WSR 21-14-095

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

OFFICE OF THE

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

[Insurance Commissioner Matter R 2021-14—Filed July 7, 2021, 9:43 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Health insurance discrimination and gender affirming treatment.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060, 48.43.515; and chapter 280, Laws of 2021.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The commissioner is considering adopting rules to add new sections and amend existing rules necessary to implement chapter 280, Laws of 2021, regarding health insurance discrimination and gender affirming treatment.

Process for Developing New Rule: Submit comments by August 15, 2021.

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.

July 7, 2021

Mike Kreidler

Insurance Commissioner