Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 48.47 · 4 active provisions
The legislature finds that there is a continued interest in mandating certain health coverages or offering of health coverages by health carriers; and that improved access to these health care services to segments of the population which desire them can provide beneficial social and health consequences which may be in…
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Appropriate committees of the legislature" or "committees" means nonfiscal standing committees of the Washington state senate and house of representatives that have jurisdiction over statutes that regulate health…
Mandated health benefits shall be established as follows:(1) Every person who, or organization that, seeks to establish a mandated benefit shall, at least ninety days prior to a regular legislative session, submit a mandated benefit proposal to the appropriate committees of the legislature, assessing the social impact,…
(1) Based on the availability of relevant information, the following criteria shall be used to assess the impact of proposed mandated benefits:(a) The social impact: (i) To what extent is the benefit generally utilized by a significant portion of the population? (ii) To what extent is the benefit already generally avai…