IMPORTANT:

This section applies when a medical evaluation is performed, or any time a medical record is created for an employee exposed to inorganic arsenic.

1. (1) You must establish and maintain complete and accurate medical records for each employee receiving a medical evaluation and make sure the records include all the following:

   1. (a) The employee's name and Social Security number, or other unique identifier.
   2. (b) A description of the employee's duties.
   3. (c) A copy of the licensed health care professional's (LHCP's) written opinions.
   4. (d) The anticipated or representative employee exposure monitoring results provided to the LHCP for the employee.

2. (2) You must maintain medical evaluation records for the duration of employment plus thirty years.

   Note:

   Your medical provider may keep these records for you. Other medical records, such as the employee's medical history or X-ray, need to be kept as a confidential record by the medical provider and accessed only with the employee's consent.

   Reference:

   To see additional requirements for employee medical record, including access and transfer requirements, go to Employee medical and exposure records, chapter 296-802 WAC.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 18-22-116, § 296-848-30080, filed 11/6/18, effective 12/7/18; WSR 05-01-173, § 296-848-30080, filed 12/21/04, effective 5/1/05.]