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HCA Releases Confidentiality Toolkit for Providers

Aug 15, 2022
​The Health Care Authority (HCA) has released the Washington State Confidentiality Toolkit for Providers, a resource for health care providers required to be compliant with HIPAA and other state laws.

The Health Care Authority (HCA) has released the Washington State Confidentiality Toolkit for Providers, a resource for health care providers required to be compliant with HIPAA and other state laws (RCW 70.02 in particular).

The toolkit includes:

  • Overview of HIPAA
  • Overview of state privacy laws, in particular RCW 70.02
  • Explanation of more protective state laws concerning mental health and sexually transmitted diseases
  • State breach notification laws
  • Chart summarizing Washington minor consent laws
To learn more about the toolkit, visit the HCA website.

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