Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.158.040 Nonresident, nonparticipating manufacturers—Agent for service of process.
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(1) Any nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall, as a condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory, appoint and continually…
RCW 70.158.050 Reports, records—Confidentiality, disclosures, voluntary waivers—Escrow payments.
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(1) In addition to the reporting requirements under *RCW 70.157.010(j) and the rules adopted thereunder, not later than twenty-five calendar days after the end of each calendar month, and more frequently if directed by the director, each wholesaler and distributor shall submit in…
RCW 70.158.060 Penalties—Application of consumer protection act.
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(1) In addition to or in lieu of any other civil or criminal remedy provided by law, upon a determination that a wholesaler has violated RCW 70.158.030(3) or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director or the board may revoke or suspend the license of the wholesaler i…
RCW 70.158.070 Attorney general's directory decision to be final agency action—Due dates for reports, certifications, directory—Rules—Costs—Penalties.
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(1) A determination of the attorney general not to include or to remove from the directory a brand family or tobacco product manufacturer shall be final agency action for purposes of review under RCW 34.05.570(4).(2) No person shall be issued a license or granted a renewal of a l…
RCW 70.158.900 Conflict of law—Severability—2003 c 25.
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If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the provisions of chapter 25, Laws of 2003 and chapter 70.157 RCW conflict and cannot be harmonized, then the provisions of chapter 70.157 RCW shall control. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or p…
RCW 70.158.901 Effective date—2003 c 25.
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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 takes effect July 1, 2003.[ 2003 c 25 s 13.]
RCW 70.160.011 Findings—Intent—2006 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 901).
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The people of the state of Washington recognize that exposure to secondhand smoke is known to cause cancer in humans. Secondhand smoke is a known cause of other diseases including pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, and heart disease. Citizens are often exposed to secondhand smoke in …
RCW 70.160.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) "Smoke" or "smoking" means the carrying or smoking of any kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarette, or any other lighted smoking equipment.(2) "Public place" …
RCW 70.160.030 Smoking prohibited in public places or places of employment.
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No person may smoke in a public place or in any place of employment.[ 2006 c 2 s 3 (Initiative Measure No. 901, approved November 8, 2005); 1985 c 236 s 3.]Notes:Captions not law—2006 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 901): See note following RCW 70.160.011.
RCW 70.160.050 Owners, lessees to post signs prohibiting smoking.
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Owners, or in the case of a leased or rented space the lessee or other person in charge, of a place regulated under this chapter shall prohibit smoking in public places and places of employment and shall post signs prohibiting smoking as appropriate under this chapter. Signs shal…
RCW 70.160.060 Intent of chapter as applied to certain private workplaces.
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This chapter is not intended to regulate smoking in a private enclosed workplace, within a public place, even though such workplace may be visited by nonsmokers, excepting places in which smoking is prohibited by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of f…
RCW 70.160.070 Intentional violation of chapter—Removing, defacing, or destroying required sign—Fine—Notice of infraction—Exceptions—Violations of RCW 70.160.050—Fine—Enforcement.
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(1) Any person intentionally violating this chapter by smoking in a public place or place of employment, or any person removing, defacing, or destroying a sign required by this chapter, is subject to a civil fine of up to one hundred dollars. Any person passing by or through a pu…
RCW 70.160.075 Smoking prohibited within twenty-five feet of public places or places of employment—Application to modify presumptively reasonable minimum distance.
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Smoking is prohibited within a presumptively reasonable minimum distance of twenty-five feet from entrances, exits, windows that open, and ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area where smoking is prohibited so as to ensure that tobacco smoke does not enter the area throug…
RCW 70.160.080 Local regulations authorized.
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Local fire departments or fire districts and local health departments may adopt regulations as required to implement this chapter.[ 1985 c 236 s 9.]
RCW 70.160.100 Penalty assessed under this chapter paid to jurisdiction bringing action.
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Any penalty assessed and recovered in an action brought under this chapter shall be paid to the city or county bringing the action.[ 1985 c 236 s 8.]
RCW 70.162.005 Finding—Intent.
