Seattle CaRI Database Information

Last Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2024

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

State Laws and Regulations
Registry General Information

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General Information

Registry state statute URL

https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.54.230

Registry state statute most recent update

1990

Registry administrative code/regulations URL

https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=246-102

Registry administrative code/regulations most recent update

2011

Registry location

Government Agency

Cancer Reporting Requirements

Reporting timeframe

3-6 months from diagnosis

Reporting timeframe notes

Submit completed case reports within six months of the date of diagnosis or date patient is first seen for first course treatment, if the diagnosis was made at another health facility or provider.

How often are facilities required to report?

Less than every 3 months

Reporting frequency notes

Report files within ten days of the close of each month or on a schedule determined by the volume of reports acquired daily and approved by the registry.

Reporting facilities as defined in law

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers

Reporting facilities as defined in administrative code (regulations)

Hospitals, Physician/Healthcare Providers, Radiation/Radiology Facilities, Laboratories, Ambulatory Care Centers, Other

Reporting facilities as defined in administrative code (regulations), Other

Reporting entities that diagnose, or provide first course treatment to a patient with a cancer case or potentially reportable cancer case shall report the cancer to the state registry. If a health care provider refers patients to a health care facility with cancer registry staffing, then the health care facility is responsible for reporting the case to the state cancer registry.

Pathology reporting required?

Yes

Description of pathology reporting requirements

Electronic reporting required?

Description of electronic reporting requirements

Penalties allowed under law or regulations?

Certified Tumor Registrar required

Registry Data

Population Data

5,025,437Total Population Count
1.6%% of US Population
0.7%% of US Black Population
3.3%% of US API Population
4.1%% of US AI/AN* Population
0.9%% of US Hispanic Population
1.3%% of US Hispanic Non-White Population

*CHSDA Counties only

Cancer Data

26,947Malignant Cases
1.6%% of US Malignant Cases

Registry type

SEER

Year registry became population-based

1974

First year high quality, population-based data available for research

1974

Data linked with medicare

Yes

Years included in CINA Deluxe

CINA survial years

Participates in the National Interstate Data Exchange Agreement program

Yes

Study Participation

Research Type	Experience with Studies	Interested in Studies
Case Contacts Studies	Yes	No
Geospatial Studies	No	No
Linkage Studies	Yes	No
Rapid Case Ascertainment Studies	Yes	No
Re-Abstracting/Patterns of Care Studies	Yes	No
Survival Studies	Yes	No