Section 48.200.290 - Enforcement-Disputes-Civil penalties(1) The commissioner shall have enforcement authority over this chapter and shall have authority to render a binding decision in any dispute between a pharmacy benefit manager, or third-party administrator of prescription drug benefits, and a pharmacy arising out of an appeal under *RCW 48.200.280(6) regarding drug pricing and reimbursement.(2) Any person, corporation, third-party administrator of prescription drug benefits, pharmacy benefit manager, or business entity which violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars for each act in violation of this chapter or, if the violation was knowing and willful, a civil penalty of five thousand dollars for each violation of this chapter.Amended by 2020 c 240,§ 16, eff. 1/1/2022.Renumbered from 19.340.110 by 2020 c 240,§ 18, eff. 1/1/2022.Added by 2016 c 210,§ 2, eff. 6/9/2016.*Reviser's note:RCW 48.200.280 was amended by 2024 c 242 s 5, changing subsection (6) to subsection (7), effective January 1, 2026.