Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 48.45 · 4 active provisions
The legislature finds that the residents of rural communities are having difficulties in locating and purchasing affordable health insurance. The legislature further finds that many rural communities have sufficient funds to pay for needed services, but those funds are being expended elsewhere causing insufficient fund…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Rural community" means any grouping of consumers, seventy-five percent of whom reside in areas outside of a standard metropolitan statistical area as defined by the United States bureau of census.(2) "Consu…
Rural health care service arrangements existing on March 29, 1990, may continue in full operation only so long as they comply with all of the following:(1) Within ten days following March 29, 1990, all rural health care service arrangements shall inform the insurance commissioner of their intent to apply for approval t…
The insurance commissioner, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, may promulgate rules to implement RCW 48.45.010 and 48.45.020.