RCW 41.05.095
Unmarried dependents under the age of
twenty-five. (Effective January 1, 2009.)
(1) Any plan offered
to employees under this chapter must offer each employee the
option of covering any unmarried dependent of the employee under
the age of twenty-five.
(2) Any employee choosing under subsection (1) of this
section to cover a dependent who is: (a) Age twenty through
twenty-three and not a registered student at an accredited
secondary school, college, university, vocational school, or
school of nursing; or (b) age twenty-four, shall be required to
pay the full cost of such coverage.
(3) Any employee choosing under subsection (1) of this
section to cover a dependent with disabilities, developmental
disabilities, mental illness, or mental retardation, who is
incapable of self-support, may continue covering that dependent
under the same premium and payment structure as for dependents
under the age of twenty, irrespective of age.
[2007 c 259 § 18.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2007 c 259 §§ 18-22: "Sections 18 through 22 of this act take effect January 1, 2009." [2007 c 259 § 72.]
Severability -- Subheadings not law -- 2007 c 259: See notes following RCW 41.05.033.