(1) The agency may, at the medical director's discretion, give preference to certification of patient decision aids identified as priority topics for shared decision making by the Healthier Washington Initiative, the Robert Bree collaborative, or other topics that are important to state health care purchasing or policy objectives.

(2) Periodically throughout the year, the agency may issue a request for submission of specific patient decision aid topics that address state priorities.

(3) The agency may review additional decision aids that do not reflect the topics requested in its solicitation but may decline or defer review based on resource limitations or priorities for review.