Washington healthcare regulations: new and proposed rules
220 notices on healthcare from Washington since 1 October 2026: final rule, emergency rule, proposed rule and notice. Rules first, newest first, each with its dates and a link to the state register.
- Final rule
Adopted rule establishing procedures for final ineligibility determination and collection initiation timelines.
- Final rule
Adopted rule restricting collection efforts pending initial determination of charity care sponsorship status.
- Final rule
Amends dentist licensing fees and renewal cycles under department of health regulation of dental practitioners.
- Final rule
Amends Washington administrative code on health carrier utilization review, adverse determinations, and medical necessity standards.
- Final rule
Establishes approval criteria for out-of-state refresher courses and nurse administrator qualifications.
- Final rule
Establishes clinical experience requirements, competency standards, and faculty oversight duties for nursing programs
- Final rule
Establishes degree and clinical experience requirements for registered nurse faculty and advanced nurse practitioner educators
- Final rule
Establishes practice/academic partnership models and nursing preceptor requirements for nursing student-employees
- Final rule
Establishes requirements for nursing education program closure and record retention.
- Final rule
Medicaid eligibility amendment limiting coverage to U.S. citizens, nationals, and certain immigrant categories.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule defining emergency care, medical conditions, emergency departments, and medical staff for hospital operations.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule defining service areas, small group plans, and substitute drug authorization procedures.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule defining substance use disorder services, supplementary pharmacy services, and telemedicine.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule establishing definitions for audio-only telemedicine, emergency services, and established provider relationships.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule expanding dental service coverage in hospital settings under Medicaid program.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule governing health carrier utilization review, prior authorization, and emergency fills for prescription drugs.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule implementing hospital sliding fee schedules for indigent patient discount calculation.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule implementing law prohibiting delayed transmission of ambulance medical debt to collections within 120 days of initial billing.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule modifying treatment limitation definitions and mental health parity requirements for health insurance plans.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule on emergency fills and exception request standards for adverse reactions and clinical harm.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule on network access standards requiring issuers maintain sufficient providers and facilities for timely access.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule on prescription drug utilization management exceptions and protections for pharmacists.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule on utilization management determination notification and pharmacy exception procedures.
- Emergency rule
Emergency rule prohibiting hospital denial of emergency care based on ability to pay.
- Emergency rule
Preproposal statement for rule amending emergency medical technician recertification requirements.
- Proposed rule
Defines related services including speech-language pathology, audiology, occupational and physical therapy for special education.
- Proposed rule
Preproposal statement for rule amending health care coverage service categories to add birth doula maternity services.
- Proposed rule
Preproposal statement on delayed ambulance billing regulation to protect patients from medical debt collection before reasonable payment opportunity.
- Proposed rule
Proposed amendments to hospital charity care rules governing eligibility determination, notification, and billing procedures.
- Proposed rule
Proposed amendments to independent review organization requirements for evaluating health plan coverage provisions.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule addressing alternate access delivery systems for health plan provider networks when contracting constraints exist.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule adjusting fees for medical test site licensing and regulatory activities under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule amending ambulatory surgical facility licensing and inspection fees for regulatory funding.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule amending definitions of charity care, medically necessary hospital health care, and indigent persons.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule clarifying predominant financial requirement determination using dollar amounts of plan payments for benefit classifications.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule creating contingency management program with incentives for substance use disorder treatment under Apple Health Medicaid.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining adverse determination and utilization review requirements for health carriers' benefit decisions.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining health carrier and health plan terms for insurance regulation under patient protection law.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining health plans excluding long-term care insurance, disability income, and workers' compensation.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining mental health benefits and requiring consistency with DSM and professional standards in health plan coverage.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining participating providers, facilities, and outpatient therapeutic visits for health plans.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule defining preexisting conditions, premiums, and telemedicine reimbursement compensation standards.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule establishing automatic charity care eligibility based on income level and public assistance enrollment.
- Proposed rule
Proposed rule establishing data reporting requirements for contingency management sites providing healthcare services
- Notice
Addresses safety net funding and Medicaid billing for special education services, including health care authority billing rates.
- Notice
Establishes approval requirements for out-of-state distance learning nursing programs operating in Washington.
- Notice
Establishes articulation agreements, program outcomes, and leadership competencies for nursing degree programs.
- Notice
Establishes qualifications and orientation requirements for nursing and interdisciplinary preceptors in clinical settings
- Notice
Establishes refresher course content, policies, curriculum requirements, and board approval procedures.
- Notice
Governs refresher course curriculum changes, substantive and nonsubstantive change notifications.
- Notice
Health carrier definitions notice covering formularies, grievances, health care providers, and health plans.
- Notice
Health carrier rule defining plan types, predominant level of financial requirements, and processes for applying nonquantitative treatment limitations.
- Notice
Health carrier utilization review requirements for mental health and substance use disorder services using clinical criteria.
- Notice
Health issuer network adequacy standards for prior authorization, provider sufficiency, and American Indian/Alaska Native access.
- Notice
Health issuer requirements for single case provider agreements, enrollment disclosures, and provider directory practices.
- Notice
Notice addressing substantially all and predominant level determination for financial requirements in mental health benefit coverage.
- Notice
Notice establishing drug utilization review program requirements and urgent versus nonurgent review timelines.
- Notice
Notice establishing hospital procedures for identifying patients eligible for health care coverage and retroactive medical assistance.
- Notice
Notice establishing network access requirements for primary care, specialists, and preventive services under health insurance plans.
- Notice
Notice specifying hospital charity care discount percentages and asset consideration policies.
The newest 60 of 220.
About these Washington notices
Which Washington notices are listed?
Notices, proposed, emergency and final rules on healthcare printed in the Washington register since 1 October 2026, newest first. Each links to the page it was printed on.
Is any of this reviewed by a lawyer?
No. The one-line description of each notice is drafted by a model and is not attorney-reviewed. Read the register page before relying on it.
Every healthcare rule change, with its date
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