§ 9-14-516. Enforcing medical support in Title IV-D cases
(a) In all cases in which either parent is ordered to provide medical support and the court order is enforced by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the office shall […]
§ 9-14-503. Minor children — Certain provisions denying or restricting coverage void
(a) (1) No contract of individual or group healthcare coverage sold, delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, or offered for sale in this state by any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall, directly or indirectly, restrict or deny healthcare coverage due to the fact that the […]
§ 9-14-504. Communication with custodial parent or assignee
(a) Without regard to the fact that coverage may be provided through a policy benefiting the noncustodial parent of a child or children, any insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation operating in this state shall: (1) Receive claims for payment; (2) Respond to requests concerning information […]
§ 9-14-505. No direct offset to child support
(a) Healthcare coverage premiums shall not be deemed or used as a direct offset to the child support award. (b) However, premiums for health care for a minor child can be considered in determining net take-home pay of the noncustodial parent when setting the current child support award.
§ 9-14-506. Effective date of income withholding order — Applicability
(a) (1) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall take effect immediately upon completion of enrollment requirements or, in cases being enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., by the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and […]
§ 9-14-507. Priority of income withholding claims
An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall have priority over all other legal processes under state law against money, income, or periodic earnings of the noncustodial parent except an order of income withholding for child support.
§ 9-14-508. Persons subject to income withholding — Ground for contest
(a) Any person under a court order to provide and maintain healthcare coverage as of March 6, 1991, shall be subject to income withholding for healthcare coverage provisions of this subchapter. (b) An order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall become effective upon the completion of the notice requirement set forth in § 9-14-509. […]
§ 9-14-509. Notice to noncustodial parent
(a) Prior to notification to the employer, the noncustodial parent shall be sent a notice by any form of mail addressed to the parent at his or her last known address as contained in the records of the court clerk. (b) The information contained in the notice shall include: (1) That the parent has been […]
§ 9-14-510. Determination of contest
(a) Should the noncustodial parent contest the withholding because of mistake of fact, then, after providing the noncustodial parent an opportunity to present his or her case, the court or its representative shall determine whether the withholding shall occur and shall notify the noncustodial parent of the determination and, if appropriate, the time period in […]
§ 9-14-511. Notice to employer
(a) Notice shall be sent to the employer or payor of the parent for whom income withholding for healthcare coverage has been ordered. (b) The notice may be served on the employer or payor as if it were a summons pursuant to Rule 4 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure or may be sent […]