WAC 246-101-705   Duties of the department of labor and industries.  (1) The department of labor and industries shall:

     (a) Provide consultation and technical assistance to local health departments and the department investigating notifiable conditions reports;

     (b) Provide consultation and technical assistance to health care providers, laboratories, health care facilities, and others required to make notifications to public health authorities of notifiable conditions upon request;

     (c) Provide technical assistance to businesses and labor organizations for understanding the use of notifiable conditions data collected and analyzed by the department of labor and industries; and

     (d) Develop routine data dissemination mechanisms that describe and analyze notifiable conditions case investigations and data. These may include annual and monthly reports and other mechanisms for data dissemination as developed by the department of labor and industries.

     (2) The department of labor and industries may receive data through any cooperative relationship negotiated by the department of labor and industries and any health care provider, laboratory, or health care facility.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. 00-23-120, § 246-101-705, filed 11/22/00, effective 12/23/00.]