PERMANENT RULES
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The proposed rule repeals the annual March 31 filing requirement of geographic network reports.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 284-43-220 (3) and (4).
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 48.02.060.
Other Authority: RCW 48.43.510 and 48.43.515.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 11-02-067 on January 5, 2011.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended [1], Repealed 1 [0].
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended [1], Repealed 1 [0].
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended [1], Repealed 1 [0].
Date Adopted: March 8, 2011.
Mike Kreidler
Insurance Commissioner
OTS-3828.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Matter No. R 2008-17, filed
8/13/08, effective 9/13/08)
WAC 284-43-220
Network reports -- Format.
Each health
carrier must file with the commissioner a Provider Network
Form A((,)) and a Network Enrollment Form B ((and Geographic
Network Report)).
(1) Provider Network Form A. A carrier must file an electronic report of all participating providers by network. This report must contain all data items shown in Provider Network Form A prescribed by and available from the commissioner. Updated reports must be filed each month. Filing of this data satisfies the reporting requirements of RCW 48.44.080 and the requirements of RCW 48.46.030 relating to filing of notices that describes changes in the provider network.
(2) Network Enrollment Form B. By March 31, 2004, and every year thereafter, a carrier must prepare an electronic report showing the total number of covered persons who were entitled to health care services during each month of the year, excluding nonresidents. A separate report must be filed for each network by line of business. The report must contain all data items shown in and conform to the format of Network Enrollment Form B prescribed by and available from the commissioner.
(3) ((Geographic Network Report. By March 31st of every
year, a carrier also must file an electronic or hard copy
paper report meeting the standards below. The carrier must
update the reports whenever a material change in the carrier's
provider network occurs that significantly affects the ability
of covered persons to access covered services. Each carrier
must file for each network, using a network accessibility
analysis system, such as GeoNetworks or any other similar
system:
(a) A map showing the location of covered persons and primary care providers with a differentiation between single and multiple provider locations;
(b) An access table illustrating the relationship between primary care providers and covered persons as of December of each year by county, including at a minimum:
(i) Total number of covered persons;
(ii) Total number of primary care providers (or, if the plan is a Preferred Provider Organization style of managed care, the total number of contracted providers);
(iii) Number of covered persons meeting the carrier's self defined access standard;
(iv) Percentage of covered persons meeting the carrier's self defined access standard; and
(v) Average distance to at least one primary care provider for its covered persons; and
(c) An alphabetical list by county and city showing:
(i) Total number of covered persons;
(ii) Total number of primary care providers (or, if the plan is a Preferred Provider Organization style of managed care, the total number of contracted providers);
(iii) Total number of obstetric and women's health care providers;
(iv) Total number of specialists;
(v) Total number of nonphysician providers by license type;
(vi) Total number of hospitals; and
(vii) Total number of pharmacies.
(4) A carrier may vary the method of reporting required under subsection (3) of this section upon written request and subsequent written approval by the commissioner. In the request, the carrier must show that the carrier does not use or does not have easy access to electronic or data systems permitting the method of reporting required without incurring substantial costs.
(5))) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Line of business" means either individual, small group or large group coverage;
(b) "Network" means the group of participating providers and facilities providing health care services to a particular line of business.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060. 08-17-037 (Matter No. R 2008-17), § 284-43-220, filed 8/13/08, effective 9/13/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.18.120, 48.20.450, 48.20.460, 48.43.515, 48.44.050, 48.46.030, 48.46.200, 48.42.100, 48.43.515, 48.46.030. 03-09-142 (Matter No. R 2003-01), § 284-43-220, filed 4/23/03, effective 5/24/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.18.120, 48.20.450, 48.20.460, 48.30.010, 48.44.050, 48.46.030, 48.46.200. 00-04-034 (Matter No. R 99-2), § 284-43-220, filed 1/24/00, effective 1/1/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.20.450, 48.20.460, 48.30.010, 48.44.020, 48.44.050, 48.44.080, 48.46.030, 48.46.060(2), 48.46.200 and 48.46.243. 98-04-005 (Matter No. R 97-3), § 284-43-220, filed 1/22/98, effective 2/22/98.]