PDFWAC 388-829A-210
May a provider share information about a client?
(1) The provider must keep client records confidential so that only authorized people see their contents.
(2) The provider may release client records:
(a) To the client's healthcare institution;
(b) When required by law; and
(c) To department representatives.
(3) The provider must have authorization to share written, electronic, photographic, or auditory information about the client with an entity other than those in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) The authorization:
(a) Must state the information the provider may share and with whom;
(b) Must be signed by the client;
(c) Must include an expiration date; and
(d) May be revoked by the client at any time.
(5) The provider must allow access to the client to review their records and obtain duplications of their record at a reasonable cost.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030 and 71A.12.110. WSR 25-11-082, s 388-829A-210, filed 5/21/25, effective 7/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.30 [ 71A.12.030] and Title 71A RCW. WSR 07-16-101, ยง 388-829A-210, filed 7/31/07, effective 9/1/07.]