Washington § 18.76.020 Definitions.

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§ 18.76.020 — Definitions.

Washington § 18.76.020

Title 18BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 18.76POISON INFORMATION CENTERS

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Wash. Rev. Code § 18.76.020 (2026).

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:

(1)"Department" means the department of health.

(2)"Poison information center medical director" means a person who:

(a)Is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 18.57 RCW;

(b)is certified by the secretary under standards adopted under RCW 18.76.050 ; and (c) provides services enumerated under RCW 18.76.030 , and is responsible for supervision of poison information specialists.

(3)"Poison information specialist" means a person who provides services enumerated under RCW 18.76.030 under the supervision of a poison information center medical director and is certified by the secretary under standards ad

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the department of health.

(2) "Poison information center medical director" means a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 18.57 RCW; (b) is certified by the secretary under standards adopted under RCW 18.76.050 ; and (c) provides services enumerated under RCW 18.76.030 , and is responsible for supervision of poison information specialists.

(3) "Poison information specialist" means a person who provides services enumerated under RCW 18.76.030 under the supervision of a poison information center medical director and is certified by the secretary under standards adopted under RCW 18.76.050 .

(4) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.

Effective date — 1996 c 178: See note following RCW 18.35.110 .