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Attachment B: Essential Services <br />Identified Essential Services to Sustain LHJ Mission and Operations <br />DESCNPTION <br />FOUNDATIONAL/ <br />ESSENTUL <br />REQUIRED BY <br />LAW? <br />Birth certificates are available for births in Washington after <br />July 1907. Death certificates are available for deaths that were <br />electronically filed after August 2013. <br />Program RCW 70.58.020 <br />WAC <br />246-490-010 <br />DESCNPTION <br />FOUNDATIONAUE <br />SSENTUL <br />REQUIRED BY <br />LAW? <br />The communicable disease program is responsible for <br />preventing and investigating outbreaks and controlling the <br />spread of communicable diseases in the community. <br />Capability/ <br />Program <br />ES#l, 2,3, 4,5,6,7 <br />RCW 70.05.070 <br />WAC <br />246-100-036 <br />The tuberculosis program provides referrals for tuberculosis <br />treatment and monitoring of tuberculosis cases. <br />Program <br />ES#\,2,7 <br />70.28.005 <br />70.28.031 <br />wAC246-170 <br />DESCMPTION <br />FOUNDATIONAUE <br />SSENTUL <br />REQUIRED BY <br />LAW? <br />All retail food, catering and temporary food events are licensed <br />and inspected through the food safety program. Food handler's <br />permits are also issued. <br />Program <br />ES#l, 2,3,6 <br />RCW 70.05.070 <br />69.07 <br />wAC246-215 <br />KCC Title 8 <br />The drinking water program works to ensure safe drinking water <br />for all residents of Kittitas County through inspections and <br />permitting of individual wells and public water systems. <br />KCPHD also serves as a collection site for a water testing <br />laboratory. <br />Program <br />ES#1, 5,6 <br />RCW 70.05.070 <br />43.20.05070 <br />70.1t9 <br />WAC <br />246-291-030 <br />KCC Title 13 <br />An environmental health specialist permits and inspects all <br />county septic systems and licenses septic system installers and <br />septic tank pumpers. <br />Program <br />ES#1, 2,5,6 <br />RCW 43.20.050 <br />WAC <br />246-272A <br />KCC Title 13 <br />The vector program monitors and controls vector borne diseases <br />such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and rabies. Specimens are sent <br />to the state lab for testing as appropriate. We also collect <br />mosquito samples during WNV season and provide public <br />education about WNV. <br />Program <br />ES#\,2,3 <br />RCW 43.20.080 <br />70.24 <br />WAC <br />246-100-036 <br />93