{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.310","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 48.44.310","heading":"Chiropractic care, coverage required, exceptions.","body":"(1) Each group contract for comprehensive health care service which is entered into, or renewed, on or after September 8, 1983, between a health care service contractor and the person or persons to receive such care shall offer coverage for chiropractic care on the same basis as any other care.\n(2) A patient of a chiropractor shall not be denied benefits under a contract because the practitioner is not licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW.\n(3) This section shall not apply to a group contract for comprehensive health care services entered into in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement between management and labor representatives. Benefits for chiropractic care shall be offered by the employer in good faith on the same basis as any other care as a subject for collective bargaining for group contracts for health care services.","path":["Title 48","Chapter 48.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=48.44.310","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:25:47Z","sha256":"ed49fd014f3017fcb5aa1037a78584a9679ff791c3366335f7eca2142d5e61f8","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.309","next":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.315"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}