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WA Rev Code § 70.14.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.130 - Health technology clinical committee—Public notice.

RCW 70.14.130 Health technology clinical committee—Public notice.(1) The administrator shall develop a centralized, internet-based communication tool that provides, at a minimum:(a) Notification when a health technology is selected for review under RCW 70.14.100, indicating when the review will be initiated and how an interested party may submit evidence, or provide public comment, for consideration during the review;(b) Notification of any determination made by the committee under RCW 70.14.110(1), its effective date, and an explanation of the basis for the determination; and(c) Access to the systematic assessment completed under RCW 70.14.100(4), and reports completed under subsection (2) of this section.(2) Participating agencies shall develop methods to report on the implementation of this section and RCW 70.14.080 through 70.14.120 with respect to health care outcomes, frequency of exceptions, cost outcomes, and other matters deemed appropriate by the administrator.[ 2006 c 307 § 7.]NOTES:Captions not law—Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 307: See notes following RCW 70.14.080.
WA Rev Code § 70.14.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.140 - Applicability to health care services purchased from health carriers.

RCW 70.14.140 Applicability to health care services purchased from health carriers.RCW 70.14.080 through 70.14.130 and 41.05.013 do not apply to state purchased health care services that are purchased from or through health carriers as defined in RCW 48.43.005.[ 2006 c 307 § 9.]NOTES:Captions not law—Conflict with federal requirements—2006 c 307: See notes following RCW 70.14.080.
WA Rev Code § 70.14.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.150 - Data-sharing agreements—Report.

RCW 70.14.150 Data-sharing agreements—Report.(1) The department of social and health services and the health care authority shall enter into data-sharing agreements with the appropriate agencies in the states of Oregon and Idaho to assure the valid Washington state residence of applicants for health care services in Washington. Such agreements shall include appropriate safeguards related to the confidentiality of the shared information.(2) The department of social and health services and the health care authority must jointly report on the status of the data-sharing agreements to the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than November 30, 2007.[ 2007 c 60 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.14.155 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.155 - Streamlined health care administration—Agency participation.

RCW 70.14.155 Streamlined health care administration—Agency participation.The following state agencies are directed to cooperate with the insurance commissioner and, within funds appropriated specifically for this purpose, adopt the processes, guidelines, and standards to streamline health care administration pursuant to chapter 48.165 RCW: The department of social and health services, the health care authority, and, to the extent permissible under Title 51 RCW, the department of labor and industries.[ 2009 c 298 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.14.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.160 - Total cost of insulin work group—Appointment—Duties—Reporting.

RCW 70.14.160 Total cost of insulin work group—Appointment—Duties—Reporting. (Expires December 1, 2022.)(1) The total cost of insulin work group is established. The work group membership must consist of the insurance commissioner or designee and the following members appointed by the governor:(a) A representative from the prescription drug purchasing consortium described in RCW 70.14.060;(b) A representative from the pharmacy quality assurance commission;(c) A representative from an association representing independent pharmacies;(d) A representative from an association representing chain pharmacies;(e) A representative from each health carrier offering at least one health plan in a commercial market in the state;(f) A representative from each health carrier offering at least one health plan to state or public school employees in the state;(g) A representative from an association representing health carriers;(h) A representative from the public employees' benefits board or the school employees' benefits board;(i) A representative from the health care authority;(j) A representative from a pharmacy benefit manager that contracts with state purchasers;(k) A representative from a drug distributor or wholesaler that distributes or sells insulin in the state;(l) A representative from a state agency that purchases health care services and drugs for a selected population;(m) A representative from the attorney general's office with expertise in prescription drug purchasing; and(n) A representative from an organization representing diabetes patients who is living with diabetes.(2) The work group must review and design strategies to reduce the cost of and total expenditures on insulin in this state. Strategies the work group must consider include, but are not limited to, a state agency becoming a licensed drug wholesaler, a state agency becoming a registered pharmacy benefit manager, and a state agency purchasing prescription drugs on behalf of the state directly from other states or in coordination with other states.(3) Staff support for the work group shall be provided by the health care authority.(4) By December 1, 2020, the work group must submit a preliminary report detailing strategies to reduce the cost of and total expenditures on insulin for patients, health carriers, payers, and the state. The work group must submit a final report by July 1, 2021, to the governor and the legislature. The final report must include any statutory changes necessary to implement the strategies.(5) This section expires December 1, 2022.[ 2020 c 346 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—2020 c 346: See note following RCW 70.14.165.
WA Rev Code § 70.14.165 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.165 - Total cost of insulin work group—Authority implementation.

