Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.44.425 Subpoena authority—Application—Contents—Notice—Fees.
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(1) The director or authorized assistants may apply for and obtain a superior court order approving and authorizing a subpoena in advance of its issuance. The application may be made in the county where the subpoenaed person resides or is found, or the county where the subpoenaed…
RCW 18.44.430 Actions against license—Grounds.
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(1) The director may, upon notice to the escrow agent and to the insurer providing coverage under RCW 18.44.201, deny, suspend, decline to renew, or revoke the license of any escrow agent or escrow officer if the director finds that the applicant or any partner, officer, director…
RCW 18.44.440 Violations—Cease and desist orders.
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If the director determines after notice and hearing that a person has:(1) Violated any provision of this chapter; or(2) Directly, or through an agent or employee, engaged in any false, unfair and deceptive, or misleading:(a) Advertising or promotional activity; or(b) Business pra…
RCW 18.44.450 Referral fees prohibited—Consumer protection act—Application.
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(1) "Real property lender" as used in this section means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage company, or other corporation, association, or partnership that makes loans secured by real property located in this state.(2) No real property lend…
RCW 18.44.455 Possession of property and business—Grounds for director's authority.
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(1) The director may immediately take possession of the property and business of a licensee whenever it appears to the director that, as a result of an examination, report, investigation, or complaint:(a) The licensee is conducting its business in such an unsafe or unsound manner…
RCW 18.44.457 Possession of property and business—Scope of director's authority.
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(1) During the time that the director retains possession of the property and business of a licensee, the director has the power and authority to conduct the licensee's business and take any action on behalf of the licensee to protect consumers, including but not limited to discon…
RCW 18.44.460 License suspension—Nonpayment or default on educational loan or scholarship.
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The director shall suspend the license of any person who has been certified by a lending agency and reported to the director for nonpayment or default on a federally or state-guaranteed educational loan or service-conditional scholarship. Prior to the suspension, the agency must …
RCW 18.44.465 Termination of license—Effect upon preexisting escrows—Notice to principals.
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The revocation, suspension, surrender, or expiration of an escrow agent's license shall not impair or affect preexisting escrows accepted by the agent prior to such revocation, suspension, surrender, or expiration: PROVIDED, That the escrow agent shall within five workdays provid…
RCW 18.44.470 Receivership.
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Upon application by the director or any other interested party and upon a showing that the interest of the creditors so requires, the superior court may appoint a receiver to take over, operate, or liquidate any escrow office in this state.[ 1971 ex.s. c 245 s 6. Formerly RCW 18.…
RCW 18.44.480 Remedies—Affecting corporate franchise.
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Upon petition by the attorney general, the court may, in its discretion, order the dissolution, or suspension or forfeiture of franchise, of any corporation for repeated or flagrant violation of this chapter or the terms of any order of injunction hereunder.[ 1965 c 153 s 18. For…
RCW 18.44.490 Authority to prosecute—Grants of injunctive relief, temporary restraining orders.
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(1) The director, through the attorney general, may prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any order made by him or her pursuant to this chapter and shall not be required to post a bond in any such court proceedings.(2) If the director has cause to …
RCW 18.44.500 Committee to advise director—Members—Compensation and travel expenses.
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There is established a committee of the state of Washington, to consist of the director of financial institutions or his or her designee as chair, and five other members who shall act as advisors to the director as to the needs of the escrow profession, including but not limited …
RCW 18.44.510 Compensation and travel expenses of committee members.
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The committee members shall each be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided for state officials and employees in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, when called into session by the director or when otherwise engaged in the bus…
RCW 18.44.901 Construction—1965 c 153.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to authorize any escrow agent, or his or her employees or agents, to engage in the practice of law, and nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to impose any additional liability on any depositary authorized by this chapte…
RCW 18.44.902 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Escrow Agent Registration Act".[ 1965 c 153 s 21. Formerly RCW 18.44.910.]
RCW 18.46.005 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of birthing centers, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the individuals there…
RCW 18.46.010 Definitions.
