{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.323","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 48.44.323","heading":"Prescribed, self-administered anticancer medication.","body":"(1) Each health plan issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2012, that provides coverage for cancer chemotherapy treatment must provide coverage for prescribed, self-administered anticancer medication that is used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis at least comparable to cancer chemotherapy medications administered by a health care provider or facility as defined in *RCW 48.43.005 (25) and (26).\n(2) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to prohibit a health plan from administering a formulary or preferred drug list, requiring prior authorization, or imposing other appropriate utilization controls in approving coverage for any chemotherapy.","path":["Title 48","Chapter 48.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=48.44.323","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:25:47Z","sha256":"0dbbec2d801b3a9eb8f7ee95d518730373400e829a7b22e9fea78827fa7b93ec","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.320","next":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.325"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}