A bill sponsored by Goldendale Representative Gina Mosbrucker that would develop a consent process for people’s dental records to be used if they become missing cleared the Washington State House with unanimous support recently and now awaits a Senate hearing.  The bill would require the Washington State Patrol and the Dental Quality Assurance Commission to develop a process for dentists to submit information indicating that a patient has consented to the release of their dental records in the event the patient becomes the subject of a missing person investigation.  The bill also authorizes the investigating agency for a missing person case to contact the missing person’s dentist if that person already consented to the release of their dental records.  The measure passed the House 96-0.  It now awaits a hearing in the Senate Law and Justice Committee.