Wash. Admin. Code § 246-90-010 - Definitions
The following definitions apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Board" means the Washington state board
of health.
(2) "Consumers of public
health" means the category of persons consisting of county or health district
residents who have self-identified as having faced significant health
inequities or as having lived experiences with public health-related
programs.
(3) "Elected official"
means any person elected at a general or special election to public office
representing a city or county, and any person appointed to fill a vacancy in
any such office.
(4) "Health
agency" means a private or public business or organization that renders or
connects persons to health services, insurance, or other benefits.
(5) "Health facility" means a facility,
clinic, or other setting licensed under Title 18, 70, or 71 RCW in which
behavioral or medical diagnosis, care, treatment, or services are
provided.
(6) "Local board of
health" means the county or district board of health as established under
chapter 70.05 RCW.
(7) "Local
health jurisdiction" or "LHJ" means a county health department under chapter
70.05 RCW or health district under chapter 70.46 RCW.
(8) "Nonelected member" or "nonelected
position" means a person appointed to a local board of health who is not an
elected official, and represents:
(a) Public
health, health care facilities, and providers;
(b) Consumers of public health; or
(c) Other community stakeholders.
(9) "Other community stakeholders"
means the category of persons representing the following types of organizations
located in the county or health district:
(a)
Community-based organizations or nonprofits that work with populations
experiencing health inequities in the county;
(b) Active, reserve, or retired armed
services members;
(c) The business
community; or
(d) The environmental
public health regulated community.
(10) "Public health, health care facilities,
and providers" means the category of persons practicing or employed in the
county or health district who are:
(a) Medical
ethicists;
(b)
Epidemiologists;
(c) Experienced in
environmental public health;
(d)
Community health workers;
(e)
Holders of master's degrees or higher in public health or another field with an
emphasis or concentration in health care, public health, or health
policy;
(f) Employees of a hospital
located in the county; or
(g) Any
of the following providers holding an active or retired license in good
standing under Title 18 RCW:
(i) Physicians or
osteopathic physicians;
(ii)
Advanced registered nurse practitioners;
(iii) Physician assistants;
(iv) Registered nurses;
(v) Dentists;
(vi) Naturopaths; or
(vii) Pharmacists.
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