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WA Rev Code § 70.02.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.160 - Retention of record.

RCW 70.02.160 Retention of record.A health care provider shall maintain a record of existing health care information for at least one year following receipt of an authorization to disclose that health care information under RCW 70.02.040, and during the pendency of a request for examination and copying under RCW 70.02.080 or a request for correction or amendment under RCW 70.02.100.[ 1991 c 335 § 702.]
WA Rev Code § 70.02.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.170 - Civil remedies.

RCW 70.02.170 Civil remedies.(1) A person who has complied with this chapter may maintain an action for the relief provided in this section against a health care provider or facility who has not complied with this chapter.(2) The court may order the health care provider or other person to comply with this chapter. Such relief may include actual damages, but shall not include consequential or incidental damages. The court shall award reasonable attorneys' fees and all other expenses reasonably incurred to the prevailing party.(3) Any action under this chapter is barred unless the action is commenced within two years after the cause of action is discovered.(4) A violation of this chapter shall not be deemed a violation of the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 1991 c 335 § 801.]
WA Rev Code § 70.02.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.180 - Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW—Subject to chapter.

RCW 70.02.180 Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW—Subject to chapter.Mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW are subject to this chapter.[ 2001 c 251 § 34.]NOTES:Severability—2001 c 251: See RCW 18.225.900.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.210 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research.

RCW 70.02.210 Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research.(1)(a) A health care provider or health care facility may disclose health care information about a patient without the patient's authorization to the extent a recipient needs to know the information, if the disclosure is for use in a research project that an institutional review board has determined:(i) Is of sufficient importance to outweigh the intrusion into the privacy of the patient that would result from the disclosure;(ii) Is impracticable without the use or disclosure of the health care information in individually identifiable form;(iii) Contains reasonable safeguards to protect the information from redisclosure;(iv) Contains reasonable safeguards to protect against identifying, directly or indirectly, any patient in any report of the research project; and(v) Contains procedures to remove or destroy at the earliest opportunity, consistent with the purposes of the project, information that would enable the patient to be identified, unless an institutional review board authorizes retention of identifying information for purposes of another research project.(b) Disclosure under (a) of this subsection may include health care information and records of treatment programs related to chemical dependency addressed in *chapter 70.96A RCW and as authorized by federal law.(2) In addition to the disclosures required by RCW 70.02.050 and 70.02.200, a health care provider or health care facility shall disclose health care information about a patient without the patient's authorization if:(a) The disclosure is to county coroners and medical examiners for the investigations of deaths;(b) The disclosure is to a procurement organization or person to whom a body part passes for the purpose of examination necessary to assure the medical suitability of the body part; or(c) The disclosure is to a person subject to the jurisdiction of the federal food and drug administration in regards to a food and drug administration-regulated product or activity for which that person has responsibility for quality, safety, or effectiveness of activities.[ 2014 c 220 § 8; 2013 c 200 § 5.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 70.96A RCW was repealed and/or recodified in its entirety pursuant to 2016 sp.s. c 29 §§ 301, 601, and 701.Effective date—2014 c 220 § 8: "Section 8 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 4, 2014]." [ 2014 c 220 § 18.]Effective date—2013 c 200 § 5: "Section 5 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 10, 2013]." [ 2013 c 200 § 36.]
WA Rev Code § 70.02.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.270 - Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited.

RCW 70.02.270 Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited.(1) No person who receives health care information for health care education, or to provide planning, quality assurance, peer review, or administrative, legal, financial, or actuarial services, or other health care operations for or on behalf of a health care provider or health care facility, may use or disclose any health care information received from the health care provider or health care facility in any manner that would violate the requirements of this chapter if performed by the health care provider or health care facility.(2) A health care provider or health care facility that has a contractual relationship with a person to provide services described under subsection (1) of this section may terminate the contractual relationship with the person if the health care provider or health care facility learns that the person has engaged in a pattern of activity that violates the person's duties under subsection (1) of this section, unless the person took reasonable steps to correct the breach of confidentiality or has discontinued the violating activity.[ 2014 c 220 § 10; 2013 c 200 § 11.]NOTES:Effective date—2014 c 220: See note following RCW 70.02.290.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.280 - Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions.

