74.98.020 – Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
RCW 74.98.020 Title, chapter, section headings not part of law. Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law. [ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.020.]
74.98.030 – Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
RCW 74.98.030 Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder. If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. [ 1959 c 26 § 74.98.030.]
74.70.020 – Definitions.
RCW 74.70.020 Definitions. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Aggregate fee schedule amount” means the product of the add-on calculated pursuant to RCW 74.70.060(1) multiplied by the number of emergency ambulance transports for the state fiscal year. (2) […]
74.70.030 – Ambulance transport fund—Sources—Use.
RCW 74.70.030 Ambulance transport fund—Sources—Use. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) A dedicated fund is hereby established within the state treasury to be known as the ambulance transport fund. The purpose and use of the fund shall be to receive and disburse funds, together with accrued interest, in accordance with this chapter. Moneys […]
74.70.040 – Report to authority.
RCW 74.70.040 Report to authority. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Each ambulance transport provider must report to the authority the number of emergency ambulance transports by payer type and the annual gross receipts for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, pursuant to form and timing required by the authority. The […]
74.70.050 – Quality assurance fee—Calculation—Assessment—Interest.
RCW 74.70.050 Quality assurance fee—Calculation—Assessment—Interest. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the authority shall assess each ambulance transport provider a quality assurance fee. Each ambulance transport provider must pay the quality assurance fee on a quarterly basis. The quarterly quality assurance fee payment shall be based […]
74.70.060 – Add-on increase—Funding.
RCW 74.70.060 Add-on increase—Funding. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) (1) Beginning July 1, 2021, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, reimbursement for emergency ambulance transports provided by ambulance transport providers shall be increased by application of an add-on to the associated medicaid fee-for-service payment schedule. The add-on increase to the fee-for-service payment […]
74.67.010 – Medicaid fraud control unit—Establishment—Authority and criminal jurisdiction—Duties.
RCW 74.67.010 Medicaid fraud control unit—Establishment—Authority and criminal jurisdiction—Duties. (1) The attorney general shall establish and maintain within his or her office the medicaid fraud control unit. (2) The attorney general shall employ and train personnel to achieve the purposes of this chapter, including attorneys, investigators, auditors, clerical support personnel, and other personnel as the […]
74.70.010 – Finding—Purpose.
RCW 74.70.010 Finding—Purpose. (Contingent expiration date; expires July 1, 2024.) The legislature finds that the payments to private emergency ambulance service providers for transports for medicaid recipients have not been increased since 2004, resulting in a loss for carriers who provide this service. This has resulted in the shifting of cost of medicaid transports to […]
74.66.120 – Civil investigative demands.
RCW 74.66.120 Civil investigative demands. (1)(a) Whenever the attorney general, or a designee, for purposes of this section, has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to a false claims act investigation, the attorney general, or a designee, may, before commencing a […]