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(1) "Birthing center" or "childbirth center" means any health facility, not part of a hospital or in a hospital, that provides facilities and staff to support a birth service to low-risk maternity clients: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this chapter shall not apply to any hospital appro…
RCW 18.46.020 License required.
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After July 1, 1951, no person shall operate a birthing center in this state without a license under this chapter.[ 2000 c 93 s 31; 1951 c 168 s 3. Prior: 1943 c 214 s 2; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6130-48.]
RCW 18.46.030 Application for license—Fee.
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An application for license shall be made to the department upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed hereund…
RCW 18.46.040 License—Issuance—Renewal—Limitations—Display.
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Upon receipt of an application for a license and the license fee, the licensing agency shall issue a license if the applicant and the birthing center meet the requirements established under this chapter. A license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be renewable annually. Applica…
RCW 18.46.050 Actions against license—Notice.
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(1) In any case in which the department finds that a birthing center has failed or refused to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the standards or rules adopted under this chapter, RCW 48.43.732, or other applicable state or federal statutes or rules regulating birthing…
RCW 18.46.056 Cease and desist notices—Adjudicative proceedings—Penalties.
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(1) The department may give written notice to cease and desist to any person whom the department has reason to believe is engaged in the unlicensed operation of a birthing center.(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the requirement to cease and desist unlicensed o…
RCW 18.46.060 Rules.
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The department, after consultation with representatives of birthing center operators, state medical association, Washington Osteopathic Association, state nurses association, state hospital association, state midwives association, and any other representatives as the department m…
RCW 18.46.070 Rules—Time for compliance.
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Any birthing center which is in operation at the time of promulgation of any applicable rules or regulations under this chapter shall be given a reasonable time, under the particular circumstances, not to exceed three months from the date of such promulgation, to comply with the …
RCW 18.46.080 Inspections—Approval of new facilities—State licensure survey.
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(1) The department shall make or cause to be made an inspection and investigation of all birthing centers, and every inspection may include an inspection of every part of the premises. The department may make an examination of all records, methods of administration, the general a…
RCW 18.46.090 Information confidential.
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All information received by the department through filed reports, inspection, or as otherwise authorized under this chapter shall not be disclosed publicly in any manner as to identify individuals or birthing centers except in a proceeding involving the question of licensure.[ 20…
RCW 18.46.110 Fire protection—Duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
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Fire protection with respect to all birthing centers to be licensed hereunder, shall be the responsibility of the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, who shall adopt by reference, such recognized standards as may be applicable to nursing…
RCW 18.46.120 Operating without license—Penalty.
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Any person operating or maintaining any birthing center without a license under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of a continuing violation after conviction shall be considered a separate offense.[ 2000 c 93 s 38; 1951 c 168 s 13.]
RCW 18.46.130 Operating without license—Injunction.
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(1) Notwithstanding the existence or use of any other remedy, the department may in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general who shall represent the department in all proceedings, maintain an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other pr…
RCW 18.46.140 Application of chapter to birthing centers operated by certain religious organizations.
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Nothing in this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall be construed as authorizing the supervision, regulation, or control of the remedial and nursing care of patients in any birthing center as defined in this chapter, conducted for or by members of a…
RCW 18.46.150 Down syndrome—Parent information.
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A birthing center that provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the birthing center provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagno…
RCW 18.47.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of health.(2) "Birth doula" means a person that is a nonmedical birth coach or support person trained to provide physical, emotional, …
RCW 18.47.020 Certification requirements.
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(1) A birth doula may voluntarily apply for certification from the department under this section.(2) The department shall issue a certification to any applicant who has met the following requirements:(a) Submitted a completed application as required by the department;(b) Satisfac…
RCW 18.47.030 Competency-based requirements—Administration—Fees.
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(1) The secretary shall:(a) In collaboration with community partners who advance equitable access to improve perinatal outcomes and care through holistic services for black and brown communities, adopt rules establishing the competency-based requirements that a birth doula must m…
RCW 18.47.040 Birth doula without certification—Permitted.
