RCW 70.26.010 Findings—Intent. The legislature finds that: (1) Pandemic influenza is a global outbreak of disease that occurs when a new virus appears in the human population, causes serious illness, and then spreads easily from person to person. (2) Historically, pandemic influenza has occurred on average every thirty years. Most recently, the Asian flu in […]
RCW 70.26.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Department” means the department of health. (2) “Local health jurisdiction” means a local health department as established under chapter 70.05 RCW, a combined city-county health department as established under chapter 70.08 RCW, or a health district […]
RCW 70.26.030 Local preparedness and response plans—Requirements. (1) The secretary shall establish requirements and performance standards, consistent with any requirements or standards established by the United States department of health and human services, regarding the development and implementation of local pandemic flu preparedness and response plans. (2) To the extent state or federal funds are […]
RCW 70.26.040 Local preparedness and response plans—Consultation with public, private sector—Department to provide technical assistance and disburse funds. (1) Each local health jurisdiction shall develop its pandemic flu preparedness and response plan based on the requirements and performance standards established under RCW 70.26.030(1) and an assessment of the jurisdiction’s current capacity to respond to pandemic […]
RCW 70.26.050 Plans to be submitted to secretary for approval, rejection—Funding—Preparedness and response activities. Local health jurisdictions shall submit their pandemic flu preparedness and response plans to the secretary by November 1, 2006. Upon receipt of a plan, the secretary shall approve or reject the plan. When the plan is determined by the department to […]
RCW 70.26.060 Secretary to develop a formula for fund distribution—Requirements. The secretary shall develop a formula for distribution of any federal and state funds appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act on or before July 1, 2006, to local health jurisdictions for development and implementation of their pandemic flu preparedness and response plans. The formula developed […]
RCW 70.26.070 Secretary duties—Report. The secretary shall: (1) Develop a process for assessing the compliance of each local health jurisdiction with the requirements and performance standards developed under RCW 70.26.030(1) at least biannually; (2) By November 15, 2008, report to the legislature on the level of compliance with the performance standards established under RCW 70.26.030(1). […]
