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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.