{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.342","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 48.44.342","heading":"Mental health treatment—Waiver of preauthorization for persons involuntarily committed.","body":"A health care service contractor providing hospital or medical services or benefits in this state shall waive a preauthorization from the contractor before an insured or an insured's covered dependents receive mental health treatment rendered by a state hospital as defined in RCW 72.23.010 if the insured or the insured's covered dependents are involuntarily committed to a state hospital as defined in RCW 72.23.010.","path":["Title 48","Chapter 48.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=48.44.342","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:25:47Z","sha256":"6256b3716a01693d40220228819561f39d2bd3ad70d521bd8da847337a862f70","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.341","next":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.344"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}