RCW 48.46.010
Legislative declaration—Purpose.
In affirmation of the declared principle that health care is a right of every citizen of the state, the legislature expresses its concern that the present high costs of health care in Washington may be preventing or inhibiting a large segment of the people from obtaining access to quality health care services.
The legislature declares that the establishment of qualified prepaid group and individual practice health care delivery systems should be encouraged in order to provide all citizens of the state with the freedom of choice between competitive, alternative health care delivery systems necessary to realize their right to health. It is the purpose and policy of this chapter to provide for the development and registration of prepaid group and individual practice health care plans as health maintenance organizations, which the legislature declares to be in the interest of the health, safety and welfare of the people.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 290 § 2.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.46 - Health Maintenance Organizations.
48.46.010 - Legislative declaration—Purpose.
48.46.012 - Filings with secretary of state—Copy for commissioner.
48.46.027 - Registration, required—Issuance of securities—Penalty.
48.46.033 - Unregistered activities—Acts committed in this state—Sanctions.
48.46.045 - Catastrophic health plans permitted.
48.46.062 - Schedule of rates for individual agreements—Loss ratio—Definitions.
48.46.064 - Calculation of premiums—Adjusted community rate—Definitions.
48.46.068 - Requirements for plans offered to small employers—Definitions.
48.46.080 - Annual statement—Filings—Contents—Fee—Penalty for failure to file—Accuracy required.
48.46.090 - Standard of services provided.
48.46.100 - Grievance procedure.
48.46.135 - Fine in addition to or in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal.
48.46.170 - Effect of chapter as to other laws—Construction.
48.46.190 - Payroll deductions for capitation payments to health maintenance organizations.
48.46.200 - Rules and regulations.
48.46.210 - Compliance with federal funding requirements—Construction.
48.46.220 - Review of administrative action.
48.46.225 - Financial failure—Supervision of commissioner—Priority of distribution of assets.
48.46.235 - Minimum net worth—Requirement to maintain—Determination of amount.
48.46.237 - Minimum net worth—Domestic or foreign health maintenance organization.
48.46.240 - Funded reserve requirements.
48.46.243 - Contract—Participant liability.
48.46.245 - Plan for handling insolvency—Commissioner's review.
48.46.247 - Insolvency—Commissioner's duties—Participants' options—Allocation of coverage.
48.46.272 - Diabetes coverage—Definitions.
48.46.274 - Prescribed, self-administered anticancer medication.
48.46.275 - Mammograms—Insurance coverage.
48.46.277 - Prostate cancer screening.
48.46.280 - Reconstructive breast surgery.
48.46.285 - Mastectomy, lumpectomy.
48.46.291 - Mental health services—Health plans—Definition—Coverage required, when.
48.46.292 - Mental health treatment—Waiver of preauthorization for persons involuntarily committed.
48.46.300 - Future dividends or refunds, restricted—Issuance or sale of securities regulated.
48.46.310 - Registration not endorsement.
48.46.320 - Dependent children, termination of coverage, conditions.
48.46.325 - Option to cover child under age twenty-six.
48.46.340 - Return of agreement within ten days.
48.46.350 - Chemical dependency treatment.
48.46.355 - "Chemical dependency" defined.
48.46.370 - Coverage not denied for disability.
48.46.380 - Notice of reason for cancellation, denial, or refusal to renew agreement.
48.46.400 - False or misleading advertising prohibited.
48.46.410 - Misrepresentations to induce termination or retention of agreement prohibited.
48.46.420 - Penalty for violations.
48.46.430 - Enforcement authority of commissioner.
48.46.440 - Continuation option to be offered.
48.46.450 - Conversion agreement to be offered—Exceptions, conditions.
48.46.460 - Conversion agreement—Restrictions and requirements—Rules.
48.46.470 - Endorsement of modifications.
48.46.480 - Continuation of coverage of former family members.
48.46.490 - Coverage for adopted children.
48.46.500 - Cancellation of rider.
48.46.520 - Neurodevelopmental therapies—Employer-sponsored group contracts.
48.46.530 - Temporomandibular joint disorders—Insurance coverage.
48.46.540 - Nonresident pharmacies.
48.46.565 - Foot care services.
48.46.570 - Denturist services.
48.46.580 - When injury caused by intoxication or use of narcotics.
48.46.600 - Disclosure of certain material transactions—Report—Information is confidential.
48.46.605 - Material acquisitions or dispositions.
48.46.610 - Asset acquisitions—Asset dispositions.
48.46.615 - Report of a material acquisition or disposition of assets—Information required.
48.46.620 - Material nonrenewals, cancellations, or revisions of ceded reinsurance agreements.
48.46.900 - Liberal construction.
48.46.930 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.