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74.42.070  <<  74.42.080 >>   74.42.090

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RCW 74.42.080

Confidentiality of records.

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.