(1) The commissioner has adopted the procedure for brief adjudicative proceedings provided in RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494 for actions involving a network pharmacy's appeal of a pharmacy benefit manager's reimbursement for a drug subject to predetermined reimbursement costs for multisource generic drugs (reimbursement). WAC 284-180-500 through 284-180-540 describe the procedures for how the commissioner processes a network pharmacy's appeal (second tier appeal) of the pharmacy benefit manager's decision in the first tier appeal through a brief adjudicative proceeding.
This rule does not apply to adjudicative proceedings under WAC 284-02-070, including converted brief adjudicative proceedings.
(2) This section expires December 31, 2025.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.200.900 and 48.02.060. WSR 25-02-024 (Matter R 2024-02), s 284-180-515, filed 12/18/24, effective 1/18/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 48.200.280(6), 34.05.485 (1)(c), and 48.02.100. WSR 22-23-069 (Matter R 2022-07), § 284-180-515, filed 11/10/22, effective 12/11/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060 and 48.200.900. WSR 21-02-034, amended and recodified as § 284-180-515, filed 12/29/20, effective 1/1/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.02.060, 19.340.010, 19.340.030, 19.340.100, 19.340.110, and 2016 c 210 §§ 1 and 2 through 7. WSR 17-01-139 (Matter No. R 2016-07), § 284-180-410, filed 12/20/16, effective 1/1/17.]