{"id":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-041","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Washington; Office of the Insurance Commissioner","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","eco":"","issuer":"Mike Kreidler, Insurance Commissioner","authority":"RCW 48.02.060(4)","instrument":"Emergency Order No. 20-04","title":"Emergency Order requiring health carriers and dental plans to allow a premium grace period of not less than sixty days and clarifying Emergency Order 20-02","dateIssued":"2020-04-03","effective":"2020-04-03","end":"2020-05-23 (subject to further order)","startDate":"2020-04-03","endDate":"2020-05-23","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER","HC"],"addressees":["all persons subject to regulation by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner; all health carriers (RCW 48.43.005(27)) and issuers of dental plans"],"clause":"PURSUANT TO RCW 48.02.060(4), the Insurance Commissioner of the state of Washington (\u0027Insurance Commissioner\u0027) orders all health carriers as defined in RCW 48.43.005(27), and [issuers of qualified dental plans, as follows: dental plans] in effect or expiring during the period of Governor Inslee\u0027s Proclamation 20-05, must allow a grace period for payment of premiums no less than sixty (60) days. If a Regulated Entity chooses to allow a grace period longer than sixty days, such grace period must be applied uniformly... This Order shall remain in effect until May 23, 2020, subject to the further order of the Insurance Commissioner extending its effect.","enforcement":"RCW 48.02.080; RCW 48.05.185","functions":["IN health and dental carriers (billing, cancellation)","CB employer groups and individuals unable to pay premiums","CB dental practices\u0027 payers (industry 03)"],"notes":"Companion to Emergency Orders 20-02 and 20-03 (Exs. WA-096, WA-097), which imposed the 60-day grace period on health plans and property/casualty lines.","sourceUrl":"https://www.insurance.wa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/emergency-order-20-04-final.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":235034,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING","url":"/library/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-041","citation":"Mike Kreidler, Insurance Commissioner, Emergency Order No. 20-04 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-041)","stateName":"Washington","related":["WA-096","WA-097","AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-040","AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-042"]}