A HCSC may authorize a third-party filer to file forms or rates on its behalf. For the purposes of this section, a "third-party filer" means a person or entity in the business of providing regulatory compliance services.
(1) If an HCSC delegates filing authority to a third-party filer, each filing must include a letter as supporting documentation signed by an officer of the HCSC authorizing the third-party filer to make filings on behalf of the HCSC.
(2) The HCSC may not delegate responsibility for the content of a filing to a third-party filer. The commissioner considers errors and omissions made by the third-party filer to be errors and omissions of the HCSC.
(3) If a third-party filer has a pattern of making filings that do not comply with this chapter, the commissioner may reject a delegation of filing authority from the HCSC.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
48.02.060,
48.44.050, and
48.46.200. WSR 10-01-118 (Matter No. R 2009-04), § 284-44A-080, filed 12/17/09, effective 1/17/10.]