| HB 1647-S - DIGEST |
| (AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/5/2009) |
Establishes streamlined and uniform administrative procedures for payors and providers of health care services. |
| Directs the department of social and health services, the health care authority, and the department of labor and industries, to the extent permissible under Title 51 RCW, to cooperate with the insurance commissioner and adopt the processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration pursuant to the act. |
Directs the insurance commissioner to designate one or more lead organizations to coordinate development of processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration and to be adopted by payors and providers of health care services operating in the state. |