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(iv) Applies for and accepts all federal advance premium tax 1 credits for which he or she may be eligible before receiving any 2 state premium assistance; 3 (v) Is ineligible for minimum essential coverage through 4 medicare, a federal or state medical assistance program administered 5 by the health care authority under chapter 74.09 RCW, or for premium 6 assistance under RCW 43.71A.020; and 7 (vi) Meets other eligibility criteria as established by the 8 exchange. 9 (c) Subject to the availability of amounts provided in this 10 subsection, the exchange shall pay the premium cost for a qualified 11 health plan for an individual who is eligible for the child care 12 premium assistance program under (b) of this subsection. 13 (d) The exchange may disqualify a participant from the program if 14 the participant: 15 (i) No longer meets the eligibility criteria in (b) of this 16 subsection; 17 (ii) Fails, without good cause, to comply with procedural or 18 documentation requirements established by the exchange in accordance 19 with (e) of this subsection; 20 (iii) Fails, without good cause, to notify the exchange of a 21 change of address in a timely manner; 22 (iv) Voluntarily withdraws from the program; or 23 (v) Performs an act, practice, or omission that constitutes 24 fraud, and, as a result, an insurer rescinds the participant's policy 25 for the qualified health plan. 26 (e) The exchange shall establish: 27 (i) Procedural requirements for eligibility and continued 28 participation in any premium assistance program under this section, 29 including participant documentation requirements that are necessary 30 to administer the program; and 31 (ii) Procedural requirements for facilitating payments to and 32 from carriers. 33 (f) The program must be implemented no later than November 1, 34 2021. 35 (g) No later than October 1, 2022, the exchange shall submit a 36 report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature 37 on the implementation of the child care premium assistance program 38 including, but not limited to: 39 p. 997 ESSB 5187.SL