Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.

  1. Law
  2. Revised Code of Washington
  3. Public Health and Safety
  4. Medical Records—Health Care Information Access and Disclosure.

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Section
70.02.005

Findings.

Section
70.02.010

Definitions.

Section
70.02.020

Disclosure by health care provider.

Section
70.02.030

Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits.

Section
70.02.040

Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure.

Section
70.02.045

Third-party payor release of information.

Section
70.02.050

Disclosure without patient's authorization—Need-to-know basis.

Section
70.02.060

Discovery request or compulsory process.

Section
70.02.070

Certification of record.

Section
70.02.080

Patient's examination and copying—Requirements.

Section
70.02.090

Patient's request—Denial of examination and copying.

Section
70.02.100

Correction or amendment of record.

Section
70.02.110

Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement—Procedure.

Section
70.02.120

Notice of information practices—Display conspicuously.

Section
70.02.130

Consent by others—Health care representatives.

Section
70.02.140

Representative of deceased patient.

Section
70.02.150

Security safeguards.

Section
70.02.160

Retention of record.

Section
70.02.170

Civil remedies.

Section
70.02.180

Licensees under chapter 18.225 RCW—Subject to chapter.

Section
70.02.200

Disclosure without patient's authorization—Permitted and mandatory disclosures.

Section
70.02.205

Disclosure without patient's authorization—Persons with close relationship.

Section
70.02.210

Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research.

Section
70.02.220

Sexually transmitted diseases—Permitted and mandatory disclosures.

Section
70.02.230

Mental health services, confidentiality of records—Permitted disclosures (as amended by 2021 c 263).

Section
70.02.240

Mental health services—Minors—Permitted disclosures.

Section
70.02.250

Mental health services—Department of corrections.

Section
70.02.260

Mental health services—Requests for information and records.

Section
70.02.265

Adolescent behavioral health services—Disclosure of treatment information and records—Restrictions and requirements—Immunity from liability.

Section
70.02.270

Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited.

Section
70.02.280

Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions.

Section
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.

Section
70.02.300

Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure.

Section
70.02.310

Mental health services—Information and records.

Section
70.02.320

Mental health services—Minors—Prompt entry in record upon disclosure.

Section
70.02.330

Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty.

Section
70.02.340

Disclosure of information and records related to mental health services—Agency rule-making authority.

Section
70.02.350

Release of information to protect the public.

Section
70.02.900

Conflicting laws.

Section
70.02.901

Application and construction—1991 c 335.

Section
70.02.902

Short title.

Section
70.02.905

Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.