# RCW 48.41.037: RCW 48.41.037: Washington state health insurance pool account

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S037

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 48.41.037
- **Heading:** RCW 48.41.037: Washington state health insurance pool account
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 48 / Chapter 41 / Section 037

## Text

The Washington state health insurance pool account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from moneys specifically appropriated to the account must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from this account shall be used to cover deficits incurred by the Washington state health insurance pool under this chapter in excess of the threshold established in this section. To the extent funds are available in the account, funds shall be expended from the account to offset that portion of the deficit that would otherwise have to be recovered by imposing an assessment on members in excess of a threshold of seventy cents per insured person per month. The commissioner shall authorize expenditures from the account, to the extent that funds are available in the account, upon certification by the pool board that assessments will exceed the threshold level established in this section. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. Whether the assessment has reached the threshold of seventy cents per insured person per month shall be determined by dividing the total aggregate amount of assessment by the proportion of total assessed members. Thus, stop loss members shall be counted as one-tenth of a whole member in the denominator given that is the amount they are assessed proportionately relative to a fully insured medical member.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 48.41.010 RCW 48.41.010: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S010.md)
- [RCW 48.41.020 RCW 48.41.020: Intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S020.md)
- [RCW 48.41.030 RCW 48.41.030: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S030.md)
- [RCW 48.41.037 RCW 48.41.037: Washington state health insurance pool account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S037.md)
- [RCW 48.41.040 RCW 48.41.040: Health insurance pool—Creation, membership, organization, operation, rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S040.md)
- [RCW 48.41.050 RCW 48.41.050: Operation plan—Contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S050.md)
- [RCW 48.41.060 RCW 48.41.060: Board powers and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S060.md)
- [RCW 48.41.070 RCW 48.41.070: Examination and report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S070.md)
- [RCW 48.41.080 RCW 48.41.080: Pool administrator—Selection, term, duties, pay.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S080.md)
- [RCW 48.41.090 RCW 48.41.090: Financial participation in pool—Computation, deficit assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S090.md)
- [RCW 48.41.100 RCW 48.41.100: Eligibility for coverage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S100.md)
- [RCW 48.41.110 RCW 48.41.110: Policy coverage—Eligible expenses, cost containment, limits—Explanatory brochure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S110.md)
- [RCW 48.41.120 RCW 48.41.120: Comprehensive pool policy—Deductibles—Coinsurance—Carryover.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S120.md)
- [RCW 48.41.130 RCW 48.41.130: Policy forms—Approval required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T48_C41_S130.md)

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