# WAC 284-43B-032: WAC 284-43B-032. Applicable dispute resolution system

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_032

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 284-43B-032
- **Heading:** WAC 284-43B-032. Applicable dispute resolution system
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 284 / Chapter 284-43B / Section 284-43B-032

## Text

(1) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2023, or a later date determined by the commissioner, services described in RCW 48.49.020 (1) other than air ambulance services are subject to the independent dispute resolution process established in sections 2799A-1 and 2799A-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 300gg-111 and 300gg-112) and federal regulations implementing those sections of P.L. 116-260 (enacted December 27, 2020). Until July 1, 2023, or a later date determined by the commissioner, the arbitration process in this chapter governs the dispute resolution process for those services.
(2) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2023, or a later date determined by the commissioner, if the federal independent dispute resolution process is available to the state, behavioral emergency services provider services described in RCW 48.49.020 (3) are subject to the independent dispute resolution process established in section 2799A-1 and 2799A-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 300gg-111 and 300gg-112) and federal regulations implementing those sections of P.L. 116-260 (enacted December 27, 2020). Until July 1, 2023, or a later date determined by the commissioner, or if the federal independent dispute resolution process is not available to the state for resolution of these disputes, the arbitration process in this chapter governs the dispute resolution process for those services.
(3) The office of the insurance commissioner must provide a minimum of four months advance notice of the date on which the dispute resolution process will transition to the federal independent dispute resolution process. The notice must be posted on the website of the office of the insurance commissioner.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 284-43B-010 WAC 284-43B-010. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_010.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-015 WAC 284-43B-015. Coverage of emergency services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_015.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-020 WAC 284-43B-020. Balance billing prohibition and consumer cost-sharing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_020.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-025 WAC 284-43B-025. Balance billing prohibition and consumer cost-sharing for ground ambulance services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_025.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-027 WAC 284-43B-027. Payments to nonparticipating ground ambulance services organizations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_027.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-029 WAC 284-43B-029. Local governmental entity rate reporting to the insurance commissioner](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_029.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-030 WAC 284-43B-030. Out-of-network claim payment and placing a claim into dispute](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_030.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-032 WAC 284-43B-032. Applicable dispute resolution system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_032.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-035 WAC 284-43B-035. Arbitration initiation and selection of arbitrator](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_035.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-037 WAC 284-43B-037. Arbitration proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_037.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-040 WAC 284-43B-040. Determining whether an enrollee's health plan is subject to the requirements of the act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_040.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-050 WAC 284-43B-050. Notice of consumer rights and transparency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_050.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-060 WAC 284-43B-060. Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_060.md)
- [WAC 284-43B-070 WAC 284-43B-070. Self-funded group health plan opt in](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_284_43B_070.md)

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