PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

[Insurance Commissioner Matter R 2022-04—Filed June 9, 2022, 9:52 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Statement requirement for consumer adverse benefit determination notices.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 48.02.060 and 48.43.530.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: As part of rule making for 2SSB 5313 (chapter 280, Laws of 2021), a requirement was added to the rules for consumer adverse benefit determination (ABD) notices to include a statement regarding identification of experts who provided advice for the ABD. Based on feedback received by the office of insurance commissioner, amendments to the rules are needed to ensure this language is at a reading level more appropriate for consumer correspondence.

Process for Developing New Rule: Submit comments by July 8, 2022.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Shari Maier, 302 Sid Snyder Avenue S.W., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-7173, fax 360-586-3109, TTY 360-586-0241, email rulescoordinator@oic.wa.gov, website www.insurance.wa.gov.

Insurance Commissioner