RCW 48.46.068

Requirements for plans offered to small employers—Definitions.

Known as the The Washington Health Maintenance Organization Act

The act spans §§ 48–48 (89 sections).

2003 c 248 s 16; 1995 c 265 s 24.

(1) A health maintenance organization may not offer any health benefit plan to any small employer without complying with RCW 48.46.066(3).

(2) Employers purchasing health plans provided through associations or through member-governed groups formed specifically for the purpose of purchasing health care are not small employers and are not subject to RCW 48.46.066(3).

(3) For purposes of this section, "health benefit plan," "health plan," and "small employer" mean the same as defined in RCW 48.43.005.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.