 |
 |
| Administrative Law | | Aeronautics | | Agriculture And Marketing | | Alcoholic Beverage Control | | Animals And Livestock (formerly: Animals, Estrays, Brands, And Fences) | | Banks And Trust Companies | | Boundaries And Plats | | Business Regulations — Miscellaneous | | Businesses And Professions | | Cemeteries, Morgues, And Human Remains | | Cities And Towns | | Commission Merchants — Agricultural Products | | Common School Provisions | | Corporations And Associations (profit) (business Corporation Act: See Title 23b Rcw) | | Counties | | Courts Of Record | | Crimes And Punishments | | Criminal Procedure | | Developmental Disabilities | | Diking And Drainage | | District Courts — Civil Procedure | | District Courts — Courts Of Limited Jurisdiction | | Domestic Relations | | Elections | | Eminent Domain | | Enforcement Of Judgments | | Estate Taxation | | Evidence | | Excise Taxes | | Federal Areas — Indians | | Fire Protection Districts | | Fish And Wildlife | | Flood Control | | Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, And Poisons | | Forests And Forest Products | | General Provisions | | Higher Education | | Industrial Insurance | | Insurance | | Irrigation | | Juvenile Courts And Juvenile Offenders | | Labor Regulations | | Landlord And Tenant | | Libraries, Museums, And Historical Activities | | Liens | | Mental Illness | | Militia And Military Affairs | | Mines, Minerals, And Petroleum | | Miscellaneous Loan Agencies | | Motor Vehicles | | Mutual Savings Banks | | Navigation And Harbor Improvements | | Optional Municipal Code | | Partnerships | | Personal Property | | Port Districts | | Probate And Trust Law | | Property Taxes | | Public Assistance | | Public Contracts And Indebtedness | | Public Documents, Records, And Publications | | Public Employment, Civil Service, And Pensions | | Public Health And Safety | | Public Highways And Transportation | | Public Lands | | Public Officers And Agencies | | Public Recreational Lands | | Public Utilities | | Public Utility Districts | | Real Property And Conveyances | | Reclamation, Soil Conservation, And Land Settlement | | Recording, Registration, And Legal Publication | | Savings And Loan Associations | | Special Proceedings And Actions | | Sports And Recreation — Convention Facilities | | State Government — Executive | | State Government — Legislative | | State Institutions | | Transportation | | Unemployment Compensation | | Uniform Commercial Code | | Veterans And Veterans' Affairs | | Warehousing And Deposits | | Washington Business Corporation Act | | Washington Criminal Code | | Water Rights — Environment | | Water-sewer Districts | | Waterways | | Weeds, Rodents, And Pests |
|
|
|
|
| search a lawyer |
|
|
| ACTS, STATUTES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home > Statutes > USA Washington |
|
USA Statutes : washington
Title : Public health and safety
Chapter : Local health departments, boards, officers -- Regulations
|
|
|
RCW 70.05.030Counties 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 a health district pursuant to chapter 70.46 RCW. The jurisdiction of the local board of health shall be coextensive with the boundaries of said county. The board of county commissioners may, at its discretion, adopt an ordinance expanding the size and composition of the board of health to include elected officials from cities and towns and persons other than elected officials as members so long as persons other than elected officials do not constitute a majority. An ordinance adopted under this section shall include provisions for the appointment, term, and compensation, or reimbursement of expenses.[1995 c 43 § 6; 1993 c 492 § 235; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 3.]Notes:Effective dates -- Contingent effective dates -- 1995 c 43: "(1) Sections 15 and 16 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1995. (2) Sections 1 through 5, 12, and 13 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1995. (3) Section 9 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [April 17, 1995]. (4) *Sections 6 through 8, 10, and 11 of this act take effect January 1, 1996, if funding of at least two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, is provided by June 30, 1995, in the 1995 omnibus appropriations act or as a result of the passage of Senate Bill No. 6058, to implement the changes in public health governance as outlined in this act. If such funding is not provided, sections 6 through 8, 10, and 11 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1998." [1995 c 43 § 17.]*Reviser's note: The 1995 omnibus appropriations act, chapter 18, Laws of 1995 2nd sp. sess. provided two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars.Severability -- 1995 c 43: See note following RCW 43.70.570.Findings -- Intent -- 1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.Short title -- Severability -- Savings -- Captions not law -- Reservation of legislative power -- Effective dates -- 1993 c 492: See RCW 43.72.910 through 43.72.915. RCW 70.05.070Local 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 or 70.05.035, if any, shall: (1) Enforce the public health statutes of the state, rules of the state board of health and the secretary of health, and all local health rules, regulations and ordinances within his or her jurisdiction including imposition of penalties authorized under RCW 70.119A.030, the confidentiality provisions in RCW 70.24.105 and rules adopted to implement those provisions, and filing of actions authorized by RCW 43.70.190; (2) Take such action as is necessary to maintain health and sanitation supervision over the territory within his or her jurisdiction; (3) Control and prevent the spread of any dangerous, contagious or infectious diseases that may occur within his or her jurisdiction; (4) Inform the public as to the causes, nature, and prevention of disease and disability and the preservation, promotion and improvement of health within his or her jurisdiction; (5) Prevent, control or abate nuisances which are detrimental to the public health; (6) Attend all conferences called by the secretary of health or his or her authorized representative; (7) Collect such fees as are established by the state board of health or the local board of health for the issuance or renewal of licenses or permits or such other fees as may be authorized by law or by the rules of the state board of health; (8) Inspect, as necessary, expansion or modification of existing public water systems, and the construction of new public water systems, to assure that the expansion, modification, or construction conforms to system design and plans; (9) Take such measures as he or she deems necessary in order to promote the public health, to participate in the establishment of health educational or training activities, and to authorize the attendance of employees of the local health department or individuals engaged in community health programs related to or part of the programs of the local health department.