Mental health treatment—Waiver of preauthorization for persons involuntarily committed.

RCW 48.21.242, under Group and blanket disability insurance..

RCW 48.21.242

An insurer providing group disability insurance coverage for health care in this state shall waive a preauthorization requirement from the insurer before an insured or the insured's covered dependents receive mental health care and treatment rendered by a state hospital if the insured or any of the insured's covered dependents are involuntarily committed to a state hospital as defined in RCW 72.23.010.

[ 1993 c 272 s 3.]

Notes:

Savings—Severability—1993 c 272: See notes following RCW 43.20B.347.