It is the purpose and intent of the legislature to provide access to health insurance coverage to all residents of Washington who are denied health insurance. It is the intent of the Washington state health insurance coverage access act to provide a mechanism to ensure the availability of comprehensive health insurance to persons unable to obtain such insurance coverage on either an individual or group basis directly under any health plan.
RCW 48.41.020
Intent.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Health Ins. Pool v. Health Care Auth. (1996)
Most recently applied in Health Insurance Pool v. Health Care Authority (July 1996)
2000 c 79 s 5; 1987 c 431 s 2.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.