§ 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 […]
§ 9-14-501. Definition
As used in this subchapter, “healthcare coverage” includes, but need not be limited to, insurance of human beings against bodily injury, disability, or death by accident or accidental means, or the expense thereof, or disablement or expense resulting from sickness, and every insurance appertaining thereto.
§ 9-14-502. Income withholding authorized
(a) In all decrees and orders that direct the noncustodial parent to provide and maintain healthcare coverage for any child, the court shall include a provision directing the employer to deduct from money, income, or periodic earnings due the noncustodial parent an amount that is sufficient to provide for premiums for healthcare coverage offered by […]