Title 48 — Title 48 INSURANCE
101 chapters · 2,134 sections in this title.
RCW 48.47.005 Legislative findings—Purpose.
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The legislature finds that there is a continued interest in mandating certain health coverages or offering of health coverages by health carriers; and that improved access to these health care services to segments of the population which desire them can provide beneficial social …
RCW 48.47.010 Definitions.
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Unless otherwise specifically provided, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Appropriate committees of the legislature" or "committees" means nonfiscal standing committees of the Washington state senate and house of representatives that have jurisdic…
RCW 48.47.020 Submission of mandated health benefit proposal—Review—Benefit must be authorized by law.
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Mandated health benefits shall be established as follows:(1) Every person who, or organization that, seeks to establish a mandated benefit shall, at least ninety days prior to a regular legislative session, submit a mandated benefit proposal to the appropriate committees of the l…
RCW 48.47.030 Mandated health benefit proposal—Guidelines for assessing impact—Inclusion of ad hoc review panels—Health care authority.
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(1) Based on the availability of relevant information, the following criteria shall be used to assess the impact of proposed mandated benefits:(a) The social impact: (i) To what extent is the benefit generally utilized by a significant portion of the population? (ii) To what exte…