Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.46 - Health Maintenance Organizations.
48.46.370 - Coverage not denied for disability.

RCW 48.46.370
Coverage not denied for disability.

No health maintenance organization may deny coverage to a person solely on account of the presence of any disability. Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting a health maintenance organization's authority to deny or otherwise limit coverage to a person when the person because of a medical condition does not meet the essential eligibility requirements established by the health maintenance organization for purposes of determining coverage for any person.

[ 2020 c 274 § 39; 1983 c 106 § 15.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.46 - Health Maintenance Organizations.

48.46.010 - Legislative declaration—Purpose.

48.46.012 - Filings with secretary of state—Copy for commissioner.

48.46.020 - Definitions.

48.46.023 - Insurance producer—Definition—License required—Application, issuance, renewal, fees—Penalties involving license.

48.46.027 - Registration, required—Issuance of securities—Penalty.

48.46.030 - Eligibility requirements for certificate of registration—Application requirements, information—Provider compensation.

48.46.033 - Unregistered activities—Acts committed in this state—Sanctions.

48.46.040 - Certificate of registration—Issuance—Grounds for refusal—Name restrictions—Inspection and review of facilities.

48.46.045 - Catastrophic health plans permitted.

48.46.060 - Prepayment agreements—Standards for forms and documents—Grounds for disapproval—Cancellation or failure to renew—Filing of agreement forms.

48.46.062 - Schedule of rates for individual agreements—Loss ratio—Definitions.

48.46.063 - Calculation of premiums—Members of a purchasing pool—Adjusted community rating method—Definitions.

48.46.064 - Calculation of premiums—Adjusted community rate—Definitions.

48.46.066 - Health plan benefits for small employers—Coverage—Exemption from statutory requirements—Premium rates—Requirements for providing coverage for small employers.

48.46.068 - Requirements for plans offered to small employers—Definitions.

48.46.070 - Governing body.

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.

48.46.110 - Name restrictions—Discrimination—Recovery of costs of health care services participant not entitled to.

48.46.120 - Examination of health maintenance organizations—Duties of organizations, powers of commissioner—Independent audit reports.

48.46.130 - Investigation of violations—Hearing—Findings—Penalties—Order requiring compliance, etc.—Suspension or revocation of certificate, effect—Application to courts.

48.46.135 - Fine in addition to or in lieu of suspension, revocation, or refusal.

48.46.140 - Fees.

48.46.170 - Effect of chapter as to other laws—Construction.

48.46.180 - Duty of employer to inform and make available to employees option of enrolling in health maintenance organization.

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.

48.46.250 - Coverage of dependent children—Newborn infants, congenital anomalies—Notification period.

48.46.260 - Individual health maintenance agreement—Return within ten days of delivery—Refunds—Void from beginning.

48.46.270 - Financial interests of health maintenance organization authorities, restricted—Exceptions, regulations.

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.

48.46.360 - Payment of cost of agreement directly to holder during labor dispute—Changes restricted—Notice to employee.

48.46.370 - Coverage not denied for disability.

48.46.375 - Benefits for prenatal diagnosis of congenital disorders—Agreements entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1990.

48.46.380 - Notice of reason for cancellation, denial, or refusal to renew agreement.

48.46.390 - Providing information on cancellation or refusal—No liability for insurance commissioner or health maintenance organization.

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.

48.46.510 - Phenylketonuria.

48.46.520 - Neurodevelopmental therapies—Employer-sponsored group contracts.

48.46.530 - Temporomandibular joint disorders—Insurance coverage.

48.46.535 - Prescriptions—Preapproval of individual claims—Subsequent rejection prohibited—Written record required.

48.46.540 - Nonresident pharmacies.

48.46.565 - Foot care services.

48.46.570 - Denturist services.

48.46.575 - Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.

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.

48.46.625 - Report of a material nonrenewal, cancellation, or revision of ceded reinsurance agreements—Information required.

48.46.900 - Liberal construction.

48.46.920 - Short title.

48.46.930 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.