Washington Administrative Code

WAC SectionsHTMLPDF246-366-001Introduction.HTMLPDF246-366-005Purpose.HTMLPDF246-366-010Definitions.HTMLPDF246-366-020Substitutions.HTMLPDF246-366-030Site approval.HTMLPDF246-366-040Plan review and inspection of schools.HTMLPDF246-366-050Buildings.HTMLPDF246-366-060Plumbing, water…

The following rules and regulations are established as the minimum sanitation requirements for outdoor music festivals, in accordance with chapter 302, Laws of 1971 ex. sess.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-374-001, filed 12/27/…

(1) "Outdoor music festival" or "music festival" or "festival" means an assembly of persons gathered primarily for outdoor, live, or recorded music entertainment, where the predicted attendance is 2,000 or more and where the duration of the program is five hours or longer: Provid…

The applicant shall submit plans for site and development to the local health officer not less than thirty days prior to the time the applicant must file his application with the issuing authority. The plan shall include the name of the festival, its physical location, dates of o…

The festival site shall be well drained, located and maintained so as not to create a health or safety hazard or nuisance.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-374-040, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 59, § 248-73-040, filed…

(1) There shall be provided separate toilet facilities for each sex. Such toilets shall consist of adequately designed and maintained privies, chemical toilets or other facilities for the collection and disposal of human wastes, as may be approved by the local health officer.(2) …

Appropriate measures shall be taken to control rodents and insects.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-374-090, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 59, § 248-73-090, filed 8/16/71.]

Appropriate measures shall be taken to control dust. Special control measures such as watering, oiling, sawdust or application of other soil stabilizers shall be made at food concessions, and medical service facilities.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124…

(1) Outside lighting shall be provided for spectator and parking areas, toilet facilities, food concessions, medical service facilities and walkways.(2) Light measured on working surfaces inside medical service facilities and food concessions shall be at least 20 foot candles.[St…

(1) The applicant or his designated agent shall familiarize himself with these regulations and shall maintain the festival site and facilities in a clean and sanitary condition. The applicant or his designated agent shall be on the site at all times and shall be responsible for t…

RCW 43.20.050.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-376-001, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 140, § 248-72-999, filed 2/7/77.]

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretations and the enforcement of these rules and regulations.(1) The term "camp" as used herein shall refer only to an established group camp which is established or maintained for recreation, education, vacation, or religious pu…

Every owner shall make an annual application to the health officer for the registration of his camp at least 30 days prior to the day it is to be opened for use.Every application for registration made pursuant to these regulations shall be on a form to be supplied by the health o…

(1) All camps shall be located on land that provides good natural drainage. The site shall not be subject to flooding or located adjacent to swamps or marshes which might have an adverse effect on the health of the occupants.(2) No camp shall be so located as to endanger any publ…

(1) All camps shall be under the supervision of an adult having mature judgment and ability to understand and apply state laws and regulations relating to operation and maintenance of the camp.(2) The director, or a responsible person reporting to him, shall make or have made fre…

(1) Every camp shall be provided with toilets, urinals and handwashing facilities conveniently located.(2) Separate toilet facilities shall be provided for each sex and shall be so marked.(3) Only water flushed toilets will be allowed unless specific exception is made by the heal…

Adequate and conveniently located bathing facilities including hot and cold or tempered water shall be provided. Separate shower rooms shall be provided for each sex in the ratio of one shower head or tub for each 15 users based upon the maximum demand at any one period.One laund…

(1) All sleeping and living quarters shall be ventilated so as to be maintained free from objectionable odors. They shall be provided with adequate natural and artificial light. The floors, walls, and ceilings of sleeping rooms shall be of easily cleanable construction and shall …

(1) Where no provision is made in these regulations to clearly apply to any condition or thing found to exist which may be a health hazard in a camp, the health officer may direct the owner as to the best means to adopt to secure proper sanitary conditions in said camp.(2) Where …

The owner of a camp shall be responsible for full compliance with these rules and regulations.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-376-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 140, § 248-72-130, filed 2/7/77; Regulation 72.130,…

The purpose of this chapter is to specify the fees required to conduct the health and sanitation inspections in state institutions as mandated in RCW 43.70.130(8).[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20B.020. WSR 91-21-075 (Order 204), § 246-380-001, filed 10/18/91, effective 11/18/91.]

(1) The department shall charge the following annual permit fees for community colleges, ferries, and other state of Washington institutions and facilities:(a) $1,569 for food establishments that prepare time temperature control for safety food and are located in community colleg…

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to set minimum certification and data reporting requirements for environmental laboratories that analyze drinking water samples.(2) This chapter conforms to EPA primary enforcement responsibility requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (C…

The definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) "µmhos/cm" means micromhos per centimeter (1 µmhos/cm = 1 S/cm). (2) "µg/L" means micrograms per liter (1 µg/L = 1 ppb).(3) "Acute" means…

To be certified to analyze drinking water samples, a lab shall:(1) Be accredited under chapter 173-50 WAC; and(2) Comply with data reporting requirements under this chapter.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050 and 70.119A.080. WSR 18-09-048, § 246-390-030, filed 4/13/18, effective…

