RCW 70.24.901
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 150.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.24 - Control and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
70.24.005 - Transfer of duties to the department of health.
70.24.015 - Legislative finding.
70.24.025 - Violations of health order—Penalties.
70.24.027 - Intentional transmission of HIV—Penalties.
70.24.034 - Detention—Grounds—Order—Hearing.
70.24.050 - Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases—Confirmation—Anonymous prevalence reports.
70.24.070 - Detention and treatment facilities.
70.24.084 - Violations of chapter—Aggrieved persons—Right of action.
70.24.090 - Pregnant women—Test for syphilis.
70.24.110 - Minors—Treatment, consent, liability for payment for care.
70.24.120 - Sexually transmitted disease case investigators—Authority to obtain specimens.
70.24.130 - Adoption of rules.
70.24.150 - Immunity of certain public employees.
70.24.220 - Sexually transmitted disease education in public schools—Finding.
70.24.290 - Public school employees—Rules for blood-borne pathogens education and training.
70.24.325 - Testing—Insurance requirements.
70.24.340 - Employees' substantial exposure to bodily fluids—Procedure and court orders.
70.24.360 - Jail detainees—Testing of persons who present a possible risk.
70.24.370 - Correction facility inmates—Testing—Procedure.
70.24.420 - Additional local funding of treatment programs not required.
70.24.430 - Application of chapter to persons subject to jurisdiction of department of corrections.
70.24.450 - Confidentiality—Reports—Unauthorized disclosures.
70.24.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.