Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.05 - Local Health Departments, Boards, Officers—Regulations.
70.05.090 - Physicians to report diseases.

RCW 70.05.090
Physicians to report diseases.

Whenever any physician shall attend any person sick with any dangerous contagious or infectious disease, or with any diseases required by the state board of health to be reported, he or she shall, within twenty-four hours, give notice thereof to the local health officer within whose jurisdiction such sick person may then be or to the state department of health in Olympia.

[ 1991 c 3 § 311; 1979 c 141 § 82; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 14.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.05 - Local Health Departments, Boards, Officers—Regulations.

70.05.010 - Definitions.

70.05.030 - Counties—Local board of health—Jurisdiction.

70.05.035 - Home rule charter counties—Local board of health.

70.05.040 - Local board of health—Chair—Administrative officer—Vacancies.

70.05.045 - Administrative officer—Responsibilities.

70.05.050 - Local health officer—Qualifications—Employment of personnel—Salary and expenses.

70.05.051 - Local health officer—Qualifications.

70.05.053 - Provisionally qualified local health officers—Appointment—Term—Requirements.

70.05.054 - Provisionally qualified local health officers—In-service public health orientation program.

70.05.055 - Provisionally qualified local health officers—Interview—Evaluation as to qualification as local public health officer.

70.05.060 - Powers and duties of local board of health.

70.05.070 - Local health officer—Powers and duties.

70.05.072 - Local health officer—Authority to grant waiver from on-site sewage system requirements.

70.05.074 - On-site sewage system permits—Application—Limitation of alternative sewage systems.

70.05.077 - Department of health—Training—On-site sewage systems—Application of the waiver authority—Topics—Availability.

70.05.080 - Local health officer—Failure to appoint—Procedure.

70.05.090 - Physicians to report diseases.

70.05.100 - Determination of character of disease.

70.05.110 - Local health officials and physicians to report contagious diseases.

70.05.120 - Violations—Remedies—Penalties.

70.05.130 - Expenses of state, health district, or county in enforcing health laws and rules—Payment by county.

70.05.150 - Contracts for sale or purchase of health services authorized.

70.05.160 - Moratorium on water, sewer hookups, or septic systems—Public hearing—Limitation on length.

70.05.170 - Child mortality review.

70.05.180 - Infectious disease testing—Good samaritans—Rules.

70.05.190 - On-site sewage program management plans—Authority of certain boards of health.

70.05.200 - On-site sewage system self-inspection.

70.05.210 - Fatality review teams.