Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.79.170 Examinations for inspector's appointment or commission—Reexamination.
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Examinations for deputy or special inspectors shall be in writing and shall be held by the chief and a member of the board, or by at least two national board commissioned inspectors. Such examinations shall be confined to questions the answers to which will aid in determining the…
RCW 70.79.180 Suspension, revocation of inspector's commission—Grounds—Reinstatement.
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A commission may be suspended or revoked after due investigation and recommendation by the board to the director of the department of labor and industries for the incompetence or untrustworthiness of the holder thereof, or for willful falsification of any matter or statement cont…
RCW 70.79.190 Suspension, revocation of commission—Appeal.
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A person whose commission has been suspended or revoked shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in RCW 70.79.361 and to be present in person and/or represented by counsel on the hearing of the appeal.[ 2005 c 22 s 5; 1951 c 32 s 20.]
RCW 70.79.200 Lost or destroyed certificate or commission.
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If a certificate or commission is lost or destroyed, a new certificate or commission shall be issued in its place without another examination.[ 1951 c 32 s 21.]
RCW 70.79.220 Inspections—Who shall make.
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The inspections herein required shall be made by the chief inspector, by a deputy inspector, or by a special inspector provided for in this chapter.[ 1951 c 32 s 25.]
RCW 70.79.230 Access to premises by inspectors.
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The chief inspector, or any deputy or special inspector, shall have free access, during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where a boiler or unfired pressure vessel is being constructed, or is being installed or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such b…
RCW 70.79.240 Inspection of boilers, unfired pressure vessels—Scope—Frequency.
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Each boiler and unfired pressure vessel used or proposed to be used within this state, except boilers or unfired pressure vessels exempt in RCW 70.79.080 and 70.79.090, shall be thoroughly inspected as to their construction, installation, condition and operation, as follows:(1) P…
RCW 70.79.250 Inspection—Frequency—Grace period.
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In the case of power boilers a grace period of not more than two months longer than the period established by the board under RCW 70.79.240(1) may elapse between internal inspections of a boiler while not under pressure or between external inspections of a boiler while under pres…
RCW 70.79.260 Inspection—Frequency—Modification by rules.
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The rules and regulations formulated by the board applying to the inspection of unfired pressure vessels may be modified by the board to reduce or extend the interval between required inspections where the contents of the vessel or the material of which it is constructed warrant …
RCW 70.79.270 Hydrostatic test.
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If at any time a hydrostatic test shall be deemed necessary to determine the safety of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, [the] same shall be made, at the discretion of the inspector, by the owner or user thereof.[ 1951 c 32 s 26.]
RCW 70.79.280 Inspection during construction.
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All boilers and all unfired pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the twelve-month period from the date upon which the rules of the board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules of the board by an inspector …
RCW 70.79.290 Inspection certificate—Contents—Posting—Fee.
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If, upon inspection, a boiler or pressure vessel is found to comply with the rules and regulations of the board, and upon the appropriate fee payment made directly to the chief inspector, as required by RCW 70.79.160 or 70.79.330, the chief inspector shall issue to the owner or u…
RCW 70.79.300 Inspection certificate invalid on termination of insurance.
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No inspection certificate issued for an insured boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler or unfired pressure vessel, for which it was issued, shall cease to be insured by a company duly authorized by this state to carry su…
RCW 70.79.310 Inspection certificate—Suspension—Reinstatement.
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The chief inspector, or his or her authorized representative, may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or…
RCW 70.79.320 Operating without inspection certificate prohibited—Penalty.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6039-S.SL) ***(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, or corporation to operate under pressure in this state a boiler or unfired pressure vessel, to which this chapter applies, without a valid inspection certificate as provided for …
RCW 70.79.330 Inspection fees—Expenses—Schedules—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.
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The owner or user of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, or his or her deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the chief inspector, upon completion of inspection, fees and expenses in accordance with a schedule adopted by t…
RCW 70.79.350 Inspection fees—Receipts for—Pressure systems safety fund.
