Washington · Legislation

Washington SB5395

Washington SB5395 has been enacted.

This bill strengthens transparency and accountability requirements for the prior authorization process used by health insurers to approve or deny medical treatments. It likely targets the use of automated or AI-driven systems that make coverage decisions, requiring greater oversight and fairness in those determinations.

Recorded sponsors: Tina Orwall, Ron Muzzall, Robert Hasegawa, Liz Lovelett.

Official title

Making improvements to transparency and accountability in the prior authorization determination process.

Bill details

Stage
Enacted
Policy area
Healthcare
Party origin
Bipartisan
Sponsors
Tina Orwall, Ron Muzzall, Robert Hasegawa, Liz Lovelett
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Focus areas

Topics this bill touches, used to group it with related legislation.

  • AI in Healthcare
  • Algorithmic Transparency

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What would Washington SB5395 do, and who would it affect?

Records current as of . The bill text and legislative history are linked below.