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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 746

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Schmidt, Zellinsky, Crane, West, Scott and J. Williams

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to child support; and amending RCW 26.09.105.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 201, Laws of 1984 and RCW 26.09.105 are each amended to read as follows:

          In entering or modifying a support order under this chapter, the court shall require a parent owing an obligation of child support to maintain or provide health insurance coverage for any dependent child if ((all of)) the following conditions are met:

          (1) Health insurance that can be extended to cover the child is available to the obligor parent through an employer or other organization; and

          (2) The employer or other organization offering health insurance will contribute all or a part of the premium for coverage of the child((; and

          (3) The custodial parent does not have health insurance available through an employer or other organization at no or reduced cost that covers the child)).

          An obligor parent who is required to extend insurance coverage to a child under this section is liable for any covered health care costs for which the obligor parent receives direct payment from an insurer.