Local, state, federally recognized tribe, or federal law
enforcement officials and prosecutorial officials may obtain prescription
monitoring information for a bona fide specific investigation involving a
designated person. A local, state, federally recognized tribe, or federal
coroner or medical examiner may obtain prescription monitoring information for
a bona fide specific investigation to determine cause of death.
(1) Registration for access. Local, state,
federally recognized tribe, or federal law enforcement officials, prosecutorial
officials, coroners, and medical examiners shall register with the department
in order to receive an authentication to access information from the program.
The registration process shall be established by the department.
(2) Verification by the department. The
department shall verify the authentication and identity of local, state,
federally recognized tribe, or federal law enforcement officials, prosecutorial
officials, coroners, and medical examiners before allowing access to any
prescription monitoring information.
(3) Procedure for accessing prescription
information. Local, state, federally recognized tribe, or federal law
enforcement officials, prosecutorial officials, coroners and medical examiners
may access information from the program electronically using the authentication
issued by the department.
(4)
Local, state, federally recognized tribe, or federal law enforcement officials
and prosecutorial officials shall electronically attest that the requested
information is required for a bona fide specific investigation involving a
designated person prior to accessing prescription monitoring
information.
(5) Local, state,
federally recognized tribe, or federal coroner or medical examiners shall
electronically attest that the requested information is required for a bona
fide specific investigation to determine cause of death prior to accessing
prescription monitoring information.
(6) Local, state, federally recognized tribe,
or federal law enforcement officials, prosecutorial officials, coroners and
medical examiners may alternately submit a written request via mail or
facsimile transmission in a format established by the department. The written
request must contain an attestation that the requested information is required
for a bona fide specific investigation involving a designated person or for a
bona fide specific investigation to determine cause of death.
(7) Reporting lost or stolen authentication.
If the authentication issued by the department is lost, missing, or the
security of the authentication is compromised, the local, state, federally
recognized tribe, and federal law enforcement officials, prosecutorial
officials, coroners or medical examiners shall notify the department by
telephone and in writing as soon as reasonably possible.
(8) All requests for, uses of, and
disclosures of prescription monitoring information by authorized persons must
be consistent with the program's mandate as outlined in
RCW
70.225.040 and this chapter.
