WAC 284-04-505. Nonpublic personal health information—When authorization required

(1) A licensee shall not disclose nonpublic personal health information about a consumer or customer unless an authorization is obtained from the consumer or customer whose nonpublic personal health information is sought to be disclosed. (2) Except as provided in WAC 284-04-510 , nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or require an authorization for the disclosure of nonpublic personal health information by a licensee for the performance of insurance functions by or on behalf of the licensee, for activities permitted under RCW 70.02.050 , and for activities permitted under health privacy regulations adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services governing health information privacy.