Title 70, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

(1)(a) The director of the state health care authority shall, directly or by contract, adopt policies necessary for establishment of a prescription drug purchasing consortium. The consortium's purchasing activities shall be based upon the evidence-based prescription drug program …

(1)(a) The authority may enter into partnership agreements with another state, a group of states, a state agency, a nonprofit organization, or any other entity to produce, distribute, or purchase generic prescription drugs and distribute and purchase insulin. Partnership agreemen…

The prescription drug consortium account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from activities related to administration of the state drug purchasing consortium on behalf of participating individuals and organizations, other than state purchased health ca…

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 70.14.090 through 70.14.130 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Administrator" means the administrator of the Washington state health care authority under chapter 41.05 RCW. (2) "Advisory group" means a group es…

(1) A health technology clinical committee is established, to include the following eleven members appointed by the administrator in consultation with participating state agencies: (a) Six practicing physicians licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW; and (b) Five other practic…

(1) The administrator, in consultation with participating agencies and the committee, shall select the health technologies to be reviewed by the committee under RCW 70.14.110. Up to six may be selected for review in the first year after June 7, 2006, and up to eight may be select…

(1) The committee shall determine, for each health technology selected for review under RCW 70.14.100: (a) The conditions, if any, under which the health technology will be included as a covered benefit in health care programs of participating agencies; and (b) if covered, the cr…

(1) A participating agency shall comply with a determination of the committee under RCW 70.14.110 unless: (a) The determination conflicts with an applicable federal statute or regulation, or applicable state statute; or (b) Reimbursement is provided under an agency policy regardi…

(1) The administrator shall develop a centralized, internet-based communication tool that provides, at a minimum: (a) Notification when a health technology is selected for review under RCW 70.14.100, indicating when the review will be initiated and how an interested party may sub…

RCW 70.14.080 through 70.14.130 and 41.05.013 do not apply to state purchased health care services that are purchased from or through health carriers as defined in RCW 48.43.005. [ 2006 c 307 s 9.] Notes: Captions not law—Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 307: See notes f…

(1) The department of social and health services and the health care authority shall enter into data-sharing agreements with the appropriate agencies in the states of Oregon and Idaho to assure the valid Washington state residence of applicants for health care services in Washing…

The following state agencies are directed to cooperate with the insurance commissioner and, within funds appropriated specifically for this purpose, adopt the processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration pursuant to chapter 48.165 RCW: The departm…

(1) In order to implement strategies recommended by the total cost of insulin work group established in *RCW 70.14.160, the health care authority may: (a) Become or designate a state agency that shall become a drug wholesaler licensed under RCW 18.64.046; (b) Become or designate …

(1) As soon as reasonably practicable, the health care authority shall establish a bulk purchasing and distribution program for opioid overdose reversal medication. The health care authority is authorized to: (a) Purchase or enter into contracts as necessary to purchase and distr…

The opioid overdose reversal medication account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from collections under RCW 70.14.170 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operation and administration of the opioi…