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The chief inspector shall give an official receipt for all fees required by chapter 70.79 RCW and shall transfer all sums so received to the treasurer of the state of Washington as ex officio custodian thereof and the treasurer shall place all sums in a special fund hereby create…
RCW 70.79.361 Board determinations—Appeals.
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(1) No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity may install or maintain any standards that violate this chapter. In cases where the interpretation and application of the installation or maintenance standards prescribed in this chapter is in dispute, the board shall…
RCW 70.82.010 Purpose and aim of program.
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It is hereby declared to be of vital concern to the state of Washington that all persons who are bona fide residents of the state of Washington and who are afflicted with cerebral palsy in any degree be provided with facilities and a program of service for medical care, education…
RCW 70.82.021 Cerebral palsy fund—Moneys transferred to general fund.
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All moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the state cerebral palsy fund on the first day of May, 1955, and all moneys thereafter paid into the state treasury for or to the credit of the state cerebral palsy fund, shall be and are hereby transferred to and placed in the ge…
RCW 70.82.022 Cerebral palsy fund—Appropriations to be paid from general fund.
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From and after the first day of April, 1955, all appropriations made by the thirty-fourth legislature from the state cerebral palsy fund shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund.[ 1955 c 326 s 2.]
RCW 70.82.023 Cerebral palsy fund—Abolished.
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From and after the first day of May, 1955, the state cerebral palsy fund is abolished.[ 1955 c 326 s 3.]
RCW 70.82.024 Cerebral palsy fund—Warrants to be paid from general fund.
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From and after the first day of May, 1955, all warrants drawn on the state cerebral palsy fund and not presented for payment shall be paid from the general fund, and it shall be the duty of the state treasurer and he or she is hereby directed to pay such warrants when presented f…
RCW 70.82.030 Eligibility.
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Any resident of this state who is educable but, as the result of cerebral palsy, is unable to take advantage of the regular system of free education of this state may be admitted to or be eligible for any service and facilities provided hereunder, provided such resident has lived…
RCW 70.82.040 Diagnosis.
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Persons shall be admitted to or be eligible for the services and facilities provided herein only after diagnosis according to procedures and regulations established and approved for this purpose by the department of social and health services.[ 1974 ex.s. c 91 s 3; 1947 c 240 s 4…
RCW 70.82.050 Powers, duties, functions, unallocated funds, transferred.
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All powers, duties and functions of the superintendent of public instruction or the state board of education relating to the Cerebral Palsy Center as referred to in chapter 39, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. shall be transferred to the department of social and health services as crea…
RCW 70.83.010 Declaration of policy and purpose.
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It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Washington to make every effort to detect as early as feasible and to prevent where possible phenylketonuria and other preventable heritable disorders leading to developmental disabilities or physical defects.[ 1977 ex.s. c 8…
RCW 70.83.020 Screening tests of newborn infants.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the department of health to require screening tests of all newborn infants born in any setting. Each hospital or health care provider attending a birth outside of a hospital shall collect and submit a sample blood specimen for all newborns no more than…
RCW 70.83.023 Specialty clinics—Defined disorders—Fee for infant screening and sickle cell disease.
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The department has the authority to collect a fee of eight dollars and forty cents from the parents or other responsible party of each infant screened for congenital disorders as defined by the state board of health under RCW 70.83.020 to fund specialty clinics that provide treat…
RCW 70.83.030 Report of positive test to department of health.
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Laboratories, attending physicians, hospital administrators, or other persons performing or requesting the performance of tests for phenylketonuria shall report to the department of health all positive tests. The state board of health by rule shall, when it deems appropriate, req…
RCW 70.83.040 Services and facilities of state agencies made available to families and physicians.
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When notified of positive screening tests, the state department of health shall offer the use of its services and facilities, designed to prevent intellectual disabilities or physical defects in such children, to the attending physician, or the parents of the newborn child if no …
RCW 70.83.050 Rules and regulations to be adopted by state board of health.
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The state board of health shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.[ 1967 c 82 s 5.]
RCW 70.83.090 Critical congenital heart disease screening.
