HB 1805 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Directs the Washington state health care authority to establish, by rule, a health care saving account pilot project for a three-year period to be offered to unsubsidized enrollees in the basic health plan as authorized by chapter 70.47 RCW.

     Provides that requirements on eligibility, enrollee financial participation, and account management and use may be similar to the provisions of the federal medical savings account program of the federal health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, Part C, Title III, section 301, as amended.

     Provides that the authority shall conduct an evaluation on the program's effectiveness and shall report its finding to the appropriate committees of the legislature by July 1, 2001.