Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.86.100 Imputed knowledge and notice.
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Unless otherwise agreed to in writing, a principal does not have knowledge or notice of any facts known by an agent of the principal that are not actually known by the principal.[ 2023 c 318 s 10; 2013 c 58 s 11; 1996 c 179 s 10.]Notes:Effective date—2023 c 318: See note followin…
RCW 18.86.110 Application.
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The duties under this chapter are statutory duties and not fiduciary duties. This chapter supersedes the fiduciary duties of an agent to a principal under the common law. The common law continues to apply to the parties in all other respects. This chapter does not affect the duti…
RCW 18.86.120 Pamphlet on real estate brokerage in Washington—Content—Definition.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6091-S.SL) ***The pamphlet required under RCW 18.86.030(1)(f) shall be formatted so it can be easily reviewed by a buyer or seller, including a legible font and font size. The pamphlet shall be in the following form:Real Estate Brokerage in WashingtonI…
RCW 18.86.900 Effective date—1996 c 179.
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This chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1997. This chapter does not apply to an agency relationship entered into before January 1, 1997, unless the principal and agent agree in writing that this chapter will, as of January 1, 1997, apply to such agency relationship.[ 1996 c …
RCW 18.86.902 Effective date—1996 c 179.
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This act shall take effect January 1, 1997.[ 1996 c 179 s 19.]
RCW 18.88A.010 Legislative declaration.
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(1) The legislature takes special note of the contributions made by nursing assistants in health care facilities whose tasks are arduous and whose working conditions may be contributing to the high and often critical turnover among the principal cadre of health care workers who p…
RCW 18.88A.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Alternative training" means a nursing assistant-certified program meeting criteria adopted by the board under RCW 18.88A.087 to meet the requirements of a state-appro…
RCW 18.88A.030 Scope of practice—Nursing home employment—Voluntary certification—Rules.
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(1)(a) A nursing assistant may assist in the care of individuals as delegated by and under the direction and supervision of a licensed (registered) nurse or licensed practical nurse.(b) A health care facility shall not assign a nursing assistant-registered to provide care until t…
RCW 18.88A.040 Registration and certification.
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(1) No person may practice or represent himself or herself as a nursing assistant-registered by use of any title or description without being registered by the department pursuant to this chapter.(2) After October 1, 1990, no person may by use of any title or description, practic…
RCW 18.88A.050 Powers of secretary.
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In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:(1) Set all nursing assistant certification, registration, medication assistant endorsement, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and to collect and deposit all such fees in the he…
RCW 18.88A.060 Board—Powers.
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In addition to any other authority provided by law, the board may:(1) Determine minimum nursing assistant education requirements and approve training programs;(2) Approve education and training programs and examinations for medication assistants as provided in RCW 18.88A.082;(3) …
RCW 18.88A.080 Registration requirements.
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(1) The secretary shall issue a registration to any applicant who pays any applicable fees and submits, on forms provided by the secretary, the applicant's name, address, and other information as determined by the secretary, provided there are no grounds for denial of registratio…
RCW 18.88A.082 Medication assistant endorsement—Requirements.
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(1) Beginning July 1, 2013, the secretary shall issue a medication assistant endorsement to any nursing assistant-certified who meets the following requirements:(a) Ongoing certification as a nursing assistant-certified in good standing under this chapter;(b) Completion of a mini…
RCW 18.88A.085 Certification of requirements.
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(1) After January 1, 1990, the secretary shall issue a nursing assistant certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met:(a) Successful completion of an approved training program or successful completion …
RCW 18.88A.087 Certification—Alternative training—Credentialing reciprocity (as amended by 2025 c 5).
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(1) The ((commission))board shall adopt criteria for evaluating an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take the competency evaluation for nursing assistant certification. At least one option adopted by the ((commission))board must allow an…
RCW 18.88A.088 Certification—Military training or experience.
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An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the board determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2025 c 58 s 5038; 2011 c 32 s …
RCW 18.88A.090 Competency evaluations.
