Prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees.

 H-0998.1

HOUSE BILL 1766

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Macri, Thai, Scott, Parshley, Salahuddin, Ormsby, Pollet, and Reed

Read first time 01/31/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain contracting practices by a health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for self-insured coverage offered to public employees; and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 41.05 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A health carrier acting as a third-party administrator for a self-funded plan offered to employees or school employees under this chapter may not require a hospital system owned or operated by the state of Washington to participate in any commercial health plan or product offered or administered by the health carrier as a condition for negotiations or participation in the self-funded plan.