WAC 284-180-517. Use of brief adjudicative proceedings for appeals by network pharmacies to the commissioner

(1) The commissioner has adopted the procedure for brief adjudicative proceedings provided in RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494 for actions involving a network pharmacy's appeal of a pharmacy benefit manager's reimbursement for a drug subject to predetermined reimbursement costs for multisource generic drugs or drugs (reimbursement). WAC 284-180-500 through 284-180-540 describe the procedures for how the commissioner processes a network pharmacy's appeal (second tier appeal) of the pharmacy benefit manager's decision in the first tier appeal through a brief adjudicative proceeding. This rule does not apply to adjudicative proceedings under WAC 284-02-070 , including converted brief adjudicative proceedings. (2) This section is effective January 1, 2026.