(1) A contracting lab that contracts with another lab shall:(a) Verify that the contracted lab is currently certified in Washington to analyze samples for the contaminant;(b) Notify the public water system that a sample will be contracted to another lab at the time the contractin…

(1) In addition to the data reporting requirements under WAC 246-390-075, a lab shall notify the department and the public water system in accordance with Table 1 of this section for the following exceedances:Table 1 - Notification Requirements for Routine Compliance SamplesSampl…

(1) A lab shall report analytical results to the department and the public water system.(2) A lab submitting paper reports shall complete and submit to the department data reports following the procedures and templates in the department's Laboratory Reporting Guidance, Publicatio…

(1) When a lab fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the department may initiate one or more of the following enforcement actions:(a) An informal enforcement document directing appropriate corrective measures to return a lab to compliance with the requirements of…

(1) The department may suspend a lab's certification for up to one year or revoke a lab's certification for up to five years if a lab fails to comply with any formal enforcement actions specified in WAC 246-390-085(1).(2) A lab whose certification is suspended or revoked may, aft…

(1) A certified lab may appeal a revocation or suspension action taken by the department in accordance with chapters 246-10 WAC, 34.05 RCW, and RCW 43.70.115.(2) To appeal a notice of revocation or suspension action, the certified lab must file a written appeal with the departmen…

The definitions in this section apply throughout the chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Health care-associated infection" means a localized or systemic condition that results from adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins and th…

The purpose of this section is to establish data collection and submission requirements for health care-associated infections at hospitals. This type of data provides evidence-based information measures to reduce hospital-acquired infections.(1) A hospital must routinely collect …

This chapter is adopted by the Washington state department of health to implement the provisions of RCW 70.170.080, regarding the financing of the basic expenses for the hospital data collection and reporting activities by the department by an assessment against hospitals.[Statut…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,(1) "Department" shall mean the Washington state department of health created by chapter 43.70 RCW.(2) "Hospital" shall mean any health care institution which is required to qualify for a license under chapter 70.41 R…

Rate: The department, pursuant to RCW 70.170.080 hereby levies upon each hospital an annual assessment at the rate of four one-hundredths of one percent of such hospital's gross operating costs incurred during its fiscal year ending on or before June 30th of the preceding calenda…

(1) The department annually shall calculate the amount of assessment due from each hospital, and shall prepare and mail to such hospital a statement indicating the amount of the assessment. The assessment shall be paid within ninety days after the statement of such assessment is …

(1) Upon receipt of a request in detail to the satisfaction of the department, the department may grant an exemption from assessment to a hospital for such assessment period(s) or portion thereof as the department shall specify, for the following reasons:(a) The hospital was not …

For the purpose of calculating the assessment, the department will use the most recent year-end report submitted pursuant to WAC 246-454-050 or, if the year-end report was not submitted, the quarterly report submitted pursuant to WAC 246-454-070 for the same period of time.[Statu…

RCW 70.170.070 provides that every person who shall violate or knowingly aid and abet the violation of chapter 70.170 RCW or any valid orders, rules, or regulations thereunder, or who fails to perform any act which that chapter makes it his/her duty to perform shall be guilty of …

This chapter is adopted by the Washington state department of health to implement the provisions of chapter 70.170 RCW. These sections relate to hospital policies for charity care, bad debt and emergency medical care, including admission practices, the compilation and measurement…

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,(1) "Department" means the Washington state department of health created by chapter 43.70 RCW;(2) "Hospital" means any health care institution which is required to qualify for a license under RCW 70.41.020(2); or as a…

For the purpose of identifying those patients that will be classified as indigent persons, all hospitals shall adopt and implement the following procedures:(1) The initiation of collection efforts directed at the responsible party shall be precluded pending an initial determinati…

(1) For the purpose of reaching an initial determination of sponsorship status, hospitals shall rely upon information provided orally by the responsible party. The hospital may require the responsible party to sign a statement attesting to the accuracy of the information provided…

For the purpose of identifying indigent persons, all hospitals shall use the following criteria:(1) All responsible parties with family income equal to or below one hundred percent of the federal poverty standard, adjusted for family size, shall be determined to be indigent perso…

All hospitals shall, within ninety days of the adoption of these rules, implement a sliding fee schedule for determination of discounts from billed charges for responsible parties meeting the criteria in WAC 246-453-040(2). These sliding fee schedules must be made available upon …

(1) No hospital or its medical staff shall adopt or maintain admission practices or policies which result in:(a) A significant reduction in the proportion of patients who have no third-party coverage and who are unable to pay for hospital services;(b) A significant reduction in t…

(1) Each hospital shall develop, and submit to the department, charity care policies, procedures, and sliding fee schedules consistent with the requirements included in WAC 246-453-020, 246-453-030, 246-453-040, and 246-453-050. Any subsequent modifications to those policies, pro…

Each hospital shall compile and report data to the department with regard to the amount of charity care provided, in accordance with instructions issued by the department.[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.170.060. WSR 91-05-048 (Order 142), § 246-453-080, filed 2/14/91, effective 3/17…

(1) Failure to file the policies, procedures, and sliding fee schedules as required by WAC 246-453-070 or the reports required by WAC 246-453-080 shall constitute a violation of RCW 70.170.060, and the department will levy a civil penalty of one thousand dollars per day for each …