Further information on how to obtain copies of birth or death certificates 1907 to present may be found at Birth and Death Certificates page.
No. Washington case law has established that an agency is not required to create a record which is otherwise non-existent.
A public record is any record containing information relating to the conduct of government business, which is prepared, owned, used, or retained by an agency. This includes, but is not limited to, electronic media, paper, email, microfilm audiotapes, videotapes, magnetic tapes, and disks (CDs/DVDs). A valid public records request is a request for a specific and identifiable public document. A request for general information is not a valid public records request. You do not have to identify the record you want with exact precision, but as much detail as you can provide will be helpful. Our staff may assist in clarifying your request.
Copies of septic system as-built drawings can be obtained by emailing the address and/or parcel number to asbuiltrequest@srhd.org or by calling 509.324.1546.
RCW 42.56.520 provides that a response to a request for public records must be made within five (5) business days. The day the request is received does not count as one of the five (5) days. Weekends and holidays observed by the agency are also excluded in the calculation. Within the five (5) days, the agency will do one of the following: provide the records (or an installment of the records), acknowledge receipt of the request and give an estimated timetable for delivery, ask for clarification, deny the request with a statement as to why the record is being withheld and a citation of the applicable state or federal statute.
Each record must be reviewed to determine whether it is exempt from disclosure. Most exemptions are listed in RCW 42.56.230 - 42.56.480. However, certain state and federal statutes outside the Public Records Act also provide exemptions from disclosure or prohibitions on disclosure of particular records. When an agency denies a request for disclosure of a public record, the specific statutory exemption on which the denial is based must be identified, along with a brief explanation of how the exemption applies.
Public records requests received by Spokane Regional Health District are public records. Absent applicable exemptions, public records requests are subject to disclosure upon request. This includes any personal information a requestor provides to SRHD in making a public records request, such as name, residential address, email address or telephone number. Additional information about SRHD’s privacy practices is available here.
If you have general questions regarding the public records request process, you can email the public records officer at records_web@srhd.org or call 509.324.1439.
If you have questions about a request you submitted, you can send a message to the person handling your request via My Request Center by opening the details of your request and clicking the "New Message" button.
The Washington State Public Records Act does not give public agencies the authority to provide lists of individuals for commercial purposes. Anyone requesting a list of individuals is required to complete the Non-Commercial Purpose Declaration Form.
Yes. When a request is made for a large number of records, the public records officer may provide access for inspection and copying in installments, if he or she reasonably determines that it would be practical to provide the records in that manner. If, within 30 days, the requestor fails to inspect the entire set of records or one or more of the installments, the public records officer may stop searching for the remaining records and close the request. Likewise, if payment for an installment is not made, the public records officer may stop searching for the remaining records and close the request.
Questions are not a request for an identifiable record. The best way to obtain answers to questions is to contact the relevant person or program directly.
You may submit a records request via phone, fax, email or snail mail.
Phone: 509.324.1439
Fax: 509.324.1507
Email: records_web@srhd.org
Spokane Regional Health District
Attn: HIPAA & Records Department
1101 W. College Ave, Suite 330
Spokane, WA 99201
