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Washington Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43, STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

181 chapters · 3,539 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 433,539 Ch 43.43, Washington state patrol.172 Ch 43.216, Department of children, youth, and f…168 Ch 43.70, Department of health.154 Ch 43.330, Department of commerce.148 Ch 43.79, State funds.98 Ch 43.21A, Department of ecology.85 Ch 43.101, Criminal justice training commission…85 Ch 43.19, Department of enterprise services.80 Ch 43.21C, State environmental policy.75 Ch 43.20A, Department of social and health serv…67 Ch 43.30, Department of natural resources.62 Ch 43.06, Governor.61 Ch 43.20B, Revenue recovery for department of s…57 Ch 43.88, State budgeting, accounting, and rep…57

67 sections·Filtered byTitle 43✕Ch 43.20A✕

RCW 43.20A.005 Intent—Public involvement and outreach.
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It is the intent of the legislature that the department of social and health services and the department of ecology, in consultation with affected constituent groups, continue appropriate public involvement and outreach mechanisms designed to provide cost-effective public input o…
RCW 43.20A.010 Purpose.
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The department of social and health services is designed to integrate and coordinate all those activities involving provision of care for individuals who, as a result of their economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance, institutional care, rehabilitation o…
RCW 43.20A.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services. (3) "Deputy secretary" means the deputy secretary of the depa…
RCW 43.20A.030 Department created—Powers and duties transferred to.
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There is hereby created a department of state government to be known as the department of social and health services. All powers, duties and functions vested by law on June 30, 1970, in the department of public assistance, the department of institutions, the veterans' rehabilitat…

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RCW 43.20A.035 Inventory of charitable, educational, penal, and reformatory land.

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The department shall conduct an inventory of real properties as provided in *RCW 79.01.006. [ 1991 c 204 s 2.] Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 79.01.006 was recodified as RCW 79.02.400 pursuant to 2003 c 334 s 554.

RCW 43.20A.037 Affordable housing—Inventory of suitable housing.

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(1) The department shall identify and catalog real property that is no longer required for department purposes and is suitable for the development of affordable housing for very low-income, and moderate-income households as defined in RCW 43.63A.510. The inventory shall include t…

RCW 43.20A.040 Secretary of social and health services—Appointment—Term—Salary—Temporary appointment if vacancy—As executive head and appointing authority.

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The executive head and appointing authority of the department shall be the secretary of social and health services. He or she shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. He or she shall be paid a salary to be…

RCW 43.20A.050 Secretary of social and health services—Powers and duties generally—Employment of assistants and personnel, limitation.

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It is the intent of the legislature wherever possible to place the internal affairs of the department under the control of the secretary to institute the flexible, alert and intelligent management of its business that changing contemporary circumstances require. Therefore, whenev…

RCW 43.20A.060 Departmental divisions—Plan establishing and organizing.

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The department of social and health services shall be subdivided into divisions, including a division of vocational rehabilitation. Except as otherwise specified or as federal requirements may differently require, these divisions shall be established and organized in accordance w…

RCW 43.20A.073 Rule making regarding sex offenders.

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See RCW 72.09.337.

RCW 43.20A.075 Rule-making authority.

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For rules adopted after July 23, 1995, the secretary may not rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt any ru…

RCW 43.20A.080 Data sharing—Confidentiality—Penalties.

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(1) The department shall provide the employment security department quarterly with the names and social security numbers of all clients in the WorkFirst program and any successor state welfare program. (2) The information provided by the employment security department under RCW 5…

RCW 43.20A.090 Deputy secretary—Department personnel director—Assistant secretaries—Appointment—Duties—Salaries.

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The secretary shall appoint a deputy secretary, a department personnel director and such assistant secretaries as shall be needed to administer the department. The deputy secretary shall have charge and general supervision of the department in the absence or disability of the sec…

RCW 43.20A.105 Social worker V employees—Implementation plan.

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The secretary shall develop a plan for implementation for the social worker V employees. The implementation plan shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1997. The department shall begin implementation of the plan beginning April 1, 1998. The departme…

RCW 43.20A.110 Secretary's delegation of powers and duties.

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The secretary may delegate any power or duty vested in or transferred to him or her by law, or executive order, to his or her deputy secretary or to any other assistant or subordinate; but the secretary shall be responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of t…

RCW 43.20A.130 Secretary or designee as member of state board of health.

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See RCW 43.20.030.

RCW 43.20A.167 Federal Older Americans Act of 1965—Department to participate in and administer.

