This chapter may be known and cited as the "long-term care insurance act" and is intended to govern the content and sale of long-term care insurance and long-term care benefit contracts issued before January 1, 2009, as defined in this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest in protecting purchasers of long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales, marketing, and advertising practices. The provisions of this chapter shall apply in addition to other requirements of Title 48 RCW.
RCW 48.84.010
General provisions, intent.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Bushnell v. MEDICO INS. CO. (2011)
Most recently applied in Bushnell v. MEDICO INS. CO. (February 2011)
2008 c 145 s 19; 1986 c 170 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.