WAC 182-55-055   Health technology assessment.  (1) Upon notice of the selection of the health technology for review, the administrator shall post an invitation for interested parties to submit information relevant to the health technology for consideration by the evidence-based technology assessment center. Such information shall be required to be submitted to the administrator, or designee, no earlier than thirty days from the date of the notice.

     (2) Upon notice of the selection of the health technology for review, the administrator shall request participating agencies to provide information relevant to the health technology, including data on safety, health outcome, and cost. Such information shall be required to be submitted to the administrator, or designee, no earlier than thirty days from the date of the notice.

     (3) Upon notice of the selection of the health technology for review, the administrator shall require staff to identify and organize relevant federal medicare national coverage determinations and expert treatment guidelines, and any referenced information used as the basis for such determinations and/or guidelines.

     (4) The administrator shall provide all information relevant to the selected health technology to the evidence-based technology assessment center; and shall post such information, along with the key questions for review, on a centralized, internet based communication tool.

     (5) Upon completion of the health technology assessment by the evidence-based technology assessment center, the administrator shall provide the committee with:

     (a) Final copy of the health technology assessment;

     (b) Information as to whether the federal medicare program has made a national coverage determination;

     (c) A copy of identified national coverage decisions and accompanying information describing the basis for the decision;

     (d) Information as to whether expert treatment guidelines exist, including those from specialty physician organizations and patient advocacy organizations; and

     (e) A copy of identified guidelines and accompanying information describing the basis for the guidelines.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.05.013, 41.05.160, and 70.14.090. 06-23-083 (Order 06-10), § 182-55-055, filed 11/13/06, effective 12/14/06.]