{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-48.43.176","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 48.43.176","heading":"Eosinophilic gastrointestinal associated disorder—Elemental formula.","body":"(1) Each health benefit plan issued or renewed after December 31, 2015, must offer benefits or coverage for medically necessary elemental formula, regardless of delivery method, when a licensed physician or other health care provider with prescriptive authority:\n(a) Diagnoses a patient with an eosinophilic gastrointestinal associated disorder; and\n(b) Orders and supervises the use of the elemental formula.\n(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a health benefit plan from requiring prior authorization or imposing other appropriate utilization controls in approving coverage for medically necessary elemental formula.","path":["Title 48","Chapter 48.43"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=48.43.176","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:15:11Z","sha256":"8f57b4a118c43e5f94cc757fce563bb1485fd7f62a34fef043960d88a60557a3","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-48.43.135","next":"us-wa/rcw-48.43.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}