WSR 17-15-088

AGENDA

OFFICE OF

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

[Filed July 18, 2017, 8:48 a.m.]

Rule Development Agenda

July 31, 2017, through January 31, 2018

The commissioner has introduced the following rule makings. Each rule making is currently between the CR-101, CR-102, and CR-103 stage. They are currently under review and there may be further rule-making activity before January 31, 2018. If you have any questions regarding any of these rule makings, please contact Jim Keogh, rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov or (360) 725-7056.


	RCW Authority		Current Activity
WAC	RCW Authority	Subject	CR-103E	CR-101	CR-105	CR-102
	48.02.060, 48.44.050, 48.46.200	Issuer disclosures, notices, and processes to protect privacy of health care information.		13-11-144 5/22/13
	48.02.060, 48.18.120(2), 48.20.450, 48.44.050, 48.46.200	Health plan special enrollment rules.		15-23-064 11/13/15
	48.02.060, 48.29.005	Title insurance agent escrow practices and accounts.		16-07-083 3/17/16
	48.02.060, 34.05.220, and 34.05.250	Administrative hearings.		16-12-081 5/31/16
284-20C	48.02.060, 48.110.150	Service contract providers and protection product guarantee providers.		16-18-065 9/2/16
	48.02.060	Safe harbor for the use of the federal model privacy form.		17-12-062 6/2/17
	48.02.060, 48.13.171	Repeal obsolete citations to insurer investments under chapter 48.13 RCW.		17-12-063 6/2/17
	48.02.060, 87.03.810	Interest rate to be used by Washington state department of transportation pursuant to RCW 87.03.810.		17-12-064 6/02/17
	48.02.060, 48.17.005	Adjuster licensing requirements.		17-13-079 6/16/17
	48.02.060, 42.56.070, 42.56.120	Public records requests copy costs.		17-13-080 6/16/17
	48.02.060, 48.29.005, sections 13 and 23, chapter 103, Laws of 2017	Title insurance rating and advisory organizations.		17-13-081 6/16/17
	48.02.060, 48.43.510, 48.43.520	Contractual arrangements to minimize prior authorization requirements at the point of care.		17-14-024 6/23/17
284-50-330(8)	48.02.060	Changing language in WAC 284-50-330(8) to align with RCW 48.20.420.			17-14-025 6/23/17
284-198	48.02.060, 48.02.210	K-12 study elimination.		17-15-085 7/17/17
284-15-010	48.02.060, 48.15.015	Surplus line broker licensing.		17-15-086 7/17/17

Possible Rule-Makings: In addition to the rules listed above, the commissioner continues the effort to update and clarify the code as well as implement recent legislation. In the period before January 31, 2018, subjects that may be considered for rule making in this effort include:

Annuity marketing and disclosure requirements

Barriers to patient care access resulting from contracting practices

Coordination of benefits

Dental insurance practices

Discontinuation and renewal of health plan coverage

Discrimination in health plan design

Electronic filing of state specific reporting

Electronic notices and document delivery of insurance products

Essential health benefits - pharmacy/formulary tiers

Essential health benefits - clarifications, as needed, of pediatric dental and other provisions

Federal financial reform implementation

Federal health care reform implementation

Health care coverage for dependent and incapacitated children

Health insurance market stabilization measures

Implementation of rules required for compliance with state or federal legislation, recent court decisions or administrative hearing decisions

Licensing of surplus line brokers

Minimum valuation standards

NAIC model act implementation (dependent on legislation)

Pharmacy benefit manager appeals process fixes

Prelicensing insurance education

Producer commissions for special enrollment periods

Repeal K-12 study rules

Ride-sharing or autonomous vehicle insurance coverage

Rules in response to any citizen petitions received

Summary of health insurance benefits coverage

Updating rules with obsolete references

Wellness programs (health plans).

Mike Kreidler