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The legislature finds that many Washington residents spend a significant amount of their time working indoors and that exposure to indoor air pollutants may occur in public buildings, schools, workplaces, and other indoor environments. Scientific studies indicate that pollutants …
RCW 70.162.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.(2) "Public agency" means a state office, commission, committee, bureau, or department.(3) "Industry standard…
RCW 70.162.020 Department duties.
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The department shall, in coordination with other appropriate state agencies:(1) Recommend a policy for evaluation and prioritization of state-owned or leased buildings with respect to indoor air quality;(2) Recommend stronger workplace regulation of indoor air quality under the W…
RCW 70.162.030 State building code council duties.
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The state building code council is directed to:(1) Review the state building code to determine the adequacy of current mechanical ventilation and filtration standards prescribed by the state compared to the industry standard; and(2) Make appropriate changes in the building code t…
RCW 70.162.040 Public agencies—Directive.
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Public agencies are encouraged to:(1) Evaluate the adequacy of mechanical ventilation and filtration systems in light of the recommendations of the American society of heating, refrigerating, and air conditioning engineers and the building officials and code administrators intern…
RCW 70.162.050 Superintendent of public instruction—Model program.
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(1) The superintendent of public instruction may implement a model indoor air quality program in a school district selected by the superintendent.(2) The superintendent shall ensure that the model program includes:(a) An initial evaluation by an indoor air quality expert of the c…
RCW 70.168.010 Legislative finding.
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The legislature finds and declares that:(1) Trauma is a severe health problem in the state of Washington and a major cause of death;(2) Presently, trauma care is very limited in many parts of the state, and health care in rural areas is in transition with the danger that some com…
RCW 70.168.015 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Cardiac" means acute coronary syndrome, an umbrella term used to cover any group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia, which is ch…
RCW 70.168.020 Steering committee—Composition—Appointment.
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(1) There is hereby created an emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee composed of representatives of individuals knowledgeable in emergency medical services and trauma care, including emergency medical providers such as physicians, nurses, hospital personne…
RCW 70.168.030 Analysis of state's trauma system—Plan.
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(1) Upon the recommendation of the steering committee, the director of the office of financial management shall contract with an independent party for an analysis of the state's trauma system.(2) The analysis shall contain at a minimum, the following:(a) The identification of com…
RCW 70.168.040 Emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ***The emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys shall be transferred to the emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account from the public safety educati…
RCW 70.168.050 Emergency medical services and trauma care system—Department to establish—Rule making—Gifts.
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(1) The department, in consultation with, and having solicited the advice of, the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee, shall establish the Washington state emergency medical services and trauma care system.(2) The department shall adopt rules consistent …
RCW 70.168.060 Department duties—Timelines.
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The department, in consultation with and having solicited the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee, shall:(1) Establish the following on a statewide basis:(a) By September 1990, minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for le…
RCW 70.168.070 Provision of trauma care service—Designation.
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Any hospital or health care facility that desires to be authorized to provide a designated trauma care service shall request designation from the department. Designation involves a contractual relationship between the state and a hospital or health care facility whereby each agre…
RCW 70.168.080 Prehospital trauma care service—Verification—Compliance—Variance.
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(1) Any provider desiring to provide a verified prehospital trauma care service shall indicate on the licensing application how they meet the standards required for verification as a provider of this service. The department shall notify the regional emergency medical services and…
RCW 70.168.090 Statewide data registry—Statewide electronic emergency medical services data system—Quality assurance program—Confidentiality.
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(1)(a) By July 1991, the department shall establish a statewide data registry to collect and analyze data on the incidence, severity, and causes of trauma, including traumatic brain injury. The department shall collect additional data on traumatic brain injury should additional d…
RCW 70.168.100 Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils.
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Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils are established. The councils:(1) By June 1990, shall begin the development of regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans to:(a) Assess and analyze regional emergency medical services and trauma care need…
RCW 70.168.110 Planning and service regions.
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The department shall designate at least eight emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service regions so that all parts of the state are within such an area. These regional designations are to be made on the basis of efficiency of delivery of needed emergency medi…
RCW 70.168.120 Local and regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Power and duties.
