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Chapter 70.54 RCW

MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS

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RCW dispositions

Sections

HTMLPDF 70.54.005Transfer of duties to the department of health.
HTMLPDF 70.54.010Polluting water supply—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.020Furnishing impure water—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.030Pollution of watershed of city in adjoining state—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.040Secretary to advise local authorities on sanitation.
HTMLPDF 70.54.050Exposing contagious disease—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.060Ambulances and drivers.
HTMLPDF 70.54.065Ambulances and drivers—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.070Door of public buildings to swing outward—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.080Liability of person handling steamboat or steam boiler.
HTMLPDF 70.54.090Attachment of objects to utility poles—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.120Immunity from implied warranties and civil liability relating to blood, blood products, tissues, organs, or bones—Scope—Effective date.
HTMLPDF 70.54.130Laetrile—Legislative declaration.
HTMLPDF 70.54.140Laetrile—Interference with physician/patient relationship by health facility—Pharmacy quality assurance commission, duties.
HTMLPDF 70.54.150Physicians not subject to disciplinary action for prescribing or administering laetrile—Conditions.
HTMLPDF 70.54.160Public restrooms—Pay facilities—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.180Deaf persons access to emergency services—Telecommunication devices.
HTMLPDF 70.54.190DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)—Use—Liability.
HTMLPDF 70.54.200Fees for repository of vaccines, biologics.
HTMLPDF 70.54.220Practitioners to provide information on prenatal testing and cord blood banking.
HTMLPDF 70.54.222Cord blood banks—Regulation—Application of consumer protection act—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.54.230Cancer registry program.
HTMLPDF 70.54.240Cancer registry program—Reporting requirements.
HTMLPDF 70.54.250Cancer registry program—Confidentiality.
HTMLPDF 70.54.260Liability.
HTMLPDF 70.54.270Rule making.
HTMLPDF 70.54.280Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Generally—Target minority populations—Report.
HTMLPDF 70.54.290Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—State employees to be recruited.
HTMLPDF 70.54.300Bone marrow donor recruitment and education program—Private sector and community involvement.
HTMLPDF 70.54.305Bone marrow donation—Status as minor not a disqualifying factor.
HTMLPDF 70.54.310Semiautomatic external defibrillator—Duty of acquirer—Immunity from civil liability.
HTMLPDF 70.54.315Semiautomatic external defibrillators—Fitness centers.
HTMLPDF 70.54.320Electrology and tattooing—Findings.
HTMLPDF 70.54.330Electrology and tattooing—Definitions.
HTMLPDF 70.54.340Electrology, body art, body piercing, and tattooing—Rules, sterilization requirements.
HTMLPDF 70.54.350Electrology and tattooing—Practitioners to comply with rules—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.355Scleral tattooing prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement.
HTMLPDF 70.54.370Meningococcal disease—Students to receive informational materials.
HTMLPDF 70.54.400Retail restroom access—Customers with medical conditions—Penalty.
HTMLPDF 70.54.410Unintended pregnancies—Sexual health education funding.
HTMLPDF 70.54.420Accountable care organization pilot projects—Report to the legislature.
HTMLPDF 70.54.430First responders—Emergency response service—Contact information.
HTMLPDF 70.54.440Epinephrine autoinjectors—Prescribing to certain entities—Training—Liability—Incident reporting.
HTMLPDF 70.54.450Maternal mortality review panel—Duties—Confidentiality, testimonial privilege, and liability—Identification of maternal deaths—Reports—Data-sharing agreements.
HTMLPDF 70.54.470Medical debt—Limits on sale or assignment.
HTMLPDF 70.54.475Medical debt—Consumer credit reporting agencies—Application of consumer protection act.
HTMLPDF 70.54.480Drayage truck operators—Access to restroom facilities.
HTMLPDF 70.54.490Posting of health and safety information—Format and accessibility.
HTMLPDF 70.54.500Motor carriers—Access to restroom facilities.
HTMLPDF 70.54.505Baby diaper changing stations—Public buildings—Penalties.
HTMLPDF 70.54.510Communicable disease control policy.

Notes:

Control of cities and towns over water pollution: Chapter 35.88 RCW.
Council for children and families: Chapter 43.121 RCW.
Nuisances, generally: Chapters 7.48 and 9.66 RCW.
Water pollution control: Chapter 90.48 RCW.