Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons

Food 

• Food and beverage establishment workers' permits (RCW 69.06)
  • State Board of Health has the following responsibilities (RCW 69.06.020):
    • The State Board of Health sets one uniform fee for the permit across Washington State.

    • The State Board of Health must periodically review program costs and adjust the permit fee when needed.

    • When setting the fee, the Board must ensure the cost does not prevent low-income individuals from obtaining a food worker permit.

• Sanitary control of shellfish (RCW 69.30)

Drugs

• Prescription Drugs (RCW 69.41) 
• Precursor Drugs (RCW 69.43)
• Drug Samples (RCW 69.45)
• Over-the-counter Medications (RCW 69.60)
• Access to Prescription Drugs (RCW 69.70)
• Dextromethorphan (RCW 69.75)
• Uniform Controlled Substances Act (RCW 69.50)
• Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act (RCW 69.51)
• Medical Cannabis (RCW 69.51A)   

Poisons

• Poisons—Sales and manufacturing (RCW 69.38)
  • Department of Health has the following shared responsibilities (RCW 69.38.060): 
    • ​​​​​​​The Department of Health sets the associated fee for licensure issuance
    • Once the fee has been paid, the Department of Health issues the license.
    • The Department of Health works in coordination with the pharmacy quality assurance commission by acting as a consultant for the commission to then provide the license.
• Ammonia (RCW 69.55)