RCW 43.20.025 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Commissary” means an approved food establishment where food is stored, prepared, portioned, or packaged for service elsewhere. (2) “Commissions” means the Washington state commission on African American affairs established in chapter 43.113 RCW, the Washington state […]
RCW 43.20.030 State board of health—Members—Chair—Staff support—Executive director, confidential secretary—Compensation and travel expenses of members. The state board of health shall be composed of ten members. These shall be the secretary or the secretary’s designee and nine other persons to be appointed by the governor, including four persons experienced in matters of health and sanitation, […]
RCW 43.20.035 State board of health—Cooperation with environmental agencies. See RCW 43.70.310.
RCW 43.20.050 Powers and duties of state board of health—Rule making—Delegation of authority—Enforcement of rules. (1) The state board of health shall provide a forum for the development of public health policy in Washington state. It is authorized to recommend to the secretary means for obtaining appropriate citizen and professional involvement in all public health […]
RCW 43.20.065 On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making. (1) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding failures of on-site sewage systems must: (a) Give first priority to allowing repair and second priority to allowing replacement of an existing conventional on-site sewage system, consisting of a septic tank and drainfield, with a […]
RCW 43.20.100 Biennial report. The state board of health shall report to the governor by July 1st of each even-numbered year including therein suggestions for public health priorities for the following biennium and such legislative action as it deems necessary. [ 2009 c 518 § 23; 1977 c 75 § 44; 1965 c 8 § […]
RCW 43.20.145 Food service rules—Consideration of federal food code—Safety standards for Asian rice-based noodles and Korean rice cakes. (1) The state board shall consider the most recent version of the United States food and drug administration’s food code for the purpose of adopting rules for food service. (2)(a) In considering the adoption of rules for […]
RCW 43.20.148 Mobile food units—Commissary and servicing area requirements. The regulatory authority must approve a request for a mobile food unit to be exempt from state board of health or local health jurisdiction requirements to operate from an approved commissary or servicing area if: (1) The mobile food unit contains all equipment and utensils needed […]
RCW 43.20.149 Mobile food units—Reciprocity—Rule making. (1) Beginning May 1, 2020, a regulatory authority must accept a completed and approved plan review of a mobile food unit from another regulatory authority if: (a) The applicant has obtained a valid permit to operate the mobile food unit from another regulatory authority; and (b) The applicant provides […]
RCW 43.20.175 Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized. See RCW 43.70.190.
RCW 43.20.185 Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer. See RCW 43.70.200.
RCW 43.20.215 Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged. See RCW 43.70.210.
RCW 43.20.230 Water resource planning—Procedures, criteria, technical assistance. Consistent with the water resource planning process of the department of ecology, the department of health shall: (1) Develop procedures and guidelines relating to water use efficiency, as defined in *section 4(3), chapter 348, Laws of 1989, to be included in the development and approval of cost-efficient […]
RCW 43.20.235 Water conservation—Water delivery rate structures. Water purveyors required to develop a water system plan pursuant to RCW 43.20.230 shall evaluate the feasibility of adopting and implementing water delivery rate structures that encourage water conservation. This information shall be included in water system plans submitted to the department of health for approval after July […]
RCW 43.20.240 Public water systems—Complaint process. (1) The department shall have primary responsibility among state agencies to receive complaints from persons aggrieved by the failure of a public water system. If the remedy to the complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the department, the department shall refer the complaint to the state or local […]
RCW 43.20.250 Review of water system plan—Time limitations—Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline. For any new or revised water system plan submitted for review under this chapter, the department shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan. […]
RCW 43.20.260 Review of water system plan, requirements—Municipal water suppliers, retail service. In approving the water system plan of a public water system, the department shall ensure that water service to be provided by the system under the plan for any new industrial, commercial, or residential use is consistent with the requirements of any comprehensive […]
RCW 43.20.265 Elevated lead level—Definition. After July 1, 2030, the state board may, by rule, define “elevated lead level” at a concentration of five or fewer parts per billion if scientific evidence supports a lower concentration as having the potential for further reducing the health effects of lead contamination in drinking water. [ 2021 c […]
RCW 43.20.270 Governor’s interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy. The legislature finds that women and people of color experience significant disparities from men and the general population in education, employment, healthful living conditions, access to health care, and other social determinants of health. The legislature finds that these circumstances coupled with lower, slower, […]
RCW 43.20.275 Council created—Membership—Duties—Advisory committees. (1) In collaboration with staff whom the office of financial management may assign, and within funds made expressly available to the state board for these purposes, the state board shall assist the governor by convening and providing assistance to the council. The council shall include one representative from each of […]
