Each group disability insurance contract which is delivered or issued for delivery or renewed, on or after January 1, 1988, and which insures for hospital or medical care must contain provisions providing benefits for the treatment of chemical dependency rendered to the insured by a provider which is an “approved substance use disorder treatment program” under *RCW 70.96A.020(2).

NOTES:

*Reviser’s note: RCW 70.96A.020 was repealed by 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 301.
FindingsIntentEffective date2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.
Effective dateSeverability1987 c 458: See notes following RCW 48.21.160.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 48.21.180

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.