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Enforcements for Department of Health

Case Agencysort descending Violation/Result Penalty Amount Laws RCW
2008-124 Department of Health

Violation: A Washington State Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act used they used state resources for private gain when they visited websites relating to dating, retailers, online auctions, entertainment and banking.

Result: Settlement approved on April 10, 2009 for a Civil penalty of $250.

$250 RCW 42.52.160
2007-051 Department of Health

Violation: Former Department of Health Chief Administrator violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources for personal use and to conduct tax preparation business on behalf of H&R Block.

Result: Settlement approved on April 11, 2008 for a Civil penalty of $1,500.

$1,500 RCW 42.52.160
1999-015 Department of Health

Violation: A Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to send a two-page email message relating to a House Bill that was not related to their official duties. The email was sent in response to a private citizen and copied 16 other government officials and members of the State Legislature.

Result: Settlement approved on November 12, 1999 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $100.

$100 RCW 42.52.160
2004-006 Department of Health

Violation: A former Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used their state computer, e-mail and Internet for personal use.

Result: Settlement approved on September 10, 2004 for a Civil penalty in the amount of $500.

$500 RCW 42.52.160
2016-016 Department of Health

Violation: An IT Specialist with the Department of Health may have used state resources for private benefit and gain by continually arriving late for work and leaving prior to the end of their shift without submitting leave.

Result: A stipulated agreement was approved on May 12, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $1,200.

$1,200 RCW 42.52.160
2015-061 Department of Health

Violation: A Facility Planner with the Department of Health may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state resources to conduct work in support of their outside business and conducted personal outside business activities with a contracted vendor.

Result: An agreed settlement was approved on July 14, 2017 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended.

$3,500 RCW 42.52.020, RCW 42.52.070, RCW 42.52.160
2014-095 Department of Health

Violation: A former Medicare Certification Specialist with the Department of Health violated the Ethics in Public Service Act when they used state computer resources for personal benefit and gain, including to support their outside business as a consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

Result: A Final Order of Default was approved on November 18, 2016 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

$3,000 RCW 42.52.160
2017-015 Department of Health

Violation: A Department of Health employee may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by taking time off from work without submitting the proper leave slips. Evidence indicated that on 204 of 221 days reviewed, the employee arrived late for work and failed to submit leave for 17 days not at work.

Result: An agreed Stipulation was approved on May 11, 2018 imposing a civil penalty of $3,500 with $1,000 suspended.

$3,500 RCW 42.52.160
2020-011 Department of Health

Violation: A former Office Assistant 3 violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by submitting timesheets that inaccurately reported the number of hours worked and used an agency laptop computer for personal use. Evidence indicated that no data entry was performed for approximately 107 hours over a five-month period.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

$3,000 RCW 42.52.160
2020-030 Department of Health

Violation: A former Health Services Consultant 2 violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by actively engaging in online gaming during scheduled work hours while teleworking from home.

Result: A Final Order of Default was entered on March 12, 2021 imposing a civil penalty of $3,000.

$3,000 RCW 42.52.160
2022-004 Department of Health

Violation: A Data Support Unit Manager with the Department of Health, may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by requiring all staff to participate in team meetings where they played games using unauthorized software.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on September 9, 2022 imposing a civil penalty of $250.

$250 RCW 42.52.160
2022-011 Department of Health

Violation: A Health Services Consultant 2 at the Department of Health, agreed that they may have violated the Ethics in Public Service Act by using state resources for personal benefit and gain. Evidence indicated that they used a state computer to store personal documents and photographs, used their state email for private benefit and browsed the internet for personal use.

Result: An agreed Stipulation and Order was entered on January 13, 2023, imposing a civil penalty of $3,750 with $1,250 suspended.

$3,750 RCW 42.52.160