WAC 388-01-170. May DSHS release information or public records outside of the Public Records Act?

(1) A request for information is not a Public Records Act request. (2) A request to access records under authority other than the Public Records Act is not a Public Records Act request, including but not limited to the following examples: (a) Requests by employees and labor unions to access employment records under collective bargaining agreements; (b) Requests by qualified individuals and organizations to access confidential juvenile offender and child welfare records under chapter 13.50 RCW and related federal laws; (c) Requests by qualified individuals or organizations to access confidential child support enforcement records under chapter 26.23 RCW and related federal laws; (d) Requests by qualified individuals or organizations to access confidential adoption records under RCW 26.33.340 ; (e) Requests for public access to confidential child welfare records under RCW 74.13.500 through 74.13.525 ; (f) Requests by qualified individuals and organizations to access confidential health care information and medical records under chapter 70.02 RCW and related federal laws; (g) Requests for records pursuant to a contract; and (h) A legal subpoena or court order for DSHS records.