RCW 70.02.280 Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions.A health care provider, health care facility, and their assistants, employees, agents, and contractors may not:(1) Use or disclose health care information for marketing or fund-raising purposes, unless permitted by federal law; or(2) Sell health care information to a third party, except:(a) For purposes of treatment or payment;(b) For purposes of sale, transfer, merger, or consolidation of a business;(c) For purposes of remuneration to a third party for services;(d) As disclosures are required by law;(e) For purposes of providing access to or accounting of disclosures to an individual;(f) For public health purposes;(g) For research;(h) With an individual's authorization;(i) Where a reasonable cost-based fee is paid to prepare and transmit health information, where authority to disclose the information is provided in this chapter; or(j) In a format that is deidentified and aggregated.[ 2014 c 220 § 11; 2013 c 200 § 12.]NOTES:Effective date—2014 c 220: See note following RCW 70.02.290.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.290 - Agency rule-making requirements—Use/destruction of health care information by certain state and local agencies—Unauthorized disclosure—Notice—Rules/policies available on agency's website.

RCW 70.02.290 Agency rule-making requirements—Use/destruction of health care information by certain state and local agencies—Unauthorized disclosure—Notice—Rules/policies available on agency's website.(1) All state or local agencies obtaining patient health care information pursuant to RCW 70.02.050 and 70.02.200 through 70.02.240 that are not health care facilities or providers shall adopt rules establishing their record acquisition, retention, destruction, and security policies that are consistent with this chapter.(2) State and local agencies that are not health care facilities or providers that have not requested health care information and are not authorized to receive this information under this chapter:(a) Must not use or disclose this information unless permitted under this chapter; and(b) Must destroy the information in accordance with the policy developed under subsection (1) of this section or return the information to the entity that provided the information to the state or local agency if the entity is a health care facility or provider and subject to this chapter.(3) A person who has health care information disclosed in violation of subsection (2)(a) of this section, must be informed of the disclosure by the state or local agency improperly making the disclosure. State and local agencies that are not health care facilities or providers must develop a policy to establish a reasonable notification period and what information must be included in the notice, including whether the name of the entity that originally provided the information to the agency must be included.(4) Rules or policies adopted under this section must be available through each agency's website.[ 2014 c 220 § 1; 2013 c 200 § 13.]NOTES:Effective date—2014 c 220: "Sections 1 through 7 and 9 through *16 of this act take effect July 1, 2014." [ 2014 c 220 § 17.]*Reviser's note: 2014 c 220 § 16 was vetoed.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.300 - Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure.

RCW 70.02.300 Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure.Whenever disclosure is made of information and records related to sexually transmitted diseases pursuant to this chapter, except for RCW 70.02.050(1)(a) and 70.02.220 (2) (a) and (b) and (7), it must be accompanied by a statement in writing which includes the following or substantially similar language: "This information has been disclosed to you from records whose confidentiality is protected by state law. State law prohibits you from making any further disclosure of it without the specific written authorization of the person to whom it pertains, or as otherwise permitted by state law. A general authorization for the release of medical or other information is NOT sufficient for this purpose." An oral disclosure must be accompanied or followed by such a notice within ten days.[ 2013 c 200 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.310 - Mental health services—Information and records.

RCW 70.02.310 Mental health services—Information and records.(1) Resource management services shall establish procedures to provide reasonable and timely access to information and records related to mental health services for an individual. However, access may not be denied at any time to records of all medications and somatic treatments received by the person.(2) Following discharge, a person who has received mental health services has a right to a complete record of all medications and somatic treatments prescribed during evaluation, admission, or commitment and to a copy of the discharge summary prepared at the time of his or her discharge. A reasonable and uniform charge for reproduction may be assessed.(3) Information and records related to mental health services may be modified prior to inspection to protect the confidentiality of other patients or the names of any other persons referred to in the record who gave information on the condition that his or her identity remain confidential. Entire documents may not be withheld to protect such confidentiality.(4) At the time of discharge resource management services shall inform all persons who have received mental health services of their rights as provided in this chapter and RCW 71.05.620.[ 2014 c 220 § 12; 2013 c 200 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—2014 c 220: See note following RCW 70.02.290.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.320 - Mental health services—Minors—Prompt entry in record upon disclosure.

RCW 70.02.320 Mental health services—Minors—Prompt entry in record upon disclosure.When disclosure of information and records related to mental services pertaining to a minor, as defined in RCW 71.34.020, is made, the date and circumstances under which the disclosure was made, the name or names of the persons or agencies to whom such disclosure was made and their relationship if any, to the minor, and the information disclosed must be entered promptly in the minor's clinical record.[ 2013 c 200 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.330 - Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty.

RCW 70.02.330 Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty.Any person who requests or obtains confidential information and records related to mental health services pursuant to this chapter under false pretenses is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 2013 c 200 § 17.]NOTES:Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.340 - Disclosure of information and records related to mental health services—Agency rule-making authority.

