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Revised Code of Washington
Title 48
Chapter 48.49
Wash. Rev. Code ch. 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.
48.49.060
Notice of consumer rights—Development of standard template language by commissioner.
48.49.070
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.
48.49.200
Ground ambulance services organizations—Payments—Prohibition on waivers.
48.49.205
Ground ambulance services organizations—Rates—Public database.
48.49.210
Ground ambulance services organizations—Commissioner's review—Report.
48.49.900
Effective date—2019 c 427.