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(1) A county or group of counties may create a local emergency medical services and trauma care council composed of representatives of hospital and prehospital trauma care and emergency medical services providers, local elected officials, consumers, local law enforcement official…
RCW 70.168.130 Disbursement of funds to regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Grants to nonprofit agencies—Purposes.
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(1) The department, with the assistance of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee, shall adopt a program for the disbursement of funds for the development, implementation, and enhancement of the emergency medical services and trauma care system. Under t…
RCW 70.168.135 Grant program for designated trauma care services—Rules.
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The department shall establish by rule a grant program for designated trauma care services. The grants shall be made from the emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account and shall require regional matching funds. The trust account funds and regional match shal…
RCW 70.168.140 Prehospital provider liability.
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(1) No act or omission of any prehospital provider done or omitted in good faith while rendering emergency medical services in accordance with the approved regional plan shall impose any liability upon that provider.(2) This section does not apply to the commission or omission of…
RCW 70.168.150 Emergency cardiac and stroke care system—Voluntary hospital participation.
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(1) By January 1, 2011, the department shall endeavor to enhance and support an emergency cardiac and stroke care system through:(a) Encouraging hospitals to voluntarily self-identify cardiac and stroke capabilities, indicating which level of cardiac and stroke service the facili…
RCW 70.168.160 Report to the legislature.
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By December 1, 2012, the department shall share with the legislature the department's report, which was funded by the centers for disease control and prevention, concerning emergency cardiac and stroke care.[ 2010 c 52 s 4.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2010 c 52: See note following RCW …
RCW 70.168.170 Ambulance services—Work group—Patient transportation—Mental health or chemical dependency services.
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(1) The department, in consultation with the department of social and health services, shall convene a work group comprised of members of the steering committee and representatives of ambulance services, firefighters, mental health providers, and chemical dependency treatment pro…
RCW 70.168.900 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the "statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system act."[ 1990 c 269 s 2.]
RCW 70.170.010 Intent.
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(1) The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for health care information that helps the general public understand health care issues and how they can be better consumers and that is useful to purchasers, payers, and providers in making health care choices and negot…
RCW 70.170.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter:(1) "Charity care" means medically necessary hospital health care rendered to indigent persons when third-party coverage, if any, has been exhausted, to the extent that the persons are unable to pay for the care or to pay deductibles or coinsurance amounts…
RCW 70.170.050 Requested studies—Costs.
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The department shall have the authority to respond to requests of others for special studies or analysis. The department may require such sponsors to pay any or all of the reasonable costs associated with such requests that might be approved, but in no event may costs directly as…
RCW 70.170.060 Charity care—Prohibited and required hospital practices and policies—Rules—Notice of charity care availability—Department to monitor and report.
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(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…
RCW 70.170.070 Penalties.
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(1) Every person who shall violate or knowingly aid and abet the violation of RCW * 70.170.060 (5) or (6), 70.170.080, or ** 70.170.100, or any valid orders or rules adopted pursuant to these sections, or who fails to perform any act which it is herein made his or her duty to per…
RCW 70.170.080 Assessments—Costs.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ***The basic expenses for the hospital data collection and reporting activities of this chapter shall be financed by an assessment against hospitals of no more than four one-hundredths of one percent of each hospital's gross operating costs,…
RCW 70.170.090 Confidentiality.
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The department and any of its contractors or agents shall maintain the confidentiality of any information which may, in any manner, identify individual patients.[ 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 509.]
RCW 70.170.150 Enrollment study—Report to legislature.
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(1) The office of the insurance commissioner, in consultation with the Washington health benefit exchange, shall study and analyze how increasing eligibility for charity care impacts enrollment in health plans with high deductibles over a four-year time period.(2) By November 1, …
RCW 70.175.010 Legislative findings.
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(1) The legislature declares that availability of health services to rural citizens is an issue on which a state policy is needed.The legislature finds that changes in the demand for health care, in reimbursement polices [policies] of public and private purchasers, [and] in the e…