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Aligning the implementation of application programming interfaces for prior authorization with federal guidelines.

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 H-1474.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1706

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representative Simmons)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to aligning the implementation of application programming interfaces for prior authorization with federal guidelines; and amending RCW 48.43.830 , 41.05.845 , and 74.09.840 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 48.43.830 and 2023 c 382 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each carrier offering a health plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, shall comply with the following standards related to prior authorization for health care services and prescription drugs:

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