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(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person from practicing as a birth doula without obtaining certification under this chapter.(2) No person may use the title "state-certified birth doula" in connection with the person's name to indicate or imply, directly or indirectly, that…
RCW 18.47.800 Rules.
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The secretary may adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter.[ 2022 c 217 s 6.]
RCW 18.50.005 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:(1) "*Advanced registered nurse practitioner" means an *advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW.(2) "Department" means the department of he…
RCW 18.50.010 Practicing midwifery defined—Gratuitous services—Duty to consult with physician.
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Any person shall be regarded as practicing midwifery within the meaning of this chapter who shall render medical aid for a fee or compensation to individuals during prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum stages or to the individual's newborn up to two weeks of age or who shall adv…
RCW 18.50.020 License required.
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Any person who shall practice midwifery in this state after July 1, 1917, shall first obtain from the secretary a license so to do, and the said secretary is authorized to grant such license after examination of the applicant as hereinafter provided.[ 1991 c 3 s 104; 1917 c 160 s…
RCW 18.50.030 Exemptions—Practice of religion—Treatment by prayer.
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This chapter shall not be construed to interfere in any way with the practice of religion, nor be held to apply to or regulate any kind of treatment by prayer.[ 1917 c 160 s 12; RRS s 10185. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1917 c 160 s 8, part; RRS s 10181, part, now codified in RCW 18.5…
RCW 18.50.032 Exemptions—Registered nurses and nurse midwives.
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Registered nurses and nurse midwives certified by the state board of nursing under chapter 18.79 RCW shall be exempt from the requirements and provisions of this chapter.[ 2025 c 58 s 5002; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 704; 1981 c 53 s 10.]Notes:Explanatory note—2025 c 58: See note following…
RCW 18.50.034 Exemptions—Persons enrolled in midwifery programs.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to or interfere in any way with the practice of midwifery by a person who is enrolled in a program of midwifery approved and accredited by the secretary: PROVIDED, That the performance of such services is only pursuant to a regu…
RCW 18.50.040 Candidates for examination—Application—Eligibility—Student midwife permits—License extensions.
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(1) Any person seeking to be examined shall present to the secretary, at least 45 days before the commencement of the examination, a written application on a form or forms provided by the secretary setting forth under affidavit such information as the secretary may require and pr…
RCW 18.50.045 Midwifery education programs—Accreditation.
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The secretary shall promulgate standards by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW for accrediting midwifery educational programs. The standards shall cover the provision of adequate clinical and didactic instruction in all subjects and noncurriculum matters under this section including, b…
RCW 18.50.050 Compliance with secretary's determination.
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Applicants shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined by the secretary as provided by RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.[ 1996 c 191 s 24; 1991 c 3 s 108; 1985 c 7 s 48; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 s 51; 1917 c 160 s 3; RRS s 10176.]Notes:Limi…
RCW 18.50.060 Examinations—Times and places—Subjects—Issuance of license.
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(1) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to execute the provisions of this chapter and shall offer examinations in midwifery at least twice a year at such times and places as the secretary may select. The examinations shall be written and shall be in the English langu…
RCW 18.50.065 Credentialing by endorsement.
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(1) An applicant holding a credential in another state may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.(2) The secretary shall …
RCW 18.50.102 License renewal.
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(1) A licensed midwife must renew the individual's license according to the following requirements:(a) Completion of a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education, approved by the secretary, every three years;(b) Proof of participation in a Washington state coordinated quality im…
RCW 18.50.105 Inform patient of qualifications of midwife—Form.
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The secretary, with the advice of the midwifery advisory committee, shall develop a form to be used by a midwife to inform the patient of the qualifications of a licensed midwife.[ 1991 c 3 s 111; 1981 c 53 s 12.]
RCW 18.50.108 Written plan for consultation, emergency transfer, and transport.
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Every licensed midwife shall develop a written plan for consultation with other health care providers, emergency transfer, transport of an infant to a newborn nursery or neonatal intensive care nursery, and transport of an individual to an appropriate obstetrical department or pa…