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Wash. Rev. Code § 48.44.015 (2026)

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(1) A person may not in this state, by mail or otherwise, act as or hold himself or herself out to be a health care service contractor, as defined in RCW 48.44.010 without first being registered with the commissioner.
(2) The issuance, sale, or offer for sale in this state of securities of its own issue by any health care service contractor domiciled in this state other than the memberships and bonds of a nonprofit corporation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 48.06 RCW relating to obtaining solicitation permits the same as if health care service contractors were domestic insurers.
(3) Any person violating any provision of subsection (2) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and will, upon conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for each violation.
[ 2003 c 250 s 7; 1983 c 202 s 2; 1969 c 115 s 6.]

Notes:

Severability—2003 c 250: See note following RCW 48.01.080.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1972–2025 · leading case: Ketcham v. King Cnty. Med. Serv. Corp., 502 P.2d 1197 (Wash. 1972).
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Ketcham v. King Cnty. Med. Serv. Corp., 502 P.2d 1197 (Wash. 1972). · cites it 4× “) RCW 48.44.015 requires any person who holds himself out to be a health care service contractor to register with the commissioner.”
Osborn ex rel. Petit v. Metro. Life Ins., 160 F. Supp. 3d 1238 (D. Or. 2016). “” (2) This regulation, chapter 284-44 WAC, shall apply to every health care service contractor (hereinafter referred to as “contractor”) registered pursuant to RCW 48.44.015. WAC 284-44-015 Discretionary clause prohibited.”
Craig R. Jolley, Dmd, Pllc, V. State Of Wa Off. Of Ins Comm'r (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “010(9); RCW 48.44.015(1). HCSCs are: any corporation, cooperative group, or association, which is sponsored by or otherwise intimately connected with a provider .”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 48.44.015(1) — 1 case
Craig R. Jolley, Dmd, Pllc, V. State Of Wa Off. Of Ins Comm'r (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “010(9); RCW 48.44.015(1). HCSCs are: any corporation, cooperative group, or association, which is sponsored by or otherwise intimately connected with a provider .”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 48.44.015(3) — 1 case
Ketcham v. King Cnty. Med. Serv. Corp., 502 P.2d 1197 (Wash. 1972). “) RCW 48.44.015 requires any person who holds himself out to be a health care service contractor to register with the commissioner.”
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