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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

3,539 sections·Filtered byTitle 43✕

RCW 43.340.130 Appeals bonds—Amounts.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, in order to secure and protect the moneys to be received as a result of the master settlement agreement in civil litigation under any legal theory involving a signatory, a successor of a signatory, or any affiliate of a si…
RCW 43.340.902 Effective date—2002 c 365.
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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 immediately [April 4, 2002]. [ 2002 c 365 s 19.]
RCW 43.348.005 Findings—Intent.
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(1) The legislature finds the following: (a) Washington has an existing infrastructure of world-class cancer research and care centers for children and adults that can develop and apply new techniques for the prevention of cancer and care of cancer patients throughout Washington;…
RCW 43.348.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the governing board of the endowment. (2) "Cancer" means a group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. (3) "Cancer patient advocacy organization…

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RCW 43.348.020 Andy Hill cancer research endowment.

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(1) The Andy Hill cancer research endowment is created. The powers of the endowment are vested in and must be exercised by a board. The board consists of thirteen members appointed by the governor: (a) Two members must be appointed from nominations submitted by the presidents of …

RCW 43.348.030 Endowment—General powers.

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The endowment has all the general powers necessary to carry out its purposes and duties and to exercise its specific powers. In addition to other powers specified in this chapter, the endowment may: (1) Sue and be sued in its own name; (2) Make and execute agreements, contracts, …

RCW 43.348.040 Andy Hill cancer research endowment program.

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(1) The Andy Hill cancer research endowment program is created. The purpose of the program is to make grants to public and private entities, including commercial entities, to fund or reimburse the entities pursuant to agreement for the promotion of cancer research to be conducted…

RCW 43.348.050 Independent expert scientific review and advisory committee—Created—Grant proposal evaluations and recommendations.

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(1) In addition to any advisory boards the endowment determines to establish, the endowment must establish one or more independent expert scientific review and advisory committees for the purposes of evaluating grant proposals for cancer research and recommending grants to be mad…

RCW 43.348.060 Program administrator—Andy Hill cancer research fund—Independent auditor.

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(1) The program administrator must provide services to the board and has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) Jointly with the board, solicit and receive gifts, grants, and bequests, and enter into contribution agreements with private entities and public entities, inclu…

RCW 43.348.070 Charitable contributions.

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The program administrator may create additional legal entities and take such action as may be necessary or advisable to enable the fund to accept charitable contributions. In addition, the program administrator may provide technical assistance, information, and training to privat…

RCW 43.348.080 Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match transfer account.

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(1) The Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match transfer account is created in the custody of the state treasury to be used solely and exclusively for the program created in RCW 43.348.040. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. The purpose of the acc…

RCW 43.348.090 Partnership with the University of Washington and Washington State University—Community outreach and engagement to increase participation by underrepresented communities—Grants.

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(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the University of Washington and Washington State University may partner with the Andy Hill cancer research endowment, the department of health, community-based organizations, and other entities to increase the participation of persons who are membe…

RCW 43.360.005 Findings—Intent.

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(1) The legislature finds: (a) The continued economic vitality of downtown and neighborhood commercial districts in our state's cities is essential to community preservation, social cohesion, and economic growth; (b) In recent years there has been a deterioration of downtown and …

RCW 43.360.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Area" means a geographic area within a local government that is described by a closed perimeter boundary. (2) "Department" means the department of archaeology and his…

RCW 43.360.020 Program created—Duties.

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The Washington main street program is created within the department. In order to implement the Washington main street program, the department shall: (1) Provide technical assistance to businesses, property owners, organizations, and local governments undertaking a comprehensive d…

RCW 43.360.030 Designation of specific programs—Criteria.

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(1) The department shall adopt criteria for the designation of local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and official local main street programs. In establishing the criteria, the department shall consider: (a) The degree of interest and commitmen…

RCW 43.360.050 Washington main street trust fund account.

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The Washington main street trust fund account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from private contributions, federal funds, legislative appropriations, and fees for services, if levied, must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only…

RCW 43.362.005 Findings.

