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RCW 70.02.005 Findings.
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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 patient's interests in privacy, health care, or other interests. (2) Patients need access to their own health care inform…
RCW 70.02.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Admission" has the same meaning as in RCW 71.05.020. (2) "Audit" means an assessment, evaluation, determination, or investigation of a health care provider by a perso…
RCW 70.02.020 Disclosure by health care provider.
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(1) Except as authorized elsewhere in this chapter, a health care provider, an individual who assists a health care provider in the delivery of health care, or an agent and employee of a health care provider may not disclose health care information about a patient to any other pe…
RCW 70.02.030 Patient authorization of disclosure—Health care information—Requirement to provide free copy to patient appealing denial of social security benefits.
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(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 health care facility shall honor an authorization and, if requested, provide a copy of the recorded health care information unle…
