RCW 43.70.515
Foundational public health services—Funding.
(1) With any state funding of foundational public health services, the state expects that measurable benefits will be realized to the health of communities in Washington as a result of the improved capacity of the governmental public health system. Close coordination and sharing of services are integral to increasing system capacity.
(2)(a) Funding for foundational public health services shall be appropriated to the office of financial management. The office of financial management may only allocate funding to the department if the department, after consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to chapter 43.376 RCW, jointly certifies with a state association representing local health jurisdictions and the state board of health, to the office of financial management that they are in agreement on the distribution and uses of state foundational public health services funding across the public health system.
(b) If joint certification is provided, the department shall distribute foundational public health services funding according to the agreed-upon distribution and uses. If joint certification is not provided, appropriations for this purpose shall lapse.
(3) By October 1, 2020, the department, in partnership with sovereign tribal nations, local health jurisdictions, and the state board of health, shall report on:
(a) Service delivery models, and a plan for further implementation of successful models;
(b) Changes in capacity of the governmental public health system; and
(c) Progress made to improve health outcomes.
(4) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Foundational public health services" means a limited statewide set of defined public health services within the following areas:
(i) Control of communicable diseases and other notifiable conditions;
(ii) Chronic disease and injury prevention;
(iii) Environmental public health;
(iv) Maternal, child, and family health;
(v) Access to and linkage with medical, oral, and behavioral health services;
(vi) Vital records; and
(vii) Cross-cutting capabilities, including:
(A) Assessing the health of populations;
(B) Public health emergency planning;
(C) Communications;
(D) Policy development and support;
(E) Community partnership development; and
(F) Business competencies.
(b) "Governmental public health system" means the state department of health, state board of health, local health jurisdictions, sovereign tribal nations, and Indian health programs located within Washington.
(c) "Indian health programs" means tribally operated health programs, urban Indian health programs, tribal epidemiology centers, the American Indian health commission for Washington state, and the Northwest Portland area Indian health board.
(d) "Local health jurisdictions" means a public health agency organized under chapter 70.05, 70.08, or 70.46 RCW.
(e) "Service delivery models" means a systematic sharing of resources and function among state and local governmental public health entities, sovereign tribal nations, and Indian health programs to increase capacity and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
[ 2019 c 14 § 2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.
43.70.020 - Department created.
43.70.030 - Secretary of health.
43.70.040 - Secretary's powers—Rule-making authority—Report to the legislature.
43.70.041 - Five-year formal review process of existing rules.
43.70.045 - Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
43.70.047 - Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care.
43.70.050 - Collection, use, and accessibility of health-related data.
43.70.053 - Hospital consolidated annual income—Reporting.
43.70.054 - Health care data standards—Submittal of standards to legislature.
43.70.060 - Duties of department—Promotion of health care cost-effectiveness.
43.70.068 - Quality assurance—Interagency cooperation.
43.70.070 - Duties of department—Analysis of health services.
43.70.075 - Identity of whistleblower protected—Remedy for retaliatory action—Definitions—Rules.
43.70.080 - Transfer of powers and duties from the department of social and health services.
43.70.090 - Authority to administer oaths and issue subpoenas—Provisions governing subpoenas.
43.70.097 - Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.
43.70.110 - License fees—Costs—Other charges—Waiver.
43.70.115 - Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification.
43.70.120 - Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.
43.70.125 - Health care facility certification—Unfunded federal mandates—Applicant fees.
43.70.130 - Powers and duties of secretary—General.
43.70.140 - Annual conference of health officers.
43.70.150 - Registration of vital statistics.
43.70.190 - Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized.
43.70.195 - Public water systems—Receivership actions brought by secretary—Plan for disposition.
43.70.210 - Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged.
43.70.220 - Transfer of powers and duties from the department of licensing.
43.70.230 - Office of health consumer assistance created—Duties.
43.70.240 - Written operating agreements.
43.70.250 - License fees for professions, occupations, and businesses.
43.70.270 - License moratorium for persons in the service—Rules.
