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Bill aligns Washington prior-authorization API requirements with federal rules; providers seek time to adopt
Summary
Substitute House Bill 1706 would align state prior-authorization application programming interface (API) requirements with federal CMS rules and set statewide enforcement to begin Jan. 1, 2027. Health plans and physician groups told the Senate committee they support the approach but want time for implementation.
Substitute House Bill 1706 would align Washington’s prior-authorization application programming interface (API) requirements with federal guidance and set a statewide enforcement start date of Jan. 1, 2027, the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee heard March 13.
Greg Attenaccio, committee staff, said the bill removes most state-specific technical API requirements and instead requires APIs to be consistent with federal rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He said enforcement of…
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