HB 2942-S.E - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/13/06)

Adds a new section to chapter 48.30 RCW relating to health care provider contracts.

Provides that whenever a health carrier's share of a local market for health plans within this state meets or exceeds forty percent as determined by the commissioner, the carrier may not directly, or indirectly through a subcontracted network, terminate a provider contract except for reasonable cause within that local market.