Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 48.84.010 (2026)

General provisions, intent

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This chapter may be known and cited as the "long-term care insurance act" and is intended to govern the content and sale of long-term care insurance and long-term care benefit contracts issued before January 1, 2009, as defined in this chapter. This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest in protecting purchasers of long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales, marketing, and advertising practices. The provisions of this chapter shall apply in addition to other requirements of Title 48 RCW.

[ 2008 c 145 s 19; 1986 c 170 s 1.]

Notes:

Effective date—2008 c 145: See RCW 48.83.901.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2011–2011 · leading case: Bushnell v. Medico Ins. Co., 246 P.3d 856 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011).

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Bushnell v. Medico Ins. Co., 246 P.3d 856 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “010 states that the Act "shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest in protecting purchasers of long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales, marketing, and advertising practices," and "[t]he provisions of this chapter shall apply in addition to other…”

Bushnell v. Medico Ins., 159 Wash. App. 874 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “010 states that the Act “shall be liberally construed to promote the public interest in protecting purchasers of long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales, marketing, and advertising practices,” and “[t]he provisions of this chapter shall apply in addition to other…”

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