There is hereby established in the state department of health a “section of hospital and medical facility survey and construction” which shall be administered by a full time salaried head under the supervision and direction of the secretary. The state department of health, through such section, shall constitute the sole agency of the state for the purpose of:
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Terms Used In Washington Code 70.40.030

  • Hospital: includes public health centers and general, tuberculosis, mental, chronic disease, and other types of hospitals, and related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient departments, nurses' home and training facilities, and central service facilities operated in connection with hospitals;
Washington Code 70.40.020
  • Medical facilities: means diagnostic or diagnostic and treatment centers, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes as those terms are defined in the federal act. See Washington Code 70.40.020
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the state department of health;
    • Washington Code 70.40.020
    (1) Making an inventory of existing hospitals and medical facilities, surveying the need for construction of hospitals and medical facilities, and developing a program of hospital and medical facility construction; and
    (2) Developing and administering a state plan for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals and medical facilities as provided in this chapter.
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