[1999 c 391 § 5; 1993 c 492 § 239; 1991 c 3 § 309; 1990 c 133 § 10; 1984 c 25 § 7; 1979 c 141 § 80; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 12.]Notes:Findings -- Purpose -- 1999 c 391: See note following RCW 70.05.180.Findings -- Intent -- 1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.Short title -- Severability -- Savings -- Captions not law -- Reservation of legislative power -- Effective dates -- 1993 c 492: See RCW 43.72.910 through 43.72.915.Findings -- Severability -- 1990 c 133: See notes following RCW 36.94.140. RCW 70.05.090Physicians 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 health to be reported, he or she shall, within twenty-four hours, give notice thereof to the local health officer within whose jurisdiction such sick person may then be or to the state department of health in Olympia.[1991 c 3 § 311; 1979 c 141 § 82; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 14.] RCW 70.05.100Determination 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, the opinion of the local health officer shall prevail until the state department of health can be notified, and then the opinion of the executive officer of the state department of health, or any physician he or she may appoint to examine such case, shall be final.[1991 c 3 § 312; 1979 c 141 § 83; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 15.] RCW 70.05.110Local 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 health authorities or officials, to report to the state board of health, promptly upon discovery thereof, the existence of any one of the following diseases which may come under their observation, to wit: Asiatic cholera, yellow fever, smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, typhus, typhoid fever, bubonic plague or leprosy, and of such other contagious or infectious diseases as the state board may from time to time specify.[1967 ex.s. c 51 § 16.] RCW 70.05.120Violations 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 of chapters 70.05, 70.24, and 70.46 RCW or the rules, regulations or orders of the state board of health or who shall refuse or neglect to make prompt and accurate reports to the state board of health, may be removed as local health officer or administrative officer by the state board of health and shall not again be reappointed except with the consent of the state board of health. Any person may complain to the state board of health concerning the failure of the local health officer or administrative officer to carry out the laws or the rules and regulations concerning public health, and the state board of health shall, if a preliminary investigation so warrants, call a hearing to determine whether the local health officer or administrative officer is guilty of the alleged acts. Such hearings shall be held pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, and the rules and regulations of the state board of health adopted thereunder. (2) Any member of a local board of health who shall violate any of the provisions of chapters 70.05, 70.24, and 70.46 RCW or refuse or neglect to obey or enforce any of the rules, regulations or orders of the state board of health made for the prevention, suppression or control of any dangerous contagious or infectious disease or for the protection of the health of the people of this state, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars. (3) Any physician who shall refuse or neglect to report to the proper health officer or administrative officer within twelve hours after first attending any case of contagious or infectious disease or any diseases required by the state board of health to be reported or any case suspicious of being one of such diseases, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each case that is not reported. (4) Any person violating any of the provisions of chapters 70.05, 70.24, and 70.46 RCW or violating or refusing or neglecting to obey any of the rules, regulations or orders made for the prevention, suppression and control of dangerous contagious and infectious diseases by the local board of health or local health officer or administrative officer or state board of health, or who shall leave any isolation hospital or quarantined house or place without the consent of the proper health officer or who evades or breaks quarantine or conceals a case of contagious or infectious disease or assists in evading or breaking any quarantine or concealing any case of contagious or infectious disease, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or to imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety days or to both fine and imprisonment.[2003 c 53 § 350; 1999 c 391 § 6; 1993 c 492 § 241; 1984 c 25 § 8; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 17.]Notes:Intent -- Effective date -- 2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.Findings -- Purpose -- 1999 c 391: See note following RCW 70.05.180.Findings -- Intent -- 1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.Short title -- Severability -- Savings -- Captions not law -- Reservation of legislative power -- Effective dates -- 1993 c 492: See RCW 43.72.910 through 43.72.915. RCW 70.05.130Expenses 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 health law, or the rules of the department of health enacted under such laws, shall be paid by the county and such expenses shall constitute a claim against the general fund as provided in this section.[1993 c 492 § 242; 1991 c 3 § 313; 1979 c 141 § 84; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 18.]Notes:Findings -- Intent -- 1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.Short title -- Severability -- Savings -- Captions not law -- Reservation of legislative power -- Effective dates -- 1993 c 492: See RCW 43.72.910 through 43.72.915. RCW 70.05.150Contracts 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 all health services from any local health department. Such contract shall require the approval of the state board of health.[1993 c 492 § 243; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 22.]Notes:Findings -- Intent -- 1993 c 492: See notes following RCW 43.20.050.Short title -- Severability -- Savings -- Captions not law -- Reservation of legislative power -- Effective dates -- 1993 c 492: See RCW 43.72.910 through 43.72.915.
|
|
|
|
