Washington § 42.48.010 Definitions.

Washington Statutes

§ 42.48.010 — Definitions.

Washington § 42.48.010

Title 42PUBLIC OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Ch. 42.48RELEASE OF RECORDS FOR RESEARCH

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Wash. Rev. Code § 42.48.010 (2026).

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Individually identifiable" means that a record contains information which reveals or can likely be associated with the identity of the person or persons to whom the record pertains.

(2)"Legally authorized representative" means a person legally authorized to give consent for the disclosure of personal records on behalf of a minor or a legally incompetent adult.

(3)"Personal record" means any information obtained or maintained by a state agency which refers to a person and which is declared exempt from public disclosure, confidential, or privileged under state or federal law.

(4)"Research" means a planned and systematic sociological, psychological, epidemiological, biomedical, or other scientific investigation car

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Individually identifiable" means that a record contains information which reveals or can likely be associated with the identity of the person or persons to whom the record pertains.

(2) "Legally authorized representative" means a person legally authorized to give consent for the disclosure of personal records on behalf of a minor or a legally incompetent adult.

(3) "Personal record" means any information obtained or maintained by a state agency which refers to a person and which is declared exempt from public disclosure, confidential, or privileged under state or federal law.

(4) "Research" means a planned and systematic sociological, psychological, epidemiological, biomedical, or other scientific investigation carried out by a state agency, by a scientific research professional associated with a bona fide scientific research organization, or by a graduate student currently enrolled in an advanced academic degree curriculum, with an objective to contribute to scientific knowledge, the solution of social and health problems, or the evaluation of public benefit and service programs. This definition excludes methods of record analysis and data collection that are subjective, do not permit replication, and are not designed to yield reliable and valid results.

(5) "Research record" means an item or grouping of information obtained for the purpose of research from or about a person or extracted for the purpose of research from a personal record.

(6) "State agency" means: (a) The department of social and health services; (b) the department of corrections; (c) the department of health; or (d) the department of children, youth, and families.

Effective date — 2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080 .

Effective date — Severability — 1989 1st ex.s. c 9: See RCW 43.70.910 and 43.70.920 .