Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.02 Medical Records -- Health Care Information Access And Disclosure

70.02.005 Findings
The legislature finds that: (1) Health care information is personal and sensitive information that if improperly used or released may do significant harm to a ...

70.02.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Audit" means an assessment, evaluation, determination, or investigation of ...

70.02.020 Disclosure by health care provider
(1) Except as authorized in RCW 70.02.050, a health care provider, an individual who assists a health care provider in the delivery of health care, ...

70.02.030 Patient authorization of disclosure
(1) A patient may authorize a health care provider or health care facility to disclose the patient's health care information. A health care provider or ...

70.02.040 Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure
A patient may revoke in writing a disclosure authorization to a health care provider at any time unless disclosure is required to effectuate payments for ...

70.02.045 Third-party payor release of information
Third-party payors shall not release health care information disclosed under this chapter, except to the extent that health care providers are authorized to do so ...

70.02.050 Disclosure without patient's authorization
(1) 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 ...

70.02.060 Discovery request or compulsory process
(1) Before service of a discovery request or compulsory process on a health care provider for health care information, an attorney shall provide advance notice ...

70.02.070 Certification of record
Upon the request of the person requesting the record, the health care provider or facility shall certify the record furnished and may charge for such ...

70.02.080 Patient's examination and copying -- Requirements
(1) Upon receipt of a written request from a patient to examine or copy all or part of the patient's recorded health care information, a ...

70.02.090 Patient's request -- Denial of examination and copying
(1) Subject to any conflicting requirement in the public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, a health care provider may deny access to health care information ...

70.02.100 Correction or amendment of record
(1) For purposes of accuracy or completeness, a patient may request in writing that a health care provider correct or amend its record of the ...

70.02.110 Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement -- Procedure
(1) In making a correction or amendment, the health care provider shall: (a) Add the amending information as a part of the health record; and ...

70.02.120 Notice of information practices -- Display conspicuously
(1) A health care provider who provides health care at a health care facility that the provider operates and who maintains a record of a ...

70.02.130 Consent by others -- Health care representatives
(1) A person authorized to consent to health care for another may exercise the rights of that person under this chapter to the extent necessary ...

70.02.140 Representative of deceased patient
A personal representative of a deceased patient may exercise all of the deceased patient's rights under this chapter. If there is no personal representative, or ...

70.02.150 Security safeguards
A health care provider shall effect reasonable safeguards for the security of all health care information it maintains. Reasonable safeguards shall include affirmative action to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

70.02.902 Short title
This act may be cited as the uniform health care information act.[1991 c 335 § 904.] ...

70.02.903 Severability -- 1991 c 335
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

70.02.904 Captions not law -- 1991 c 335
As used in this act, captions constitute no part of the law.[1991 c 335 § 906.] ...