Section 170-295-7032. Electronic attendance records—Records retention.

(1) Licensees may use an electronic system to record attendance in lieu of a paper sign-in record.

(2) If an electronic system is used to record attendance, it must record either an electronic signature, swipe card, personal identification number (PIN), biometric reader, or similar action by the parent or designee when signing the child in and out of the licensee's care.

(3) The electronic system selected must ensure the authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, security, accessibility, and protection against repudiation of the electronic records, and must be able to:

(a) Produce an authentic, verifiable written record for each transaction upon demand that complies with all legal and other requirements regarding the record's structure, content, and time of creation or receipt;

(b) Authenticate (prove the identity of) the sender of the record and ensure that the electronic record has not been altered;

(c) Uniquely identify each record;

(d) Capture an electronic record for each transaction conducted;

(e) Maintain the integrity of electronic records as captured or created so that they can be accessed, displayed, and managed as a unit;

(f) Retain electronic records in an accessible form for their legal minimum retention period;

(g) Search and retrieve electronic records in the normal course of business throughout their entire legal minimum retention period;

(h) Produce authentic copies of electronic records and supply them in useable formats, including hard copies, for business purposes and all public access purposes;

(i) Develop an approach to maintain the authenticity and integrity of electronically signed electronic records;

(j) Ensure that the electronic system performs in an accurate, reliable, and consistent manner in the normal course of business; and

(k) Limit system access to authorized individuals and for authorized purposes, and maintain physical and environmental security controls.

(4) Electronic attendance records must contain all of the information necessary to reproduce the entire electronic record and associated signatures in a form that permits the person viewing or printing the entire electronic record to verify:

(a) The contents of the electronic record;

(b) The method used to sign the electronic record, if applicable;

(c) The person signing the electronic record; and

(d) The date when the signature was executed.

(5) As used in this section:

"Electronic record" means a record generated, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in an information system or for transmission from one information system to another.

"Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic form attached to or logically associated with an electronic record including, but not limited to, a digital signature. An electronic signature is a paperless way to sign a document using an electronic sound, symbol, or process, attached to or logically associated with a record, and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.

"Sign" includes signing by physical signature, if available, or electronic signature.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, 43.215.060 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-11-025, § 170-295-7032, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12.]

RCW 43.215.070, 43.215.060 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-11-025, § 170-295-7032, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12.