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SENATE BILL 5028
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Senators Franklin and Regala
Read first time 01/08/2001. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
_1 AN ACT Relating to the legal presumption from certification of
_2 medical records; and amending RCW 70.02.070.
_3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
_4 Sec. 1. RCW 70.02.070 and 1995 c 292 s 20 are each amended to read
_5 as follows:
_6 Upon the request of the person requesting the record, the
_7 health care provider or facility shall certify the record
_8 furnished and may charge for such certification in accordance with
_9 RCW 36.18.016(5). No record need be certified until the fee is
10 paid. The certification shall be affixed to the record and
11 disclose:
12 (1) The identity of the patient;
13 (2) The kind of health care information involved;
14 (3) The identity of the person to whom the information is being
15 furnished;
16 (4) The identity of the health care provider or facility
17 furnishing the information;
18 (5) The number of pages of the health care information;
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_1 (6) The date on which the health care information is furnished;
_2 and
_3 (7) That the certification is to fulfill and meet the
_4 requirements of this section.
_5 Treatment charges on a health care provider's billing statement
_6 certified under this section for treatment provided to a patient
_7 are presumably the reasonable value of necessary health care
_8 treatment. A certified health care provider billing statement is
_9 admissible to establish the reasonable and necessary charges. The
10 presumption that the charges are reasonable and necessary may be
11 rebutted upon a showing of sufficient proof.
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