RCW 70.02.340 Disclosure of information and records related to mental health services—Agency rule-making authority.The authority shall adopt rules related to the disclosure of information and records related to mental health services.[ 2018 c 201 § 8006; 2014 c 220 § 13; 2013 c 200 § 18.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Effective date—2014 c 220: See note following RCW 70.02.290.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.350 - Release of information to protect the public.

RCW 70.02.350 Release of information to protect the public.In addition to any other information required to be released under this chapter, the department of social and health services and the authority are authorized, pursuant to RCW 4.24.550, to release relevant information that is necessary to protect the public, concerning a specific person committed under RCW * 71.05.280(3) or ** 71.05.320(3)(c) following dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.[ 2018 c 201 § 8007; 2013 c 200 § 19.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 71.05.280 was amended by 2013 c 289 § 4, substantially modifying the provisions of subsection (3).**(2) RCW 71.05.320 was amended by 2013 c 289 § 5, substantially modifying the provisions of subsection (3)(c). RCW 71.05.320 was subsequently amended by 2015 c 250 § 11, changing subsection (3) to subsection (4).Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.900 - Conflicting laws.

RCW 70.02.900 Conflicting laws.(1) This chapter does not restrict a health care provider, a third-party payor, or an insurer regulated under Title 48 RCW from complying with obligations imposed by federal or state health care payment programs or federal or state law.(2) This chapter does not modify the terms and conditions of disclosure under Title 51 RCW and chapters 13.50, 26.09, 70.24, *70.96A, and 74.09 RCW and rules adopted under these provisions.[ 2013 c 200 § 20; 2011 c 305 § 10; 2000 c 5 § 4; 1991 c 335 § 901.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Chapter 70.96A RCW was repealed and/or recodified in its entirety pursuant to 2016 sp.s. c 29 §§ 301, 601, and 701.Effective date—2013 c 200: See note following RCW 70.02.010.Findings—2011 c 305: See note following RCW 74.09.295.Intent—Purpose—2000 c 5: See RCW 48.43.500.Application—Short title—Captions not law—Construction—Severability—Application to contracts—Effective dates—2000 c 5: See notes following RCW 48.43.500.
WA Rev Code § 70.02.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.901 - Application and construction—1991 c 335.

RCW 70.02.901 Application and construction—1991 c 335.This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this act among states enacting it.[ 1991 c 335 § 903.]
WA Rev Code § 70.02.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.902 - Short title.

RCW 70.02.902 Short title.This act may be cited as the uniform health care information act.[ 1991 c 335 § 904.]
WA Rev Code § 70.02.905 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.|70.02.905 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 70.02.905 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 149.]
WA Rev Code § 70.03.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.03 - Medical Records—Providing Information to Patients.|70.03.010 - Definitions.

RCW 70.03.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of health.(2) "Health care entity" means an entity that supervises, controls, grants privileges to, directs the practice of, or directly or indirectly restricts the practice of, a health care provider.(3) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.02.010.(4) "Medically accurate" means information that is verified or supported by research in compliance with scientific methods, is published in peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and is recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant field.[ 2020 c 102 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.03.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.03 - Medical Records—Providing Information to Patients.|70.03.020 - Providing medical information to patients.

RCW 70.03.020 Providing medical information to patients.(1) If a health care provider is acting in good faith, within the provider's scope of practice, education, training, and experience, including specialty areas of practice and board certification, and within the accepted standard of care, a health care entity may not:(a) Limit the health care provider's provision of:(i) Medically accurate and comprehensive information and counseling to a patient regarding the patient's health status including, but not limited to, diagnosis, prognosis, recommended treatment, treatment alternatives, and any potential risks to the patient's health or life; and(ii) Information about available services and about what relevant resources are available in the community and how to access those resources for obtaining the care of the patient's choice;(b) Limit the health care provider's provision of information about and regarding Washington's death with dignity act, chapter 70.245 RCW, information about what relevant resources are available in the community, and how to access those resources for obtaining the care of the patient's choice.(2) A health care entity may not discharge, demote, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against a health care provider for providing information in compliance with this section.(3) If any part of this section is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the receipts of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this section is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict with respect to the agencies directly affected, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of the section.[ 2020 c 102 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 70.03.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.03 - Medical Records—Providing Information to Patients.|70.03.030 - Information for health care providers and staff.

RCW 70.03.030 Information for health care providers and staff.A health care entity must provide the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.810(1) at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging health care providers and staff, and on a yearly basis thereafter. Hospitals must also provide information to clearly inform health care providers and staff of the provisions of the federal emergency medical treatment and labor act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395dd), including obligations to screen, stabilize, and transfer patients, at the time of hiring, contracting with, or privileging health care providers and staff, and on a yearly basis thereafter.[ 2020 c 102 § 3.]