WAC 182-55-050   Health technology selection.  (1) Prior to selection of a health technology for review or rereview, the administrator shall consider nominations from participating agencies and recommendations from the committee. The administrator may also consider petitions from interested parties. The administrator shall make available, including publication to the centralized internet-based communication tool required at RCW 70.14.130, a petition for interested parties to request a health technology be selected for a review or rereview. Interested parties shall complete the petition and submit it to the administrator. The administrator, or designee, will provide copies of the petition to participating agencies and the committee for comment, and provide the completed petition, with any comments, to the administrator for consideration.

     (2) Interested parties that have submitted a petition for the review or rereview of a health technology that was not selected by the administrator may submit the petition to the committee for review or rereview.

     (3) The committee may consider petitions submitted by interested parties for review or rereview of a health technology. The committee shall apply the priority criteria set forth in RCW 70.14.100.

     (4) A health technology selected by the committee shall be referred to the administrator for the next available contract for health technology assessment review.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.013, 41.05.160, and 70.14.090. 06-23-083 (Order 06-10), § 182-55-050, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06.]