WSR 14-22-086 PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY OFFICE OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONER [Insurance Commissioner Matter No. R 2014-13—Filed November 3, 2014, 3:40 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Prior authorization of pharmacy benefits.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060, 48.43.510, 48.165.0301.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: ESSB 6511, passed during the 2014 legislative session, instructed the office of insurance commissioner (OIC) to reauthorize OneHealthPort's (OHP) administrative simplification efforts, and establish a new workgroup to develop recommendations for prior authorization requirements. The workgroup was required to submit recommendations to OIC by October 31, 2014, and OIC was required to adopt rules implementing the recommendations of the workgroup. This proposed rule making is based on the OHP recommendations regarding preauthorization of pharmacy benefits.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Submit written comments by December 19, 2014, to Jim Keogh, rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-3109.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jim Keogh, P.O. Box 40258, Olympia, WA 98504-0258, (360) 725-7170, rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov.
November 3, 2014
Mike Kreidler
Insurance Commissioner
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