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(1) The board shall examine each applicant, by a written or oral and a manual component of competency evaluation. The competency evaluation shall be limited to the purpose of determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge necessary to practice compete…
RCW 18.88A.100 Waiver of examination for initial applications.
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The secretary shall waive the competency evaluation and certify a person to practice within the state of Washington if the board determines that the person meets commonly accepted standards of education and experience for the nursing assistants. This section applies only to those…
RCW 18.88A.110 Certificates for applicants credentialed in another state.
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An applicant holding a credential in another state may be certified by endorsement to practice in this state without the competency evaluation if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.[ …
RCW 18.88A.120 Applications for registration and certification—Fee.
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Applications for registration, certification, and medication assistant endorsement shall be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the c…
RCW 18.88A.130 Renewal of registration or certification.
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Registrations, certifications, and medication assistant endorsements shall be renewed according to administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.[ 2012 c 208 s 8; 1996 c 191 s 75; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 71…
RCW 18.88A.140 Exemptions.
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Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict:(1) The practice by an individual licensed, certified, or registered under the laws of this state and performing services within their authorized scope of practice;(2) The practice by an individual employed by the g…
RCW 18.88A.150 Application of uniform disciplinary act.
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The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unregistered, uncertified, or unendorsed practice, issuance of certificates, registrations, and medication assistant endorsements, and the discipline of persons registered or with certificates under this chapter. The secre…
RCW 18.88A.200 Delegation of nursing care tasks—Legislative finding.
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The legislature recognizes that nurses have been successfully delegating nursing care tasks to family members and auxiliary staff for many years. The opportunity for a nurse to delegate to nursing assistants qualifying under RCW 18.88A.210 may enhance the viability and quality of…
RCW 18.88A.210 Delegation—Basic and specialized nurse delegation training requirements.
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(1) A nursing assistant meeting the requirements of this section who provides care to individuals in community-based care settings or in-home care settings, as defined in RCW 18.79.260(3), may accept delegation of nursing care tasks by a registered nurse as provided in RCW 18.79.…
RCW 18.88A.230 Delegation—Liability—Reprisal or disciplinary action.
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(1) The nursing assistant shall be accountable for their own individual actions in the delegation process. Nursing assistants following written delegation instructions from registered nurses performed in the course of their accurately written, delegated duties shall be immune fro…
RCW 18.88B.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Community residential service business" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 74.39A.009.(2) "Date of hire" means the first day the long-term care worker is employed …
RCW 18.88B.021 Certification requirements.
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(1) Beginning January 7, 2012, except as provided in RCW 18.88B.041 and 18.88B.022, any person hired as a long-term care worker must be certified as a home care aide as provided in this chapter within 200 calendar days after the date of hire. A long-term care worker who is not cu…
RCW 18.88B.022 Certification requirements—Additional time to complete.
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(1) The department shall adopt rules to allow long-term care workers additional time to become certified as the office of the state auditor completes their biennial performance audit under section 201, chapter 1, Laws of 2012 (Initiative Measure No. 1163), on the training require…
RCW 18.88B.031 Certification examinations.
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(1) Except as provided in RCW 18.88B.041 and subject to the other requirements of this chapter, to be certified as a home care aide, a long-term care worker must successfully complete the training required under RCW 74.39A.074(1) and a certification examination. Any long-term car…
RCW 18.88B.035 Provisional certification.
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(1) The department may issue a provisional certification to a long-term care worker who is limited English proficient to allow the person additional time to comply with the requirement that a long-term care worker become certified as a home care aide within two hundred calendar d…
RCW 18.88B.041 Exemptions from training requirements.
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(1) The following long-term care workers are not required to become a certified home care aide pursuant to this chapter:(a)(i)(A) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants or persons who are in an approved training program for certified nursing as…
RCW 18.88B.050 Disciplinary action—Uncertified practice.
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(1) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs uncertified practice, issuance and renewal of certificates, and the discipline of persons with certificates under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplinary authority under this chapter.(2) The secretary may…
RCW 18.88B.060 Authority of department.
