Regarding the disclosure of health care information.
Summary
Maintains heightened standards of privacy for patient information and records related to mental health services and information related to sexually transmitted disease while consolidating those provisions in the Uniform Health Care Information Act.
Changes and adds situations in which the disclosure of mental health information is permitted without an authorization, such as to provide health care to the patient.
Changes and adds situations in which the disclosure of mental health services and sexually transmitted disease information is permitted without an authorization, such as to coroners and medical examiners and for research.
Prohibits health care providers and their employees and contractors from using or disclosing health care information for marketing or fundraising purposes or selling health care information to a third party, unless the information is in a de-identified and aggregated form or for a specified purpose.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 1679), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