Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.49 - Balance Billing Protection Act.
48.49.050 - Commissioner's annual report on dispute resolution information regarding arbitration over commercially reasonable payment amounts.

RCW 48.49.050
Commissioner's annual report on dispute resolution information regarding arbitration over commercially reasonable payment amounts. (Expires January 1, 2023.)

(1) The commissioner must prepare an annual report summarizing the dispute resolution information provided by arbitrators under RCW 48.49.040. The report must include summary information related to the matters decided through arbitration, as well as the following information for each dispute resolved through arbitration: The name of the carrier; the name of the health care provider; the health care provider's employer or the business entity in which the provider has an ownership interest; the health care facility where the services were provided; and the type of health care services at issue.
(2) The commissioner must post the report on the office of the insurance commissioner's website and submit the report in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 to the appropriate committees of the legislature, annually by July 1st.
(3) This section expires January 1, 2023.

[ 2022 c 263 § 12; 2019 c 427 § 9.]
NOTES:

Effective date—2022 c 263: See note following RCW 43.371.100.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 48 - Insurance

Chapter 48.49 - Balance Billing Protection Act.

48.49.003 - Findings—Intent—2019 c 427.

48.49.005 - Short title.

48.49.010 - Definitions.

48.49.020 - Balance billing—When prohibited—Carrier's duty to hold an enrollee harmless from balance billing under certain circumstances.

48.49.030 - Enrollee's obligation to pay for services.

48.49.040 - Dispute resolution process—Determination of commercially reasonable payment amount.

48.49.050 - Commissioner's annual report on dispute resolution information regarding arbitration over commercially reasonable payment amounts.

48.49.060 - Notice of consumer rights—Development of standard template language by commissioner.

48.49.070 - Hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, or behavioral health emergency services provider—Requirement to provide certain information on website or upon consumer request—Requirement to provide carriers with nonemployed provider lists.

48.49.080 - Health care provider—Requirement to provide certain information on website or upon consumer request—Requirement to submit network status information to carriers.

48.49.090 - Carrier—Requirement to update website and provider directory—Requirement to provide enrollee with certain information.

48.49.100 - Pattern of unresolved violations—Enforcement action by department of health or appropriate disciplining authority.

48.49.110 - Rule-making authority.

48.49.120 - No application of chapter to health plans under chapter 74.09 RCW.

48.49.130 - Application of chapter to self-funded group health plans that elect to participate in balance billing protection provisions—Annual notice to commissioner.

48.49.135 - Determining the adequacy of provider networks—Required considerations.

48.49.140 - Liberal construction of chapter to promote public interest.

48.49.160 - Allowed amounts paid to nonparticipating providers.

48.49.170 - Application of state and federal requirements—Applicability information access—Waivers prohibited.

48.49.180 - Commissioner authority—Enforcement—Penalties.

48.49.190 - Reports to legislature.

48.49.900 - Effective date—2019 c 427.