit to the surgeon general a state plan which shall include the hospital and medical facility construction program developed under ...

70.40.100 Plan shall provide for construction in order of relative needs
The state plan shall set forth the relative need for the several projects included in the construction program determined in accordance with regulations prescribed pursuant ...

70.40.110 Minimum standards for maintenance and operation
The secretary shall by regulation prescribe minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of hospitals and medical facilities which receive federal aid for construction under ...

70.40.120 Applications for construction projects -- Diagnostic, treatment centers
Applications for hospital and medical facility construction projects for which federal funds are requested shall be submitted to the secretary and may be submitted by ...

70.40.130 Hearing -- Approval
The secretary shall afford to every applicant for a construction project an opportunity for a fair hearing. If the secretary, after affording reasonable opportunity for ...

70.40.140 Inspection of project under construction -- Certification as to federal funds due
From time to time the secretary shall inspect each construction project approved by the surgeon general, and, if the inspection so warrants, the secretary shall ...

70.40.150 Hospital and medical facility construction fund -- Deposits, use
The secretary is hereby authorized to receive federal funds in behalf of, and transmit them to, such applicants or to approve applicants for federal funds ...

70.40.900 Severability -- 1949 c 197
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the ...