Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 48 Insurance - Chapter 48.31C Holding Company Act For Health Care Service Contractors And Health Maintenance Organizations

48.31C.010 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Acquisition" or "acquire" means an agreement, arrangement, or activity, ...
48.31C.020 Acquisition of a foreign health carrier -- Preacquisition notification -- Review
(1) No person may acquire control of a foreign health carrier registered to do business in this state unless a preacquisition notification is filed with ...
48.31C.030 Acquisition of a domestic health carrier -- Filing -- Review -- Jurisdiction of courts
(1) No person may acquire control of a domestic health carrier unless the person has filed with the commissioner and has sent to the health ...
48.31C.040 Registration with commissioner -- Information required -- Rule making -- Disclaimer of affiliation -- Failure to file
(1) Every health carrier registered to do business in this state that is a member of a health carrier holding company system shall register with ...
48.31C.050 Health carrier subject to registration -- Standards for transactions within a holding company system -- Notice to commissioner -- Review
(1) Transactions within a health carrier holding company system to which a health carrier subject to registration is a party are subject to the following ...
48.31C.060 Extraordinary dividends or distributions -- Restrictions--Definition of distribution
(1)(a) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, each registered health carrier shall report to the commissioner all dividends and other distributions to shareholders or ...
48.31C.070 Examination of health carriers -- Commissioner may order production of information -- Failure to comply -- Costs
(1) Subject to the limitation contained in this section and in addition to the powers that the commissioner has under RCW 48.44.145 relating to the ...
48.31C.080 Violations of chapter -- Commissioner may seek superior court order
(1) Whenever it appears to the commissioner that a health carrier or a director, officer, employee, or agent of the health carrier has committed or ...
48.31C.090 Violations of chapter -- Penalties -- Civil forfeitures -- Orders -- Referral to prosecuting attorney -- Imprisonment
(1) The commissioner may require, after notice and hearing, a health carrier failing, without just cause, to file a registration statement as required in this ...
48.31C.100 Violations of chapter--Impairment of financial condition
Whenever it appears to the commissioner that a person has committed a violation of this chapter that so impairs the financial condition of a domestic ...
48.31C.110 Order for liquidation or rehabilitation -- Recovery of distributions or payments -- Liability -- Maximum amount recoverable
(1) If an order for liquidation or rehabilitation of a domestic health carrier has been entered, the receiver appointed under the order may recover on ...
48.31C.120 Violations of chapter -- Contrary to interests of subscribers or the public
Whenever it appears to the commissioner that a person has committed a violation of this chapter that makes the continued operation of a health carrier ...
48.31C.130 Confidential proprietary and trade secret information -- Exempt from public disclosure -- Exceptions
Confidential proprietary and trade secret information provided to the commissioner under RCW 48.31C.020 through 48.31C.050 and 48.31C.070 are exempt from public inspection and copying and ...
48.31C.140 Person aggrieved by actions of commissioner
A person aggrieved by an act, determination, rule, order, or any other action of or failure to act by the commissioner under this chapter may ...
48.31C.150 Rule making
The commissioner may adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter.[2001 c 179 § 16.] ...
48.31C.160 Dual holding company system membership
If an insurance company holding a certificate of authority from the commissioner under chapter 48.05 RCW is a member of both a health carrier holding ...
48.31C.900 Severability--2001 c 179
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
48.31C.901 Effective date -- 2001 c 179
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009