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2021 adopted rules

The rules below were adopted in 2021. "Adopted" indicates the date the rule was formally approved, and is also known as the filing date. "Effective date" specifies the date the rule went into effect.

FAIR Plan committee members (R 2021-15)

Out-of-state title records storage (R 2021-20)

Audited financial statements (R 2021-22)

Health insurance discrimination and gender affirming treatment (R 2021-14) 

Student health plans (R 2021-13) 

Telemedicine and audio-only telemedicine services (R 2021-06)

Title agent county declarations (R 2021-10)

Actuarial designations (R 2021-11) 

Administrative hearings (R 2021-09) 

Captive insurance (R 2021-12) 

Using respectful language (R 2021-08) 

Prohibiting depreciation of labor on property claims (R 2021-04)

Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP) (R 2021-18)

Technical amendment to WAC 284-43-8130 (R 2021-21)

Adjuster continuing education requirements (R 2021-03)

  • Adopted: Sept. 28, 2021
  • Effective: July 15, 2022
  • Complete text: CR-103 for R 2021-03 (PDF, 231.30 KB)
  • Amended WAC: 284-17-200, 284-17-220, 284-17-222, 284-17-224, 284-17-273, 284-17-278, 284-17-292

Reinsurance agreements (R 2021-05)

  • Adopted: Sept. 27, 2021
  • Effective: Jan. 1, 2022
  • Complete text: CR-103 for R 2021-05 (PDF 745.99 KB) 
  • New WAC: 284-13-53902, 284-13-59303, 284-13-59509
  • Amended WAC: 284-13-536, 284-13-538, 284-13-539, 284-13-53901, 284-13-540

Emergency Rule: Temporarily prohibiting the use of credit history (R 2021-19) 

Implementation credits: Specifying health carriers as a permissible entity in WAC 284-30-595 (R 2021-01)

Emergency Rule: Temporarily prohibiting the use of credit history (R 2021-02)