Health maintenance organizations who through an authorized representative have first approved, by any means, an individual prescription claim as eligible may not reject that claim at some later date. Pharmacists or drug dispensing outlets who obtain preapproval of claims shall keep a written record of the preapproval that consists of identification by name and telephone number of the person who approved the claim.
RCW 48.46.535
Prescriptions—Preapproval of individual claims—Subsequent rejection prohibited—Written record required.
Known as the The Washington Health Maintenance Organization Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (89 sections).
1993 c 253 s 5.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.