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. - RCW 70.02.005 Findings. The legislature finds that: (1) Health care...

70.02.010 - Definitions. - RCW 70.02.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout...

70.02.020 - Disclosure by health care provider. - RCW 70.02.020 Disclosure by health care provider. (1) Except as...

70.02.030 - Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits. - RCW 70.02.030 Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide...

70.02.040 - Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure. - RCW 70.02.040 Patient's revocation of authorization for disclosure. A patient...

70.02.045 - Third-party payor release of information. - RCW 70.02.045 Third-party payor release of information. Third-party payors shall...

70.02.050 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Need-to-know basis. - RCW 70.02.050 Disclosure without patient's authorization—Need-to-know basis. (1) A health...

70.02.060 - Discovery request or compulsory process. - RCW 70.02.060 Discovery request or compulsory process. (1) Before service...

70.02.070 - Certification of record. - RCW 70.02.070 Certification of record. Upon the request of the...

70.02.080 - Patient's examination and copying—Requirements. - RCW 70.02.080 Patient's examination and copying—Requirements. (1) Upon receipt of...

70.02.090 - Patient's request—Denial of examination and copying. - RCW 70.02.090 Patient's request—Denial of examination and copying. (1) Subject...

70.02.100 - Correction or amendment of record. - RCW 70.02.100 Correction or amendment of record. (1) For purposes...

70.02.110 - Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement—Procedure. - RCW 70.02.110 Correction or amendment or statement of disagreement—Procedure. (1)...

70.02.120 - Notice of information practices—Display conspicuously. - RCW 70.02.120 Notice of information practices—Display conspicuously. (1) A health...

70.02.130 - Consent by others—Health care representatives. - RCW 70.02.130 Consent by others—Health care representatives. (1) A person...

70.02.140 - Representative of deceased patient. - RCW 70.02.140 Representative of deceased patient. A personal representative of...

70.02.150 - Security safeguards. - RCW 70.02.150 Security safeguards. A health care provider shall effect...

70.02.160 - Retention of record. - RCW 70.02.160 Retention of record. A health care provider shall...

70.02.170 - Civil remedies. - RCW 70.02.170 Civil remedies. (1) A person who has complied...

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...

70.02.200 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Permitted and mandatory disclosures. - RCW 70.02.200 Disclosure without patient's authorization—Permitted and mandatory disclosures. (1)...

70.02.205 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Persons with close relationship. - RCW 70.02.205 Disclosure without patient's authorization—Persons with close relationship. (1)(a)...

70.02.210 - Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research. - RCW 70.02.210 Disclosure without patient's authorization—Research. (1)(a) A health care...

70.02.220 - Sexually transmitted diseases—Permitted and mandatory disclosures. - RCW 70.02.220 Sexually transmitted diseases—Permitted and mandatory disclosures. (1) No...

70.02.230 - Mental health services, confidentiality of records—Permitted disclosures. - RCW 70.02.230 Mental health services, confidentiality of records—Permitted disclosures. (1)...

70.02.240 - Mental health services—Minors—Permitted disclosures. - RCW 70.02.240 Mental health services—Minors—Permitted disclosures. The fact of admission...

70.02.250 - Mental health services—Department of corrections. - RCW 70.02.250 Mental health services—Department of corrections. (1) Information and...

70.02.260 - Mental health services—Requests for information and records. - RCW 70.02.260 Mental health services—Requests for information and records. (1)(a)...

70.02.265 - Adolescent behavioral health services—Disclosure of treatment information and records—Restrictions and requirements—Immunity from liability. - RCW 70.02.265 Adolescent behavioral health services—Disclosure of treatment information and...

70.02.270 - Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited. - RCW 70.02.270 Health care information—Use or disclosure prohibited. (1) No...

70.02.280 - Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions. - RCW 70.02.280 Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions. A health...

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...

70.02.300 - Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure. - RCW 70.02.300 Sexually transmitted diseases—Required statement upon disclosure. Whenever disclosure...

70.02.310 - Mental health services—Information and records. - RCW 70.02.310 Mental health services—Information and records. (1) Resource management...

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....

70.02.330 - Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty. - RCW 70.02.330 Obtaining confidential records under false pretenses—Penalty. Any person...

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...

70.02.350 - Release of information to protect the public. - RCW 70.02.350 Release of information to protect the public. In...

70.02.900 - Conflicting laws. - RCW 70.02.900 Conflicting laws. (1) This chapter does not restrict...

70.02.901 - Application and construction—1991 c 335. - RCW 70.02.901 Application and construction—1991 c 335. This act shall...

70.02.902 - Short title. - RCW 70.02.902 Short title. This act may be cited as...

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...