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(1) The department has the authority to:(a) Establish forms, procedures, and examinations necessary to certify home care aides pursuant to this chapter;(b) Hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement this section;(c) Issue certification as a home…
RCW 18.88B.070 Nurse delegated tasks.
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(1) The legislature recognizes that nurses have been successfully delegating nursing care tasks to family members and others for many years. The opportunity for a nurse to delegate nursing care tasks to home care aides certified under this chapter may enhance the viability and qu…
RCW 18.88B.080 Disqualification.
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A long-term care worker disqualified from working with vulnerable persons under chapter 74.39A RCW may not be certified or maintain certification as a home care aide under this chapter.[ 2023 c 223 s 1; 2012 c 164 s 501.]Notes:Finding—Intent—Rules—Effective date—2012 c 164: See n…
RCW 18.88B.090 Reinstatement of certification.
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(1) A certificate that has been expired for five years or less may be reinstated if the person holding the expired certificate:(a) Completes an abbreviated application form;(b) Pays any necessary fees, including the current certification fee, late renewal fees, and expired creden…
RCW 18.88B.800 Reduction of barriers—Training and testing system—Examination of testing sites—Report.
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(1) The department of health, in consultation with the department of social and health services and other relevant participants, shall:(a) Devise a system that reduces delays between training and testing for home care aides that includes the following:(i) Developing and implement…
RCW 18.89.010 Legislative findings—Insurance coverage not mandated.
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The legislature finds that in order to safeguard life, health, and to promote public welfare, a person practicing or offering to practice respiratory care as a respiratory care practitioner in this state shall be required to submit evidence that he or she is qualified to practice…
RCW 18.89.015 Unlawful practice, when.
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After July 1, 1998, it shall be unlawful for a person to practice or to offer to practice as a respiratory care practitioner in this state or to use a title, sign, or device to indicate that such a person is practicing as a respiratory care practitioner unless the person has been…
RCW 18.89.020 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 health.(2) "Direct supervision" means a health care practitioner is continuously on-site and physically present in the treatment o…
RCW 18.89.030 Respiratory care practitioner—What constitutes.
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A respiratory care practitioner is a person who adopts or uses any title or any description of services which incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: (1) RT, (2) RCP, (3) respiratory care practitioner, (4) respiratory therapist, (5) respiratory technician…
RCW 18.89.040 Scope of practice.
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(1) A respiratory care practitioner licensed under this chapter is employed in the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, rehabilitation, disease prevention, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the cardiopulmonary system and associated aspect…
RCW 18.89.050 Powers of secretary—Ad hoc advisers—Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act.
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(1) In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may:(a) Adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement this chapter;(b) Set all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;(c) Establish forms and procedu…
RCW 18.89.060 Record of proceedings.
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The secretary shall keep an official record of all proceedings, a part of which record shall consist of a register of all applicants for licensure under this chapter, with the result of each application.[ 1997 c 334 s 6; 1991 c 3 s 229; 1987 c 415 s 7.]Notes:Effective dates—1997 …
RCW 18.89.080 Secretary and ad hoc committee immune from liability.
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The secretary, ad hoc committee members, or individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any civil action based on any licensure or disciplinary proceedings, or other official acts performed in the course of their duties.[ 1997 c 334 s 7; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 513; 1991 …
RCW 18.89.090 Licensure—Qualifications.
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(1) The secretary shall issue a license to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met:(a) Graduation from a school approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets the criteria e…
RCW 18.89.095 Licensure—Qualifications—Military training or experience.
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An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the secretary determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 32 s 11.]
RCW 18.89.100 Certification—Competency requirements.
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The secretary shall approve only those persons who have achieved the minimum level of competency as defined by the secretary. The secretary shall establish by rule the standards and procedures for approval of alternate training and shall have the authority to contract with indivi…
RCW 18.89.110 Licensure—Examination.
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(1) The date and location of the examination shall be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for licensure shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. However, the appli…