PERMANENT RULES
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Date of Adoption: March 5, 2003.
Purpose: RCW 48.41.040 requires the commissioner to adopt WSHIP's plan of operation by rule. The board of WSHIP recently revised their plan of operation to reflect recent changes in law. The new law changed the composition of the board and many of the operating procedures. These rules repeal sections in chapter 284-91 WAC that are redundant to conflict with the new law.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 284-91-010, 284-91-020, 284-91-025, 284-91-027, 284-91-030, 284-91-040, 284-91-050, and 284-91-060.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 48.02.060, 48.41.040, 48.41.170, 48.44.050, and 48.46.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 02-23-091 on November 20, 2002.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The rule is amended to reflect that the commissioner did not approve of Article VIII of the Articles of Incorporation. The commissioner has informed the WSHIP board that he is willing to revisit that subject in the future.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 8.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 1,
Amended 0,
Repealed 8.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
March 5, 2003
Mike Kreidler
Insurance Commissioner
OTS-6055.2
WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ((ACCESS REGULATION)) POOL
(1) Articles of organization approved by the WSHIP board on September 5, 2002, and amended by the insurance commissioner on March 4, 2003;
(2) Bylaws approved by the WSHIP board on September 5, 2002; and
(3) Operating rules approved by the WSHIP board on September 5, 2002.
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The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 284-91-010 | Board of directors. |
| WAC 284-91-020 | Organizational meeting, duties of board of directors. |
| WAC 284-91-025 | Plan of operation approved. |
| WAC 284-91-027 | Plan of operation. |
| WAC 284-91-030 | Duties of administrator. |
| WAC 284-91-040 | Forms to be used by administrator. |
| WAC 284-91-050 | Involuntary terminations for other than nonpayment of premiums. |
| WAC 284-91-060 | Eligibility in counties without commercially available coverage equivalent to pool coverage. |