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(1) The legislature finds that current concern over the rapid and increasing loss of rural, agricultural, and forested land has led to the exploration of creative approaches to preserving these important lands, and that the creation of a regional transfer of development rights ma…

RCW 43.362.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "By-right permitting" means that project applications for permits that use transferable development rights would be subject to administrative review. Administrative re…

RCW 43.362.020 Regional transfer of development rights program.

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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall fund a process to develop a regional transfer of development rights program that comports with chapter 36.70A RCW that: (1) Encourages King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties,…

RCW 43.362.030 Program established in central Puget Sound.

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(1) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose or another source of funding made available for this specific purpose, the department shall establish a regional transfer of development rights program in central Puget Sound, including King, Kitsap, …

RCW 43.362.040 Designation of sending and receiving areas—Inclusion of certain lands in programs for agricultural or forestland conservation.

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(1) Counties shall use the following criteria to guide the designation of sending areas for participation in the regional transfer of development rights program: (a) Land designated as agricultural or forestland of long-term commercial significance; (b) Land designated rural that…

RCW 43.362.050 Interlocal agreement for transfers of development rights—Rules.

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(1) To facilitate participation, the department shall develop and adopt by rule terms and conditions of an interlocal agreement for transfers of development rights between counties, cities, and towns. Counties, cities, and towns participating in the regional program have the opti…

RCW 43.362.060 Participation in regional transfer of development rights program—Requirements—Incentives for developers.

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(1) Counties, cities, and towns that choose to participate in the regional transfer of development rights program must: (a) Enter into an interlocal agreement or adopt a resolution adopting by reference the provisions in the department rule authorized in RCW 43.362.050; and (b) A…

RCW 43.362.070 Quantitative and qualitative performance measures—Reporting—Posting on website.

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The department will develop quantitative and qualitative performance measures for monitoring the regional transfer of development rights program. The performance measures may address conservation of land and creation of compact communities, as well as other measures identified by…

RCW 43.365.005 Findings—Intent.

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The legislature recognizes the motion picture industry in Washington as a valuable commodity contributing greatly to the economic vitality of the state and the cultural integrity of our communities. The legislature further recognizes the production of in-state motion pictures, te…

RCW 43.365.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Approved motion picture competitiveness program" and "program" mean a nonprofit organization under the internal revenue code, section 501(c)(6), with the sole purpose…

RCW 43.365.020 Program criteria—Permissible expenditures—Maximum funding assistance—Funding assistance approval—Rules—Reports.

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(1) The department must adopt criteria for the approved motion picture competitiveness program with the sole purpose of revitalizing the state's economic, cultural, and educational standing in the national and international market of motion picture production. Rules adopted by th…

RCW 43.365.030 Board of directors—Standards for evaluating funding applications—Awards of financial assistance—Deposit of contributions—Rules—Duties of directors.

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(1) A Washington motion picture competitiveness program under this chapter must be administered by a board of directors appointed by the governor, and the appointments must be made within sixty days following enactment. The department, after consulting with the board, must adopt …

RCW 43.365.040 Annual survey.

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(1) The legislature finds that accountability and effectiveness are important aspects of setting tax policy. In order to make policy choices regarding the best use of limited state resources the legislature needs information on how incentives are used. (2) Each motion picture pro…

RCW 43.365.050 Review by joint legislative audit and review committee—Recommendation to legislature.

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(1) It is the legislature's specific public policy objective to increase the viability of the motion picture and film industry and associated creative industries in Washington state. It is the legislature's intent to increase the credit available under RCW 82.04.4489 in order to …

RCW 43.370.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Health care provider" means an individual who holds a license issued by a disciplining authority identified in RCW 18.130.040 and who practices his or her profession …

RCW 43.370.020 Office of financial management—Duties.

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(1) The office shall serve as a coordinating body for public and private efforts to improve quality in health care, promote cost-effectiveness in health care, and plan health facility and health service availability. In addition, the office shall facilitate access to health care …

RCW 43.370.030 Development and update of strategy—Goals and principles—Required elements—Reports—Public hearings.

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(1) The office, in coordination with relevant public and private stakeholders, shall update the state health plan by developing a statewide health resources strategy. The strategy shall establish statewide health planning policies and goals related to the availability of health c…

RCW 43.370.040 Department of health—Certificate of need review program.

