The following definitions apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

1. (1) "Board" means the Washington state board of health.
2. (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. (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. (4) "Health agency" means a private or public business or organization that renders or connects persons to health services, insurance, or other benefits.
5. (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. (6) "Local board of health" means the county or district board of health as established under chapter 70.05 RCW.
7. (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. (8) "Nonelected member" or "nonelected position" means a person appointed to a local board of health who is not an elected official, and represents:

   1. (a) Public health, health care facilities, and providers;
   2. (b) Consumers of public health; or
   3. (c) Other community stakeholders.

9. (9) "Other community stakeholders" means the category of persons representing the following types of organizations located in the county or health district:

   1. (a) Community-based organizations or nonprofits that work with populations experiencing health inequities in the county;
   2. (b) Active, reserve, or retired armed services members;
   3. (c) The business community; or
   4. (d) The environmental public health regulated community.

10. (10) "Public health, health care facilities, and providers" means the category of persons practicing or employed in the county or health district who are:

    1. (a) Medical ethicists;
    2. (b) Epidemiologists;
    3. (c) Experienced in environmental public health;
    4. (d) Community health workers;
    5. (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;
    6. (f) Employees of a hospital located in the county; or

    7. (g) Any of the following providers holding an active or retired license in good standing under Title 18 RCW:

       1. (i) Physicians or osteopathic physicians;
       2. (ii) Advanced registered nurse practitioners;
       3. (iii) Physician assistants;
       4. (iv) Registered nurses;
       5. (v) Dentists;
       6. (vi) Naturopaths; or
       7. (vii) Pharmacists.

[Statutory Authority: 2021 c 205. WSR 22-11-039, § 246-90-010, filed 5/11/22, effective 7/1/22.]