RCW 70.05.100
Determination of character of disease.
In case of the question arising as to whether or not any person is affected or is sick with a dangerous, contagious or infectious disease, the opinion of the local health officer shall prevail until the state department of health can be notified, and then the opinion of the executive officer of the state department of health, or any physician he or she may appoint to examine such case, shall be final.
[ 1991 c 3 § 312; 1979 c 141 § 83; 1967 ex.s. c 51 § 15.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.05 - Local Health Departments, Boards, Officers—Regulations.
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.
70.05.060 - 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.
70.05.080 - 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.
70.05.150 - Contracts for sale or purchase of health services authorized.
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.