RCW 74.09.295: Disclosure of involuntary commitment information.

It is permissible to provide to a correctional institution, as defined in RCW 9.94.049 , with the fact, place, and date of an involuntary commitment and the fact and date of discharge or release of a person who has been involuntarily committed under chapter 71.05 or 71.34 RCW, without a person's consent, in the course of the implementation and use of the department's postinstitutional medical assistance system supporting the expedited medical determinations and medical suspensions as provided in RCW 74.09.555 . Disclosure under this section is mandatory for the purposes of the health insurance portability and accountability act.