RCW 43.41.160
State health care cost containment policies.
(1) It is the purpose of this section to ensure implementation and coordination of chapter 70.14 RCW as well as other legislative and executive policies designed to contain the cost of health care that is purchased or provided by the state. In order to achieve that purpose, the director may:
(a) Establish within the health care authority a health care cost containment program in cooperation with all state agencies;
(b) Implement lawful health care cost containment policies that have been adopted by the legislature or the governor, including appropriation provisos;
(c) Coordinate the activities of all state agencies with respect to health care cost containment policies;
(d) Study and make recommendations on health care cost containment policies;
(e) Monitor and report on the implementation of health care cost containment policies;
(f) Appoint a health care cost containment technical advisory committee that represents state agencies that are involved in the direct purchase, funding, or provision of health care; and
(g) Engage in other activities necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.
(2) All state agencies shall cooperate with the director in carrying out the purpose of this section.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 15 § 70; 1986 c 303 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Findings—Intent—Report—Agency transfer—References to head of health care authority—Draft legislation—2011 1st sp.s. c 15: See notes following RCW 74.09.010.
Health care authority: Chapter 41.05 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.41 - Office of Financial Management.
43.41.050 - Office of financial management created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
43.41.060 - Director—Appointment—Salary—Vacancy—Delegation of powers and duties.
43.41.080 - Deputy and assistant directors.
43.41.100 - Director's powers and duties.
43.41.102 - Director—Contract for collection and tabulation of census block statistics.
43.41.104 - Settlement and payment of accounts—Duty to require.
43.41.106 - Settlement and payment of accounts—Authority to require testimony and evidence.
43.41.109 - "Undue hardship"—Defined by rule.
43.41.110 - Powers and duties of office of financial management.
43.41.113 - Personnel policy and application of civil service laws.
43.41.120 - Advisory or coordinating councils.
43.41.160 - State health care cost containment policies.
43.41.170 - Budgeting process—Agencies implementing energy conservation to retain cost savings.
43.41.180 - Electronic funds and information transfer—State agency use.
43.41.275 - State agency employment—Disability employment—Reporting requirements.
43.41.391 - K-20 network—Duty to govern and oversee technical design, implementation, and operation.
43.41.392 - K-20 operations cooperative—Maintained by office.
43.41.394 - Oversight of technical aspects of K-20 network.
43.41.399 - Education technology revolving fund.
43.41.400 - Education data center.
43.41.405 - K-12 data—Securing federal funds.
43.41.410 - State support for students at institutions of higher education—Information.
43.41.415 - Development of methods and protocols for measuring educational costs—Reports.
43.41.420 - Undergraduate and graduate educational costs—Reports to regents and trustees.
43.41.430 - Information technology investment pool—Information technology projects—Reports.
43.41.433 - Information technology investment revolving account.
43.41.435 - Enumeration data used for population estimates—Destruction.
43.41.450 - Office of financial management central service account.
43.41.455 - State agency office relocation pool account.
43.41.460 - Military recruitment program for veterans—Development—Report.
43.41.970 - Federal requirements for receipt of federal funds.