The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220(1)(h) and (2); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
- Issued
- 2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-25
- End
- Waiver to midnight April 24, 2020 by its terms; extended by 20-29.1 through 20-29.10 (2020-2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 25, 2020 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- health carriers
- health care providers
- Functions reached
- TM telehealth under waivers
- CL clinical intake
- CB patients and payers
- IN insurance
- Collection
- Washington WA
Operative words
the following specific language of ESSB 5385, Section 1 is hereby waived and suspended until midnight on [April 24, 2020]... I also prohibit the following activities by health carriers to encourage health care providers to provide [telemedicine services, including denying payment parity for telemedicine]
Enforcement
RCW 43.06.220(5); OIC enforcement
Notes
Paired with OIC Emergency Orders 20-01 and 20-02 (Ex. WA-096); compelled carriers to pay for telemedicine at parity while in-person care was restricted by 20-24.
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