WA HB1459

Expands the age range for child fatality reviews from children under 18 years to children up to 19 years of age

Authorizes local health departments and the state Department of Health to retain identifiable and geographic information on cases for trend analysis, quality improvement, and long-term research purposes

Grants local health departments authority to request and receive records from multiple sources including health care providers, schools, law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, and state agencies for fatality reviews

Requires entities receiving data requests to provide medical records, autopsy reports, coroner reports, and social services records to local health departments; birth and death record certifications must be provided at no charge

Removes criminal proceedings from the list of proceedings protected from disclosure, limiting protections to administrative and civil proceedings only, while maintaining confidentiality of review materials from public disclosure