2015 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
70.54 Miscellaneous health and safety provisions.
70.54.260 Liability.
RCW 70.54.260 Liability.
Providing information required under RCW 70.54.240 or 70.54.250 shall not create any liability on the part of the provider nor shall it constitute a breach of confidentiality. The contractor shall, at the request of the provider, but not more frequently than once a year, sign an oath of confidentiality, which reads substantially as follows:
"As a condition of conducting research concerning persons who have received services from (name of the health care provider or facility), I . . . . . . . . ., agree not to divulge, publish, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons or the public any information obtained in the course of such research that could lead to identification of such persons receiving services, or to the identification of their health care providers. I recognize that unauthorized release of confidential information may subject me to civil liability under the provisions of state law."
[1990 c 280 § 5.]
NOTES:
Intent—1990 c 280: See note following RCW 70.54.230.
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