{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.05.051","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.05.051","heading":"Local health officer—Qualifications.","body":"The following persons holding licenses as required by RCW 70.05.050 shall be deemed qualified to hold the position of local health officer:\n(1) Persons holding the degree of master of public health or its equivalent;\n(2) Persons not meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, who upon August 11, 1969 are currently employed in this state as a local health officer and whom the secretary of social and health services recommends in writing to the local board of health as qualified; and\n(3) Persons qualified by virtue of completing three years of service as a provisionally qualified officer pursuant to RCW 70.05.053 through 70.05.055.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.05"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.05.051","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:17:39Z","sha256":"12a6c3726516c63455965edf139aef738cff2b5186b0040b6384277f35a916f3","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.05.050","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.05.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}