(Effective until January 1, 2022)

PDFWAC 284-180-210

Registration and renewal fees.

(1) The registration, renewal and oversight activities for pharmacy benefit managers must be self-supporting. Each pharmacy benefit manager must contribute a sufficient amount to the commissioner's regulatory account to pay the reasonable costs, including overhead, of regulating pharmacy benefit managers.
(2) The registration fee is two hundred dollars.
(3) For the renewal fee, the commissioner will charge a proportional share of the annual cost of renewal and oversight activities to all pharmacy benefit managers. The pharmacy benefit managers' proportional share shall be based on their Washington state annual gross pharmacy benefit manager business income for the previous calendar year. The minimum renewal fee is five hundred dollars.
(4) No later than March 1st of each year, pharmacy benefit managers must report their Washington state annual gross pharmacy benefit manager business income for the previous calendar year on a form prescribed by the commissioner.
(5) On or before June 1st of each year, the commissioner will calculate and set the renewal fees for the ensuing fiscal year of July 1st through June 30th.
(6) If an unexpended balance of pharmacy benefit manager registration and renewal funds remain in the insurance commissioner's regulatory account at the close of a fiscal year, the commissioner will carry the unexpended funds forward and use them to reduce future renewal fees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 19.340.010, 19.340.030, 19.340.100, 19.340.110, and 2016 c 210 §§ 1 and 2 through 7. WSR 17-01-139 (Matter No. R 2016-07), § 284-180-210, filed 12/20/16, effective 1/1/17.]
(Effective January 1, 2022)

PDFWAC 284-180-210

Registration and renewal fees.

(1) The registration, renewal and oversight activities for health care benefit managers must be self-supporting. Each health care benefit manager must contribute a sufficient amount to the commissioner's regulatory account to pay the reasonable costs, including overhead, of regulating health care benefit managers.
(2) The registration fee is two hundred dollars.
(3) For the renewal fee, the commissioner will charge a proportional share of the annual cost of renewal and oversight activities to all health care benefit managers. The health care benefit managers' proportional share shall be based on their Washington state annual gross health care benefit manager business income for the previous calendar year. The minimum renewal fee is five hundred dollars.
(4) If an unexpended balance of health care benefit manager registration and renewal funds remain in the insurance commissioner's regulatory account at the close of a fiscal year, the commissioner will carry the unexpended funds forward and use them to reduce future renewal fees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060 and 48.200.900. WSR 21-02-034, § 284-180-210, filed 12/29/20, effective 1/1/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 19.340.010, 19.340.030, 19.340.100, 19.340.110, and 2016 c 210 §§ 1 and 2 through 7. WSR 17-01-139 (Matter No. R 2016-07), § 284-180-210, filed 12/20/16, effective 1/1/17.]