WSR 97-23-033

RULES REVIEW PLAN

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

[Filed November 17, 1997, 9:49 a.m.]

Reviser's note: The following Rules Review Plan has been electronically generated directly from the agency and has not been through the usual editing and proofing processes.

Preliminary Overview of Entire Title 284 WAC -- staff recommendations:

Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn has completed the first step in reviewing all rules (sections) in Title 284 WAC. All members of her staff that deal with rules were invited to make recommendations for each section in the title.

Rules:

* 48 possible repeal

* 241 possible amendments (to clarify, up-date, or implement federal law)

* 496 no change

* 785 total rules (sections)

Bulletins:

* 163 withdraw (old, out-of-date)

* 23 amend, rewrite, and re-issue (out-of-date, or could be more clear)

* 39 no change

* 168 total Bulletins, Technical Assistance Advisories, and other documents

Next Step -- Review of Rates/Contracts Division Rules:

Beginning late October of 1997, an in-depth review of all rules concerning the filing and approval of rates and forms of insurance contracts will be undertaken.

The following chapters of Title 284 WAC will be reviewed: 10, 20, 21, 23, 34, 43, 44, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 60, 66, 74, 84, and 85.

After staff members have had an opportunity to evaluate each rule (section), those affected by the rules will be invited to make suggestions.

Internal and external working groups will be established to review each section of these chapters.

This part of the review is scheduled for completion by July 1, 1998.

The Commissioner's Website:

The Commissioner's Plan for the review of Title 284 WAC is available on the website.

The website also includes:

a list of WAC chapters under current active evaluation;

a list of WAC sections that have been reviewed and the final action taken for each; and

the name, phone number, and e-mail address of the person to whom questions should be addressed concerning each section of the title.

A detailed inventory of the review of Title 284 WAC is incorporated as Attachment A to this annual progress report, in Excel or Access format. (At this time, the Commissioner's website cannot accommodate an Excel or Access chart; however, if any person wishes a hard copy of the entire chart, one can be provided upon request. A link to the Governor's website will access the charts on-line.)

Involvement by Interested Persons:

Any person interested in providing comments on any rule in Title 284 WAC is urged to provide comments in writing or through the website. Forms for comment are available on the website; examples of several useful "templates" for comment are appended as Attachment B and will be available on the website.

Interested persons may contact Kacy Brandeberry at: 360/664-3790 (phone), 360/586-3535 (fax), or by sending an e-mail to her at "kacyb@oic.wa.gov."