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The office shall submit the strategy to the department of health to direct its activities related to the certificate of need review program under chapter 70.38 RCW. As the health care facilities and services plan is updated for any specific geographic planning region, the office …

RCW 43.370.050 Requests for data and other information.

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(1) The office may respond to requests for data and other information from its computerized system for special studies and analysis consistent with requirements for confidentiality of patient, provider, and facility-specific records. The office may require requestors to pay any o…

RCW 43.370.900 Subheadings not law—2007 c 259.

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See note following RCW 7.70.060.

RCW 43.371.005 Findings.

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The legislature finds that: (1) The activities authorized by this chapter will require collaboration among state agencies and local governments that are involved in health care, private health carriers, third-party purchasers, health care providers, and hospitals. These activitie…

RCW 43.371.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authority" means the health care authority. (2) "Carrier" and "health carrier" have the same meaning as in RCW 48.43.005. (3) "Claims data" means the data required by…

RCW 43.371.020 Statewide all-payer health care claims database—Selection and duties of lead organization—Certification as qualified entity pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Sec. 401.703(a)—Contract with data vendor.

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(1) The office shall establish a statewide all-payer health care claims database. On January 1, 2020, the office must transfer authority and oversight for the database to the authority. The office and authority must develop a transition plan that sustains operations by July 1, 20…

RCW 43.371.030 Submission of claims data to database—Annual status report.

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(1) The state medicaid program, public employees' benefits board programs, school employees' benefits board programs beginning July 1, 2020, all health carriers operating in this state, all third-party administrators paying claims on behalf of health plans in this state, and the …

RCW 43.371.040 Claims data and database—Exempt from public disclosure—Not subject to subpoena or compulsory process.

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(1) The claims data provided to the database, the database itself, including the data compilation, and any raw data received from the database are not public records and are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (2) Claims data obtained, distributed, or reported …

RCW 43.371.050 Availability of claims or data for retrieval—Confidentiality of claims or data—Duties of the lead organization and the data vendor.

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(1) Except as otherwise required by law, claims or other data from the database shall only be available for retrieval in processed form to public and private requesters pursuant to this section and shall be made available within a reasonable time after the request. Each request f…

RCW 43.371.060 Health care data reports—Public comment period—Preparation—Contents—Publication or release of reports.

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(1)(a) Under the supervision of and through contract with the authority, the lead organization shall prepare health care data reports using the database and the statewide health performance and quality measure set. Prior to the lead organization releasing any health care data rep…

RCW 43.371.070 Rules.

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(1) The director shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter, including: (a) Definitions of claim and data files that data suppliers must submit to the database, including: Files for covered medical services, pharmacy claims, and dental claims; member eligibility an…

RCW 43.371.080 Cost, performance, and effectiveness of database and performance of lead organization—Reports to the legislature.

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(1) The authority shall report every two years to the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the cost, performance, and effectiveness of the database and the performance of the lead organization under its contract with the authority. Using independent economic expert…

RCW 43.371.090 State agency coordinating structure—Review—Recommendations.

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(1) To ensure the database is meeting the needs of state agencies and other data users, the authority shall convene a state agency coordinating structure, consisting of state agencies with related data needs and the Washington health benefit exchange to ensure effectiveness of th…

RCW 43.371.100 Development of data set and business process to assist in determining commercially reasonable payment amounts and resolving out-of-network payment disputes for medical services covered under the balance billing protection act.

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(1) The office of the insurance commissioner shall contract with the state agency responsible for administration of the database and the lead organization to establish a data set and business process to provide health carriers, health care providers, hospitals, ambulatory surgica…

RCW 43.372.005 Findings—Purpose.

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(1) The legislature finds that: (a) Native American tribes have depended on the state's marine waters and its resources for countless generations and continue to do so for cultural, spiritual, economic, and subsistence purposes. (b) The state has long demonstrated a strong commit…

RCW 43.372.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Aquatic lands" includes all tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters, and must be construed to be coextensive with the term "aquatic land…