Unless otherwise specifically provided, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
Poststabilization services relate to mental health or substance use disorder treatment necessary in the short term to avoid placing the health of the individual, or with respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her unborn child, in serious jeopardy, serious impairment to bodily functions, or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
RCW 48.43.005
Reviser's note: *(1) Chapter 70.96A RCW was repealed and/or recodified in its entirety pursuant to 2016 sp.s. c 29 §§ 301, 601, and 701.
**(2) RCW 11.88.010 was repealed by 2020 c 312 § 904, effective January 1, 2022.
Effective date- 2022 c 263: See note following RCW 43.371.100.
Effective date- 2020 c 196: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 27, 2020]." [2020 c 196 § 2.]
Findings-Intent-Effective date- 2019 c 427: See RCW 48.49.003 and 48.49.900.
Findings-Declarations-Effective date- 2019 c 56: See notes following RCW 48.43.5051.
Effective date- 2019 c 33: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 17, 2019]." [2019 c 33 § 17.]
Spiritual care services- 2012 c 87: See RCW 43.71.901.
Intent- 2011 c 315: "The federal patient protection and affordable care act (P.L. 111-148) prohibits insurance carriers from applying preexisting condition limitations for persons under age nineteen, beginning on or after September 23, 2010. The guidance from the United States department of health and human services provides some direction for the implementation of the new policy requirement, and the office of the insurance commissioner further clarified open enrollment requirements to help prevent disruption in the individual health insurance marketplace. It is the intent of this act to:
(1) Maintain access to individual plan options for persons under age nineteen; and
(2) Provide clarity for the establishment of open enrollment and special open enrollment periods that balance access to guaranteed issue coverage with efforts that protect market stability." [2011 c 315 § 1.]
Application- 2010 c 292: "This act applies to policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2011." [2010 c 292 § 9.]
Contingent effective date- 2010 c 292 §§ 1 and 2: "Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect one hundred eighty days [September 29, 2010] after the date the insurance commissioner certifies to the secretary of the senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the code reviser's office that federal legislation has been signed into law by the President of the United States that includes guaranteed issue for individuals who purchase health coverage through the individual or small group markets." [2010 c 292 § 11.]
Effective date-2008 c 145: See RCW 48.83.901.
Subheadings not law-2007 c 259: See note following RCW 7.70.060.
Application-2004 c 244: See note following RCW 48.21.045.
Effective date-2001 c 196: See note following RCW 48.20.025.
Effective date-Severability-2000 c 79: See notes following RCW 48.04.010.
Short title-1997 c 231: "This act shall be known as the consumer assistance and insurance market stabilization act." [ 1997 c 231 § 402.]
Part headings and captions not law-1997 c 231: "Part headings and section captions used in this act are not part of the law." [ 1997 c 231 § 403.]
Severability-1997 c 231: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1997 c 231 § 404.]
Effective dates-1997 c 231: "(1) Sections 104 through 108 and 301 of this act take effect January 1, 1998.
(2) Section 111 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 1997.
(3) Section 205 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately." [ 1997 c 231 § 405.]
Effective date-1997 c 55: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 16, 1997]." [ 1997 c 55 § 2.]
Captions not law-Effective dates-Savings-Severability-1995 c 265: See notes following RCW 70.47.015.