252E.16 - SCOPE AND EFFECT.
252E.16 SCOPE AND EFFECT.
1. The provisions of this chapter take effect July 1, 1990, for
all support orders entered pursuant to chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 598,
or 600B.
2. If an obligor was ordered to provide a health benefit plan or
insurance coverage under an order entered prior to July 1, 1990, but
did not comply with the order, insurers are not liable for medical
expenses incurred prior to July 1, 1990. However, such an order may
be implemented pursuant to the provisions of this chapter following
its enactment. This chapter shall not be implemented retroactively;
however, previous orders for medical support not otherwise complied
with may be reduced to a dollar amount and collected from the
obligor. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1224, §40