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See RCW 74.36.100.

RCW 43.20A.168 Community programs and projects for the aging.

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See RCW 74.36.110 through 74.36.130.

RCW 43.20A.205 Denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of license.

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This section governs the denial of an application for a license or the suspension, revocation, or modification of a license by the department. (1) The department shall give written notice of the denial of an application for a license to the applicant or his or her agent. The depa…

RCW 43.20A.215 Assessment of civil fine.

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This section governs the assessment of a civil fine against a person by the department. (1) The department shall written give [written] notice to the person against whom it assesses a civil fine. The notice shall state the reasons for the adverse action. The notice shall be perso…

RCW 43.20A.300 Department as state agency for receipt of federal funds for vocational rehabilitation—Exception.

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Except as provided in RCW 74.18.060, the department of social and health services shall serve as the sole agency of the state for the receipt of federal funds made available by acts of congress for vocational rehabilitation within this state. [ 1983 c 194 s 28; 1977 ex.s. c 40 s …

RCW 43.20A.310 Vocational rehabilitation, powers and duties of secretary or designee.

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In addition to his or her other powers and duties, the secretary or his or her designee, shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To prepare, adopt and certify the state plan for vocational rehabilitation; (2) With respect to vocational rehabilitation, to adopt necessary r…

RCW 43.20A.320 Consultation with coordinating council for occupational education.

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The secretary or his or her designee shall consult with the coordinating council for occupational education in order to maintain close contact with developing programs of vocational education, particularly as such programs may affect programs undertaken in connection with vocatio…

RCW 43.20A.350 Committees and councils—Declaration of purpose.

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The legislature declares that meaningful citizen involvement with and participation in the planning and programs of the department of social and health services are essential in order that the public may better understand the operations of the department, and the department staff…

RCW 43.20A.360 Committees and councils—Appointment—Memberships—Terms—Vacancies—Travel expenses.

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(1) The secretary is hereby authorized to appoint such advisory committees or councils as may be required by any federal legislation as a condition to the receipt of federal funds by the department. The secretary may appoint statewide committees or councils in the following subje…

RCW 43.20A.390 Per diem or mileage—Limitation.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 189, Laws of 1971 ex. sess., no person shall receive as compensation or reimbursement for per diem or mileage authorized in chapter 189, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. any amount that would exceed the per diem or mileage provided in RCW 43.0…

RCW 43.20A.400 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Utilization of nonappropriated funds.

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the secretary of the department of social and health services is authorized to utilize nonappropriated funds made available to the department, in order to compliment the social and health services programs of the department by purchase…

RCW 43.20A.405 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Vendor rates—Establishment.

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After obtaining the review and advice of the governor's advisory committee on vendor rates, the secretary shall establish rates of payment for services which are to be purchased: PROVIDED, That the secretary shall afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit dat…

RCW 43.20A.410 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Factors to be considered.

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In determining whether services should be purchased from other public or nonprofit agencies, the secretary shall consider: (1) Whether the particular service or services is available or might be developed. (2) The probability that program and workload performance standards will b…

RCW 43.20A.415 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Retention of basic responsibilities by secretary.

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When, pursuant to RCW 43.20A.400 through 43.20A.430, the secretary elects to purchase a service or services, he or she shall retain continuing basic responsibility for: (1) Determining the eligibility of individuals for services; (2) The selection, quality, effectiveness, and exe…

RCW 43.20A.420 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Secretary to provide consultative, technical and development services to suppliers—Review of services.

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The secretary shall work with the suppliers of purchased services by: (1) Providing consultation and technical assistance; (2) Monitoring and periodically reviewing services in order to assure satisfactory performance including adherence to state prescribed workload and quality s…

RCW 43.20A.425 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Qualifications of vendors.

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The secretary shall assure that sources from which services are purchased are: (1) Licensed, or (2) meet applicable accrediting standards, or (3) in the absence of licensing or accrediting standards, meet standards or criteria established by the secretary to assure quality of ser…

RCW 43.20A.430 Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Retention of sums to pay departmental costs.

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The secretary shall, if not otherwise prohibited by law, pursuant to agreement between the department and the agency in each contract, retain from such nonappropriated funds sufficient sums to pay for the department's administrative costs, monitoring and evaluating delivery of se…

RCW 43.20A.445 State-operated workshops at institutions—Authorized—Standards.

