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2021 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.02 - Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.
- 70.02.005 - Findings.
- 70.02.010 - Definitions.
- 70.02.020 - Disclosure by health care provider.
- 70.02.030 - Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits.
- 70.02.040 - Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure.
- 70.02.045 - Third-party payor release of information.
- 70.02.050 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Need-to-know basis.
- 70.02.060 - Discovery request or compulsory process.
- 70.02.070 - Certification of record.
- 70.02.080 - Patient's examination and copying—Requirements.
- 70.02.090 - Patient's request—Denial of examination and copying.
- 70.02.100 - Correction or amendment of record.
- 70.02.110 - Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement—Procedure.
- 70.02.120 - Notice of information practices—Display conspicuously.
- 70.02.130 - Consent by others—Health care representatives.
- 70.02.140 - Representative of deceased patient.
- 70.02.150 - Security safeguards.
- 70.02.160 - Retention of record.
- 70.02.170 - Civil remedies.
- 70.02.180 - Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW—Subject to chapter.
- 70.02.200 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Permitted and mandatory disclosures.
- 70.02.205 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Persons with close relationship.
- 70.02.210 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research.
- 70.02.220 - Sexually transmitted diseases—Permitted and mandatory disclosures.
- 70.02.230 - Mental health services, confidentiality of records—Permitted disclosures (as amended by 2021 c 263).
- 70.02.240 - Mental health services—Minors—Permitted disclosures.
- 70.02.250 - Mental health services—Department of corrections.
- 70.02.260 - Mental health services—Requests for information and records.
- 70.02.265 - Adolescent behavioral health services—Disclosure of treatment information and records—Restrictions and requirements—Immunity from liability.
- 70.02.270 - Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited.
- 70.02.280 - Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions.
- 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.
- 70.02.300 - Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure.
- 70.02.310 - Mental health services—Information and records.
- 70.02.320 - Mental health services—Minors—Prompt entry in record upon disclosure.
- 70.02.330 - Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty.
- 70.02.340 - Disclosure of information and records related to mental health services—Agency rule-making authority.
- 70.02.350 - Release of information to protect the public.
- 70.02.900 - Conflicting laws.
- 70.02.901 - Application and construction—1991 c 335.
- 70.02.902 - Short title.
- 70.02.905 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
NOTES:
Record retention by hospitals: RCW 70.41.190.
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