Initiating arbitration of claims under the balance billing protection act with such frequency as to indicate a health carrier's general business practice.
RCW 48.30.350
in effect(1) It is an unfair or deceptive practice for a health carrier to initiate, with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice, arbitration under RCW 48.49.040 with respect to claims submitted by out-of-network providers for services included in RCW 48.49.020 that request payment of a commercially reasonable amount, based on payments for the same or similar services provided in a similar geographic area. (2) As used in this section, "health carrier" has the same meaning as in RCW 48.43.005 .
(1) It is an unfair or deceptive practice for a health carrier to initiate, with such frequency as to indicate a general business practice, arbitration under RCW 48.49.040 with respect to claims submitted by out-of-network providers for services included in RCW 48.49.020 that request payment of a commercially reasonable amount, based on payments for the same or similar services provided in a similar geographic area.
(2) As used in this section, "health carrier" has the same meaning as in RCW 48.43.005 .
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=48.30&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026