252E.2 - ORDER FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT.
252E.2 ORDER FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT.
1. An order requiring the provision of coverage under a health
benefit plan is authorization for enrollment of the dependent if the
dependent is otherwise eligible to be enrolled. The dependent's
eligibility and enrollment for coverage under such a plan shall be
governed by all applicable terms and conditions, including, but not
limited to, eligibility and insurability standards. The dependent,
if eligible, shall be provided the same coverage as the obligor.
2. An insurer who is subject to the federal Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, as codified in 29 U.S.C. § 1169, shall provide
benefits in accordance with that section which meet the requirements
of a qualified medical child support order. For the purposes of this
subsection "qualified medical child support order" means and
includes a medical child support order as defined in 29 U.S.C. §
1169, or a child support order which creates or recognizes the
existence of a child's right to, or assigns to a child the right to,
receive benefits for which a participant or child is eligible under a
group health plan or a notice of such an order issued by the
department, and which specifies the following:
a. The name and the last known mailing address of the
participant and the name and mailing address of each child covered by
the order except that, to the extent provided in the order, the name
and mailing address of an official of the department may be
substituted for the mailing address of the child.
b. A reasonable description of the type of coverage to be
provided to each child, or the manner in which the type of coverage
is to be determined.
c. The period during which the coverage applies.
3. The obligor shall take all actions necessary to enroll and
maintain coverage under a health benefit plan for a dependent at the
obligor's present and all future places of employment.
4. A medical support order of a foreign jurisdiction may be
entered or filed with the clerk of the district court. However,
entry of such a medical support order under this subsection does not
constitute registration of that medical support order. Section History: Recent Form
90 Acts, ch 1224, § 26; 92 Acts, ch 1195, § 506; 93 Acts, ch 78,
§21; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §26; 97 Acts, ch 175, § 73; 98 Acts, ch 1170,
§32; 2000 Acts, ch 1096, §2; 2002 Acts, ch 1018, §4
Referred to in § 252E.4, 252E.8