Washington § 70.02.120 - Notice of information practices — Display conspicuously.

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§ 70.02.120. Notice of information practices — Display conspicuously.

(1) A health care provider who provides health care at a health care facility that the provider operates and who maintains a record of a patient's health care information shall create a "notice of information practices" that contains substantially the following:
NOTICE
"We keep a record of the health care services we provide you. You may ask us to see and copy that record. You may also ask us to correct that record. We will not disclose your record to others unless you direct us to do so or unless the law authorizes or compels us to do so. You may see your record or get more information about it at . . . . . ."
(2) The health care provider shall place a copy of the notice of information practices in a conspicuous place in the health care facility, on a consent form or with a billing or other notice provided to the patient.
[ 1991 c 335 s 501.]

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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