Washington Statutes
§ 48.44.220 — Discrimination prohibited.
Washington § 48.44.220
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Wash. Rev. Code § 48.44.220 (2026).
Text
No health care service contractor shall deny coverage to any person solely on account of race, religion, national origin, or the presence of any disability. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting a health care service contractor's authority to deny or otherwise limit coverage to a person when the person because of a medical condition does not meet the essential eligibility requirements established by the health care service contractor for purposes of determining coverage for any person.
No health care service contractor shall refuse to provide reimbursement or indemnity to any person for covered health care services for reasons that the health care services were provided by a holder of a license under chapter 18.22 RCW.
Severability — 1983 c 154: See note following RCW 48
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Related
Glaubach v. Regence BlueShield
74 P.3d 115 (Washington Supreme Court, 2003)
Legislative History
[2020 c 274 s 37;1983 c 154 s 4;1979 c 127 s 1;1969 c 115 s 4.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 48.01.010
Short title.§ 48.01.020
Scope of code.§ 48.01.030
Public interest.§ 48.01.035
"Developmental disability" defined.§ 48.01.040
"Insurance" defined.§ 48.01.050
"Insurer" defined.§ 48.01.053
"Issuer" defined.§ 48.01.060
"Insurance transaction" defined.§ 48.01.070
"Person" defined.§ 48.01.080
Penalties.§ 48.01.100
Existing officers.§ 48.01.110
Existing licenses.§ 48.01.120
Existing insurance forms.§ 48.01.130
Existing actions, violations.§ 48.01.140
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