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2017 Senate Bill 5435: Specifying to whom information and records related to mental health services may be disclosed for the purposes of care coordination and treatment
Introduced by Sen. Ann Rivers (Vancouver) (R) on January 24, 2017
Referred to the Senate Human Services, Mental Health & Housing Committee on January 24, 2017
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 14, 2017
Broadens the category of persons authorized to receive protected health information (PHI) related to mental health treatment of an individual, without authorization of the individual, to include health care providers who are not professionally licensed, or any persons working in a care coordinator role who require the information for the purpose of coordinated care.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 16, 2017
Received in the House on March 8, 2017
Referred to the House Health Care & Wellness Committee on March 8, 2017
Referred to the House Rules Committee on April 6, 2017
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 16, 2017