Confidentiality of records.

RCW 74.42.080, under Nursing homes—Resident care, operating standards..

RCW 74.42.080

Residents' records, including information in an automatic data bank, shall be treated confidentially. The facility shall not release information from a resident's record to a person not otherwise authorized by law to receive the information without the resident's or the resident's guardian's written consent.

[ 1979 ex.s. c 211 s 8.]