Are the diet information forms and the computer analysis of the forms exempt from public disclosure?
3. Are the diet information forms and computer analysis of the forms public records under the Preservation and Destruction of Public Records Act, RCW 40.14? If so, could those records be returned to the participating individuals without retention by DOH beyond the period of time necessary for analysis of the forms? 4. Does the State Records Committee have authority to approve retention schedules for diet information forms and computer analysis of those forms, which permit their immediate return to the participating individuals without retention by DOH beyond the period of time necessary for analysis of the forms? BRIEF ANSWERS Diet information forms sent to DOH by members of the public, and the agency’s computer analysis of those forms, are public records under RCW 42.17.020(36). The names and addresses of private individuals which appear in the diet information forms and the computer analysis of the forms are personal information which RCW 42.17.310(1)(a) exempts from public disclosur
