Section 182-22-410. Producers.

If specific funding has been appropriated for that purpose, insurance brokers or agents who have met all statutory and regulatory requirements of the office of the insurance commissioner, are currently licensed through the office of the insurance commissioner, and who have completed HCA's training program, will be paid a commission for assisting eligible applicants to enroll.

(1) Individual policy commission: Subject to availability of funds, and as a pilot program, HCA will pay a one-time fee to any currently licensed insurance broker or agent who sells BHP or WHP to an eligible individual applicant if that applicant has not been a BHP or WHP member within the previous five years.

(2) Group policy commission: Subject to availability of funds, and as a pilot program, fees paid for the sale of coverage to an eligible employer will be based on the number of employees in the group for the first and second months of the group's enrollment.

(3) Insurance brokers or agents must provide the prospective applicant with the BHP or WHP toll-free information number and inform them of BHP or WHP benefits, limitations, exclusions, waiting periods, cost sharing, all MHCSs available to the applicant within his/her county of residence and the estimated premium for each of them.

(4) All statutes and regulations of the office of the insurance commissioner will apply to brokers or agents who sell BHP or WHP, except they will not be required to be appointed by the MHCS.

(5) HCA will not pay renewal commissions.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.47 RCW. WSR 10-24-062 (Order 10-03), § 182-22-410, filed 11/30/10, effective 12/31/10.]

Chapter 70.47 RCW. WSR 10-24-062 (Order 10-03), § 182-22-410, filed 11/30/10, effective 12/31/10.