Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 48.49 - Balance Billing Protection Act.
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.

RCW 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.

(1)(a) A health care provider must provide the following information on its website, if one is available:
(i) The listing of the carrier health plan provider networks with which the provider contracts, based upon the information provided by the carrier pursuant to RCW 48.43.730(7); and
(ii) The notice of consumer rights developed under RCW 48.49.060.
(b) If the health care provider does not maintain a website, this information must be provided to consumers upon an oral or written request.
(2) Posting or otherwise providing the information required in this section does not relieve a provider of its obligation to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) An in-network provider must submit accurate information to a carrier regarding the provider's network status in a timely manner, consistent with the terms of the contract between the provider and the carrier.

[ 2019 c 427 § 12.]

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.