HB 1170 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Finds that the basic health plan is a valuable means of providing access to affordable health insurance coverage for low-income families and individuals in Washington state.

Finds that persons studying in the United States as full-time students under temporary visas must show, as a condition of receiving their temporary visa, that they have sufficient funds available for self-support during their entire proposed course of study. For this reason, the legislature finds that it is not appropriate to provide subsidized basic health plan coverage to this group of students.