Three Things You Need to Know:?

1. Personal Appearances will take place on Thursday, May 2. More Information

2. Need a rapid health test, Naloxone or a Pregnancy Test? Try our kiosks.

3. Mother's Day is Sunday May 14.

Important update for Death Registration System

DOH still has many providers that have not enrolled for WHALES Death Registration system. If you are involved in patient care and may have to complete a death report, you cannot access EDRS. You must have a WHALES Death Registration account. Enrollment is a multi-step process, which means the time to sign up is NOW before you have a death to report. This will result in a quicker death registration process for all involved. More Information

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Recent Policy Interested Parties Meeting & Policy Committee Meeting Recordings Available Here.

Opportunity to Help Improve the Safe Medication Return System

The Safe Medication Return system at the Department of Health launched an awareness survey of law enforcement staff, veterinarians, pharmacists, physicians, and other health care providers. Your input will help the department assess awareness, attitudes, and use of Safe Medication Return services and benefits. Survey data will help improve Safe Medication Return and inform the department?s report to the legislature.

Please consider taking this survey and sharing the link with other law enforcement staff, veterinarians, pharmacists, and health care providers.

The Department of Health is offering a similar survey to the public. Please share the public survey widely within Washington state to help improve the system for our communities.

Both the public and professional survey will be available until May 15. Each should take about five minutes to complete.

If you have questions about either survey, contact the department at [email protected] or 360-236-4698

Water Recreation Program Rulemaking

The Water Recreation Program at Washington State Department of Health is proposing changes to the water recreation facilities law (chapter 70.90 RCW).

What's Happening?

The Water Recreation Program is proposing to make changes in several sections to address the following:

Definitions,
Designated swimming areas,
Rule exceptions for pools at locations with less than 15 living units or at mobile home parks,
Insurance requirements, and
Therapy pools.

More details about these proposed changes can be found on the Water Recreation Program's webpage.?

These changes will allow the Water Recreation Program to align the water recreation rules with the CDC's Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC).

The Water Recreation Program wants your input!

The Water Recreation Program hopes to finalize amendments to chapter 70.90 RCW by the end of May, 2024, but needs your help! Provide input by on the proposed changes found in our informational pamphlet?by: