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

(1) “Department” means the department of health;

(2) “Secretary” means the secretary of the department of health or his or her designee;

(3) “Tuberculosis control” refers to the procedures administered in the counties for the control, prevention, and treatment of tuberculosis.

Finding—Severability—1999 c 172: See notes following RCW 70.28.010.