Washington HB1589 amends health carrier and provider contract rules to ensure adequate provider networks.

HB1589 modifies the criteria for assessing the adequacy of health carrier provider networks in Washington. The commissioner must ensure networks include sufficient emergency medicine, anesthesiology, pathology, radiology, neonatology, surgery, hospitalist, intensivist, and diagnostic services providers. The bill also restricts certain contract terms and requires carriers to notify out-of-network providers of alternate access delivery requests.

Washington HB1589 amends health carrier and provider contract rules to ensure adequate provider networks.

HB1589 modifies the criteria for assessing the adequacy of health carrier provider networks in Washington. The commissioner must ensure networks include sufficient emergency medicine, anesthesiology, pathology, radiology, neonatology, surgery, hospitalist, intensivist, and diagnostic services providers. The bill also restricts certain contract terms and requires carriers to notify out-of-network providers of alternate access delivery requests.