WSR 20-12-031

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

OFFICE OF THE

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

[Insurance Commissioner Matter R 2020-04—Filed May 27, 2020, 11:43 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Health care benefit managers.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060; and chapter 240, Laws of 2020 (2SSB 5601).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amend existing rules and add new sections necessary to implement chapter 240, Laws of 2020, requiring registration of health care benefit managers and related filings.

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 comments by July 1, 2020.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mandy Weeks-Green, P.O. Box 40260, Olympia, WA 98504-2060, phone 360-725-7041, fax 360-586-3109, TTY 360-586-0241, email rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov, website www.insurance.wa.gov.

May 27, 2020

Mike Kreidler

Insurance Commissioner