Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 70. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Chapter 70.02. Medical records—Health care information access and disclosure. |
Section 70.02.280. Health care providers and facilities—Prohibited actions.
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- A health care provider, health care facility, and their assistants, employees, agents, and contractors may not:(1) Use or disclose health care information for marketing or fund-raising purposes, unless permitted by federal law; or(2) Sell health care information to a third party, except:(a) For purposes of treatment or payment;(b) For purposes of sale, transfer, merger, or consolidation of a business;(c) For purposes of remuneration to a third party for services;(d) As disclosures are required by law;(e) For purposes of providing access to or accounting of disclosures to an individual;(f) For public health purposes;(g) For research;(h) With an individual's authorization;(i) Where a reasonable cost-based fee is paid to prepare and transmit health information, where authority to disclose the information is provided in this chapter; or(j) In a format that is deidentified and aggregated.