43.70.290 - Funeral directors and embalmers subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
43.70.310 - Cooperation with department of ecology.
43.70.323 - Hospital infection control grant account.
43.70.327 - Public health supplemental account—Annual statement.
43.70.334 - Temporary worker housing—Definition.
43.70.337 - Temporary worker housing building permit—Plans and specifications—Fees—Rules.
43.70.400 - Head injury prevention—Legislative finding.
43.70.410 - Head injury prevention—Program, generally.
43.70.420 - Head injury prevention—Information preparation.
43.70.435 - Diagnosed concussions of students—Report.
43.70.440 - Head injury prevention act—Short title—1990 c 270.
43.70.444 - Washington plan for suicide prevention—Steering committee—Report.
43.70.446 - Suicide-safer homes project—Suicide-safer homes project account.
43.70.470 - Retired health care provider liability malpractice insurance—Conditions.
43.70.480 - Emergency medical personnel—Futile treatment and natural death directives—Guidelines.
43.70.495 - Telemedicine training for health care professionals.
43.70.500 - Health care services practice indicators and risk management protocols.
43.70.510 - Health care services coordinated quality improvement program—Rules.
43.70.512 - Public health system—Foundational public health services—Intent.
43.70.515 - Foundational public health services—Funding.
43.70.525 - Immunization assessment and enhancement proposals by local jurisdictions.
43.70.526 - Childhood immunizations—Resources for expecting parents.
43.70.533 - Chronic conditions—Training and technical assistance for primary care providers.
43.70.540 - Data collection—Legislative finding and intent.
43.70.545 - Data collection and reporting rules.
43.70.550 - Public health services improvement plan—Contents.
43.70.555 - Assessment standards.
43.70.560 - Media violence—Reporting reduction efforts.
43.70.590 - American Indian health care delivery plan.
43.70.595 - Health equity zones.
43.70.600 - Survey regarding exposure to radio frequencies—Results.
43.70.605 - Personal wireless services—Random testing on power density analysis—Rules.
43.70.610 - Domestic violence education program—Established—Findings.
43.70.613 - Health care professionals—Health equity continuing education.
43.70.617 - Prenatal nutrition best practices—Educational resources for pregnant women.
43.70.619 - Pregnancy complications—Informational resources.
43.70.620 - List of contacts—Health care professions.
43.70.630 - Cost-reimbursement agreements.
43.70.640 - Workplace breastfeeding policies—Infant-friendly designation.
43.70.645 - Donor human milk—Milk bank safety standards.
43.70.650 - School sealant endorsement program—Rules—Fee—Report to the legislature.
43.70.660 - Product safety education.
43.70.665 - Early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program—Medical advisory committee.
43.70.670 - Human immunodeficiency virus insurance program.
43.70.675 - Public health advisory board.
43.70.680 - Volunteers for emergency or disaster assistance.
43.70.690 - State asthma plan.
43.70.705 - Fall prevention program.
43.70.715 - COVID-19 public health response account.
43.70.720 - Universal vaccine purchase account.
43.70.725 - Health extension program—Dissemination of evidence-based tools and resources—Rules.
43.70.738 - Down syndrome resources—Development.
43.70.740 - Adjudicative proceedings.
43.70.765 - Opioid drugs—Warning—Patient education materials.
43.70.770 - State opioid response plan.
43.70.780 - Fruit and vegetable incentives program.
43.70.790 - Health care facility inspection and investigation availability.
43.70.800 - Oversight, consolidation, and standardization—Review.
43.70.810 - Provision of medical information—Dissemination of requirements and authority.
43.70.815 - Environmental health disparities map.
43.70.820 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of health.
43.70.825 - School-based health center program office.
43.70.835 - Lead contamination in drinking water in school buildings—State-tribal compact schools.
43.70.840 - Lead contamination in drinking water in school buildings—Technical guidance.
43.70.850 - Suicide-safer homes task force.
43.70.901 - References to the director or department of licensing—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
43.70.902 - References to the hospital commission—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.