The commissioner must adopt all rules needed to implement this chapter. The rules must:

Terms Used In Washington Code 48.140.060

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(1) Identify which insuring entity or self-insurer has the primary obligation to report a closed claim when more than one insuring entity or self-insurer is providing medical malpractice liability coverage to a single health care provider or a single health care facility that has been named in a claim;
(2) Protect information that, alone or in combination with other data, could result in the ability to identify a claimant, health care provider, health care facility, or self-insurer involved in a particular claim or collection of claims; and
(3) Specify standards and methods for the reporting by claimants, insuring entities, self-insurers, facilities, and providers.