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(1) Prior to discharge of an infant born in a hospital, the hospital shall:(a) Perform critical congenital heart disease screening using pulse oximetry according to recommended American academy of pediatrics guidelines;(b) Record the results of the critical congenital heart disea…
RCW 70.83C.005 Intent.
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The legislature recognizes that the use of alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy can cause medical, psychological, and social problems for women and infants. The legislature further recognizes that communities are increasingly concerned about this problem and the associated co…
RCW 70.83C.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Alcoholism" means a disease, characterized by a dependency on alcoholic beverages, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of alcohol use, symptoms of toler…
RCW 70.83C.020 Prevention strategies.
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The secretary shall develop and promote statewide secondary prevention strategies designed to increase the use of alcohol and drug treatment services by women of childbearing age, before, during, and immediately after pregnancy. These efforts are conducted through the division of…
RCW 70.83E.010 Declaration—Policy.
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The policy of the state of Washington is to make every effort to detect as early as feasible and to prevent where possible preventable disorders resulting from parental use of alcohol and drugs.[ 1998 c 93 s 1.]
RCW 70.83E.020 Screening criteria, training protocols—Development of.
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The department of health, in consultation with appropriate medical professionals, shall develop screening criteria for use in identifying pregnant or lactating women addicted to drugs or alcohol who are at risk of producing a drug-affected baby. The department shall also develop …
RCW 70.83E.030 Department of health—Duties.
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The department of health shall investigate the feasibility of medical protocols for laboratory testing or other screening of newborn infants for exposure to alcohol or drugs. The department of health shall consider how to improve the current system with respect to testing, consid…
RCW 70.84.010 Declaration—Policy.
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The legislature declares:(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable the blind, persons with [visual] disabilities, the hearing impaired, and other persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state, and to engage in remuner…
RCW 70.84.020 "Dog guide" defined.
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For the purpose of this chapter, the term "dog guide" means a dog that is trained for the purpose of guiding blind persons or a dog trained for the purpose of assisting hearing impaired persons.[ 1997 c 271 s 18; 1980 c 109 s 2; 1969 c 141 s 2.]
RCW 70.84.021 "Service animal" defined.
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For the purpose of this chapter, "service animal" means an animal that is trained for the purposes of assisting or accommodating a disabled person's sensory, mental, or physical disability.[ 1997 c 271 s 19; 1985 c 90 s 1.]
RCW 70.84.040 Precautions for drivers of motor vehicles approaching a wheelchair user or pedestrian who is using a white cane, dog guide, or service animal.
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The driver of a vehicle approaching a totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a cane predominantly white in color (with or without a red tip), a totally or partially blind or hearing impaired pedestrian using a dog guide, a person with physical disabilities using a …
RCW 70.84.050 Handicapped pedestrians not carrying white cane or using dog guide—Rights and privileges.
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A totally or partially blind pedestrian not carrying a white cane or a totally or partially blind or hearing impaired pedestrian not using a dog guide in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in RCW 70.84.010, shall have all of the rights and privileges conferr…
RCW 70.84.060 Unauthorized use of white cane, dog guide, or service animal.
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It shall be unlawful for any pedestrian who is not totally or partially blind to use a white cane or any pedestrian who is not totally or partially blind or is not hearing impaired to use a dog guide or any pedestrian who is not otherwise physically disabled to use a service anim…
RCW 70.84.070 Penalty for violations.
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Any person or persons, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person or persons, firm or corporation, who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in RCW 70.84.010, or otherwise interferes with the rights of a totally or partially…
RCW 70.84.080 Employment of persons with disabilities in public service.
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In accordance with the policy set forth in RCW 70.84.010, the blind, persons with visual disabilities, the hearing impaired, and other persons with disabilities shall be employed in the state service, in the service of the political subdivisions of the state, in the public school…
RCW 70.84.900 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "White Cane Law."[ 1969 c 141 s 11.]
RCW 70.85.010 Definitions.
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"Party line" means a subscribers' line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected therewith, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number."Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt s…
RCW 70.85.020 Refusal to yield line—Penalty.
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Any person who shall wilfully refuse to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting such other person to report a fire or summon police, medical or other aid in case of emergency, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1953 c 25 s…