Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Chapter 246-100 - Communicable and certain other diseases
Section 246-100-203 - Sexually transmitted infections-Health officer orders
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) When a state or local health officer within their jurisdiction, concludes an investigation and determines that a person has an STI, their behavior occurred during an infectious period and was sufficient to transmit infection, and continues to engage in specified behavior that endangers the public health despite reasonable efforts to obtain the person's voluntary cooperation, the state or local health officer may, in accordance with RCW 70.24.024, issue orders requiring a person to do one or more of the following:
(2) For the purposes of RCW 70.24.024 and this section, "behavior that endangers the public health" means:
(3) State and local health officers and their authorized representatives may issue written orders for medical examination, testing, counseling, or cessation of behavior that endangers public health under RCW 70.24.024, only after:
(4) State and local health officers and their authorized representatives may issue written orders for treatment under RCW 70.24.024 only after laboratory test results or direct observation of clinical signs or assessment of clinical data by a health care provider confirm the person has, or is likely to have, a sexually transmitted infection.
(5) State and local health officers and their authorized representatives may issue written orders to cease and desist specified behaviors under RCW 70.24.024 only after:
(6) Written orders to cease and desist specified behaviors must be reasonably related to the purpose or the restriction or restrictions for a period of time not to exceed 12 months provided all requirements of RCW 70.24.024 regarding notification, confidentiality, right to a judicial hearing, and right to counsel are met.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.24.130 and 70.24.380. 05-11-110, § 246-100-203, filed 5/18/05, effective 6/18/05.