What to Expect After You Submit a Request

Within five business days after the receipt of a request, the HIPAA & Records department will do one or more of the following:

Make requested records available for inspection or copying
Acknowledge receipt of request and provide a reasonable estimate of when requested records will be available
Seek clarification of unclear requests
Deny the request and cite the legal exemption

Please review the SRHD Public Records Request Procedure for more information.

Fees and Procedure

Please refer to the current Spokane Regional Health District fee schedule for an overview of fees charged for the provision of public records.

Once records are prepared for the requester, SRHD will provide the requester with an invoice. Payment is required before records are provided. The invoice can be paid over the phone, by mail, or in-person. Once payment is received, the records will be provided to the requester.

Fees amounting to less than $5 will be waived. However, persons who make multiple record requests may be required to pay all fees when the estimated total of their collective requests exceeds $5. Please review the SRHD Public Records Request Procedure for more information.

Confidentiality

All Public records requests are subject to disclosure. See the Public Records FAQ for more information.

In-Person Records Review

If you would like to review SRHD records, but are not interested in receiving copies, you may request to review records in person at the health district’s main location on College Avenue. Office hours for in-person review of SRHD records are by appointment only between the hours of 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday, and 8 – 10:30 a.m. on Friday. You may request an appointment through SRHD’s Public Records Center, by emailing records_web@srhd.org, or by calling 509.324.1439. Please provide your public records request reference number when requesting your appointment. A member of the HIPAA & Records Department will contact you to schedule your appointment.

SRHD College Avenue Address

Spokane Regional Health District
Attn: HIPAA & Records Department
1101 W. College Ave., Suite 330
Spokane, WA 99201