RCW 70.14.165 Total cost of insulin work group—Authority implementation.(1) In order to implement strategies recommended by the total cost of insulin work group established in RCW 70.14.160, the health care authority may:(a) Become or designate a state agency that shall become a drug wholesaler licensed under RCW 18.64.046;(b) Become or designate a state agency that shall become a pharmacy benefit manager registered under *RCW 19.340.030; or(c) Purchase prescription drugs on behalf of the state directly from other states or in coordination with other states.(2) In addition to the authorities granted in subsection (1) of this section, if the total cost of insulin work group established in RCW 70.14.160 determines that all or a portion of the strategies may be implemented without statutory changes, the health care authority and the prescription drug purchasing consortium described in RCW 70.14.060 shall begin implementation without further legislative direction.[ 2020 c 346 § 3.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 19.340.030 was repealed by 2020 c 240 § 19, effective January 1, 2022.Intent—2020 c 346: "(1) The legislature recognizes that:(a) Insulin is a lifesaving drug and is critical to the management of diabetes as it helps patients control their blood sugar levels;(b) According to Yale researchers, one-quarter of patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes have reported using less insulin than prescribed due to the high cost of insulin;(c) The first insulin patent in the United States was awarded in 1923 and the first synthetic insulin arrived on the market in 1978; and(d) The price and utilization of insulin has steadily increased, making it one of the costliest prescription drugs in the state. According to the Washington all-payer claims database, the allowable costs before rebates for health carriers in the state have increased eighty-seven percent since 2014, and per member out-of-pocket costs have increased an average of eighteen percent over the same time period.(2) Therefore, the legislature intends to review, consider, and pursue several strategies with the goal of reducing the cost of insulin in Washington." [ 2020 c 346 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.14.175 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.14 - Health Care Services Purchased by State Agencies.|70.14.175 - Opioid overdose reversal medication account.

RCW 70.14.175 Opioid overdose reversal medication account.The opioid overdose reversal medication account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from collections under RCW 70.14.170 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operation and administration of the opioid overdose reversal medication bulk purchasing and distribution program identified in RCW 70.14.170. Only the director of the health care authority or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.[ 2021 c 273 § 8.]NOTES:Rules—2021 c 273 §§ 7-12: See note following RCW 70.14.170.Findings—Intent—2021 c 273: See note following RCW 70.41.480.
WA Rev Code § 70.15.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.020 - Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.

RCW 70.15.020 Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.This chapter applies to volunteer health practitioners registered with a registration system that complies with RCW 70.15.040 and who provide health or veterinary services in this state for a host entity while an emergency declaration is in effect.[ 2018 c 184 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.030 - Regulation of services during emergency by department—Orders—Host entity duties.

RCW 70.15.030 Regulation of services during emergency by department—Orders—Host entity duties.(1) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the department may limit, restrict, or otherwise regulate:(a) The duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;(b) The geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;(c) The types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and(d) Any other matters necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.(2) An order issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a rule within the meaning of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.(3) A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in this state shall:(a) Consult and coordinate its activities with the department to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of volunteer health practitioners; and(b) Comply with any laws other than this chapter relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services.[ 2018 c 184 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.040 - Volunteer health practitioner registration systems—Requirements.

RCW 70.15.040 Volunteer health practitioner registration systems—Requirements.(1) To qualify as a volunteer health practitioner registration system, a system must:(a) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before or during an emergency;(b) Include information about the licensure and good standing of health practitioners which is accessible by authorized persons;(c) Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before health services or veterinary services are provided under this chapter; and(d) Meet one of the following conditions:(i) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health care practitioners established by a state and funded through the United States department of health and human services under section 319I of the public health services act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 247d-7b, as it existed on June 7, 2018, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section;(ii) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health, and medical personnel formed pursuant to section 2801 of the public health services act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300hh, as it existed on June 7, 2018, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section;(iii) Be operated by a:(A) Disaster relief organization;(B) Licensing board;(C) National or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;(D) Health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care services, including a tertiary care, teaching hospital, or acute care facility; or(E) Governmental entity; or(iv) Be designated by the department as a registration system for purposes of this chapter.(2) While an emergency declaration is in effect, the department, a person authorized to act on behalf of the department, or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners utilized in this state are registered with a registration system that complies with subsection (1) of this section. Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.(3) Upon request of a person in this state authorized under subsection (2) of this section, or a similarly authorized person in another state, a registration system located in this state shall notify the person of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.(4) A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered with a registration system that indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.[ 2018 c 184 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.050 - Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.