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The department may establish and operate workshops for the training, habilitation, and rehabilitation of residents of institutions of the department. Products, goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by the workshops may be sold to governmental agencies or…

RCW 43.20A.465 Contracted service providers—Disruption or delay by economic or industrial actions.

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(1) Any contract entered into or renewed by the department with a private contractor for adult care, mental health, addiction, disability support, or youth services must contain an assurance that the contracted services will not be disrupted or delayed by economic or industrial a…

RCW 43.20A.550 Federal programs—Rules and regulations—Internal reorganization to meet federal requirements—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law—Conflicting parts deemed inoperative.

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In furtherance of the policy of the state to cooperate with the federal government in all of the programs under the jurisdiction of the department, such rules and regulations as may become necessary to entitle the state to participate in federal funds may be adopted, unless the s…

RCW 43.20A.605 Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.

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(1) The secretary or a designee shall have full authority to administer oaths and take testimony thereunder, to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before him or her together with all books, memoranda, papers, and other documents, articles or instruments, and to…

RCW 43.20A.607 Authority to appoint a single executive officer for multiple institutions—Exception.

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The secretary may appoint one individual to serve as chief executive officer, administrator, or superintendent for more than one facility or institution of the department where one or both facilities or institutions are required by law to have a chief executive officer, administr…

RCW 43.20A.610 Employment of deputies, experts, physicians, etc.

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The secretary may appoint and employ such deputies, scientific experts, physicians, nurses, sanitary engineers, and other personnel including consultants, and such clerical and other assistants as may be necessary to carry on the work of the department of social and health servic…

RCW 43.20A.635 Services for children with disabilities.

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It shall be the duty of the secretary of social and health services and he or she shall have the power to establish and administer a program of services for children with disabilities or who are suffering from physical conditions which lead to disabilities, which shall provide fo…

RCW 43.20A.660 Reports of violations by secretary—Duty of attorney general, prosecuting attorney or city attorney to institute proceedings—Notice to alleged violator.

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(1) It shall be the duty of each assistant attorney general, prosecuting attorney, or city attorney to whom the secretary reports any violation of chapter 43.20A RCW, or regulations promulgated thereunder, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts, wi…

RCW 43.20A.675 Office of the deaf and hard of hearing—Educational materials.

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The office of the deaf and hard of hearing shall develop educational materials to be distributed by hearing aid dispensers, including audiologists, to persons with hearing loss that explains the uses, benefits, and limitations of current hearing assistive technologies as defined …

RCW 43.20A.680 State council on aging established.

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The state council on aging is hereby established as an advisory council to the governor, the secretary of social and health services, and the office of aging or any other office solely designated as the state unit on aging. The state council on aging may be designated by the gove…

RCW 43.20A.685 State council on aging—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Chairperson—Secretary—Compensation of legislative members.

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(1) Members of the council shall be appointed to terms of three years, except in the case of a vacancy, in which event appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term for which the vacancy occurs. No member of the council may serve more than two consecutive three-yea…

RCW 43.20A.690 State council on aging—Meetings—Compensation of nonlegislative members.

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The state council on aging shall meet monthly unless determined otherwise by a majority vote of the members, which vote shall be taken at a regular meeting of the council. Nonlegislative members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses and per …

RCW 43.20A.695 State council on aging—Powers and duties—Bylaws.

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(1) The state council on aging has the following powers and duties: (a) To serve in an advisory capacity to the governor, the secretary of social and health services, and the state unit on aging on all matters pertaining to policies, programs, and services affecting older persons…

RCW 43.20A.710 Investigation of conviction records or pending charges of state employees and individual providers.

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(1) The secretary shall investigate the conviction records, pending charges and disciplinary board final decisions of: (a) Any current employee or applicant seeking or being considered for any position with the department who will or may have unsupervised access to children, vuln…

RCW 43.20A.711 Receipt and use of criminal history information.

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The secretary is authorized to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data for any purpose associated with an investigation under chapter 74.04 RCW. Dissemination or use of nonconviction data for purposes other than that authorized in this section…

RCW 43.20A.715 Long-term care worker screening—Limitations on disqualification.

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(1) Where the department is required to screen a long-term care worker, contracted provider, or licensee through a background check to determine whether the person has a history that would disqualify the person from having unsupervised access to, working with, or providing superv…

RCW 43.20A.720 Telecommunications devices and services for the hearing and speech impaired—Definitions.

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 43.20A.725. (1) "Hearing impaired" means those persons who are certified to be deaf, deaf-blind, or hard of hearing, and those persons who are certified to have a …