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Washington Statutes, Title 70

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Title 70, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

98 chapters · 1,453 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 701,453 Ch 70.77, State fireworks law.85 Ch 70.41, Hospital licensing and regulation.68 Ch 70.44, Public hospital districts.54 Ch 70.54, Miscellaneous health and safety prov…51 Ch 70.74, Washington state explosives act.48 Ch 70.128, Adult family homes.47 Ch 70.02, Medical records—Health care informat…44 Ch 70.48, City and county jails act.41 Ch 70.79, Boilers and unfired pressure vessels.35 Ch 70.87, Elevators, lifting devices, and movi…35 Ch 70.47, Basic health plan—Health care access…30 Ch 70.58A, Vital statistics.30 Ch 70.24, Control and treatment of sexually tr…29 Ch 70.05, Local health departments, boards, of…28

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 70✕Ch 70.08✕

RCW 70.08.005 Transfer of duties to the department of health.
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The powers and duties of the secretary of social and health services under this chapter shall be performed by the secretary of health. [ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 244.] Notes: Effective date—Severability—1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920.
RCW 70.08.010 Combined city-county health departments—Establishment.
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Any city with one hundred thousand or more population and the county in which it is located, are authorized, as shall be agreed upon between the respective governing bodies of such city and said county, to establish and operate a combined city and county health department, and to…
RCW 70.08.020 Director of public health—Powers and duties.
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The director of public health is authorized to and shall exercise all powers and perform all duties by law vested in the local health officer. [ 1985 c 124 s 2; 1949 c 46 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 6099-31.]
RCW 70.08.030 Qualifications.
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Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, the director of public health, under this chapter shall meet as a minimum one of the following standards of educational achievement and vocational experience to be qualified for appointment to…

RCW 70.08.040 Director of public health—Appointment.

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Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, where a combined department is established under this chapter, the director of public health under this chapter shall be appointed by the county executive of the county and the mayor of the ci…

RCW 70.08.050 May act as health officer for other cities or towns.

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Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the director of public health as provided herein from acting as health officer for any other city or town within the county, nor from acting as health officer in any adjoining county or any city or town within such county having a contract o…

RCW 70.08.060 Director of public health shall be registrar of vital statistics.

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The director of public health under this chapter shall be registrar of vital statistics for all cities and counties under his or her jurisdiction and shall conduct such vital statistics work in accordance with the same laws and/or rules and regulations pertaining to vital statist…

RCW 70.08.070 Employees may be included in civil service or retirement plans of city, county, or combined department.

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Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in any city or county charter, and to the extent provided by the city and the county pursuant to appropriate legislative enactment, employees of the combined city and county health department may be included in the personne…

RCW 70.08.080 Pooling of funds.

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The city by ordinance, and the county by appropriate legislative enactment, under this chapter may pool all or any part of their respective funds available for public health purposes, in the office of the city treasurer or the office of the county treasurer in a special pooling f…

RCW 70.08.090 Other cities or agencies may contract for services.

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Any other city in said county, other governmental agency or any charitable or health agency may by contract or by agreement with the governing bodies of the combined health department receive public health services. [ 1949 c 46 s 7; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 6099-36.]

RCW 70.08.100 Termination of agreement to operate combined city-county health department.

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Agreement to operate a combined city and county health department made under this chapter may after two years from the date of such agreement, be terminated by either party at the end of any calendar year upon notice in writing given at least six months prior thereto. The termina…

RCW 70.08.110 Prior expenditures in operating combined health department ratified.

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Any expenditures heretofore made by a city of one hundred thousand population or more, and by the county in which it is located, not made fraudulently and which were within the legal limits of indebtedness, towards the expense of maintenance and operation of a combined health dep…