RCW 70.15.050 Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.(1) While an emergency declaration is in effect, a volunteer health practitioner, registered with a registration system that complies with RCW 70.15.040 and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner's registration is based, may practice in this state to the extent authorized by this chapter as if the practitioner were licensed in this state.(2) A volunteer health practitioner qualified under subsection (1) of this section is not entitled to the protections of this chapter if the practitioner is licensed in more than one state and any license of the practitioner is suspended, revoked, or subject to an agency order limiting or restricting practice privileges, or has been voluntarily terminated under threat of sanction.[ 2018 c 184 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.060 - No effect on health facility credentialing and privileging standards.

RCW 70.15.060 No effect on health facility credentialing and privileging standards.(1) As used in this section:(a) "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility.(b) "Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill.(2) This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect.[ 2018 c 184 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.080 - Relation to other laws—Emergency management assistance compact—Pacific Northwest emergency management arrangement.

RCW 70.15.080 Relation to other laws—Emergency management assistance compact—Pacific Northwest emergency management arrangement.(1) This chapter does not limit rights, privileges, or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the emergency management assistance compact or the Pacific Northwest emergency management arrangement approved by congress by P.L. 105-381, 112 Stat. 3402.(2) The department, pursuant to the emergency management assistance compact or the Pacific Northwest emergency management arrangement approved by congress by P.L. 105-381, 112 Stat. 3402, may incorporate into the emergency forces of this state volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a municipality or other local government within this state.[ 2018 c 184 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.090 - Rules—Consultation with state military department and other agencies.

RCW 70.15.090 Rules—Consultation with state military department and other agencies.The department may promulgate rules to implement this chapter. In doing so, the department shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the state military department as the agency established to carry out the state's program for emergency management, and coordinate the implementation of the emergency management assistance compact with the state military department to ensure conformity with the state's program for emergency management and the coordination of all response activities through the state's emergency operations center during a state of emergency. The department shall also consult with and consider rules promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity of application of this chapter and make the emergency response systems in the various states reasonably compatible.[ 2018 c 184 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.100 - Volunteer health practitioners—Workers' compensation coverage—Rules.

RCW 70.15.100 Volunteer health practitioners—Workers' compensation coverage—Rules.(1) A volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as the result of providing health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is deemed to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits for the death or injury under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, if:(a) The practitioner is not otherwise eligible for such benefits for the injury or death under the law of this or another state; and(b) The practitioner, or in the case of death the practitioner's personal representative, elects coverage under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by making a claim under that law.(2) The department in consultation with the department of labor and industries shall adopt rules, enter into agreements with other states, or take other measures to facilitate the receipt of benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by volunteer health practitioners who reside in other states, and may waive or modify requirements for filing, processing, and paying claims that unreasonably burden the practitioners. To promote uniformity of application of this chapter with other states that enact similar legislation, the department shall consult with and consider the practices for filing, processing, and paying claims by agencies with similar authority in other states.(3) For the purposes of this section, "injury" means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW.[ 2018 c 184 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.110 - Liability—Volunteer health practitioners—Operation, use, reliance upon volunteer health practitioner registration system.

RCW 70.15.110 Liability—Volunteer health practitioners—Operation, use, reliance upon volunteer health practitioner registration system.(1) No act or omission, except those acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, by a volunteer health practitioner registered and providing services within the provisions of this chapter shall impose any liability for civil damages resulting from such an act or omission upon:(a) The volunteer health practitioner;(b) The supervisor or supervisors of the volunteer health practitioner;(c) Any facility or their officers or employees;(d) The employer of the volunteer health practitioner;(e) The owner of the property or vehicle where the act or omission may have occurred;(f) Any organization that registered the volunteer health practitioner under the provisions of this chapter;(g) The state or any state or local governmental entity; or(h) Any professional or trade association of the volunteer health practitioner.(2) A person that, pursuant to this chapter, operates, uses, or relies upon information provided by a volunteer health practitioner registration system is not liable for damages for an act or omission relating to that operation, use, or reliance unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence, an intentional tort, or willful or wanton misconduct.[ 2019 c 64 § 23; 2018 c 184 § 12.]NOTES:Explanatory statement—2019 c 64: See note following RCW 1.20.110.
WA Rev Code § 70.15.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.900 - Short title.

RCW 70.15.900 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform emergency volunteer health practitioners act.[ 2018 c 184 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 70.15.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 70 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.|70.15.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 70.15.901 Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2018 c 184 § 13.]