Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1994 NO. 18 >

The Department of Labor and Industries has authority in prescribing the conduct of medical examinations conducted pursuant to the state's industrial insurance program (RCW 51.32.110) to prohibit the patient and third parties from recording such examinations, and such action is not inconsistent with RCW 9.73.030 or other Washington law.