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9-14-503. Minor children — Certain provisions denying or restricting coverage void.
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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 minor child does not reside with the noncustodial parent or that the parent-child relationship was established through a paternity action or that the minor child is covered through the state-administered Medicaid program or that the minor child is not claimed as a dependent on the noncustodial parent's federal or state income tax return.
(2)(A) Furthermore, no insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall, directly or indirectly, restrict or deny benefits to a minor child because the child lives outside of its service area.
(B) Benefits provided outside the service area shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the healthcare plan.
(b)(1) Each 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 provide for the immediate enrollment of the minor child or children.
(2) The minor child shall be enrolled immediately in the noncustodial parent's healthcare plan upon submission of the notice as provided in § 9-14-511 or, in cases being enforced under Title
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-503
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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 minor child does not reside with the noncustodial parent or that the parent-child relationship was established through a paternity action or that the minor child is covered through the state-administered Medicaid program or that the minor child is not claimed as a dependent on the noncustodial parent's federal or state income tax return.
(2)(A) Furthermore, no insurer, health maintenance organization, self-funded group, multiple-employer welfare arrangement, or hospital or medical services corporation shall, directly or indirectly, restrict or deny benefits to a minor child because the child lives outside of its service area.
(B) Benefits provided outside the service area shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the healthcare plan.
(b)(1) Each 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 provide for the immediate enrollment of the minor child or children.
(2) The minor child shall be enrolled immediately in the noncustodial parent's healthcare plan upon submission of the notice as provided in § 9-14-511 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 Administration, as required in § 9-14-516.
(c) Except for nonpayment of premium, 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 permit, directly or indirectly, the removal of a minor child from enrollment for coverage unless the insurer has received evidence in writing that the court or administrative order providing for the healthcare coverage is no longer in effect or that the child is or will be enrolled in comparable healthcare coverage through another insurer that will take effect not later than the effective date of such disenrollment.
(d) 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, impose requirements on the office that are any different from those applicable to any other agent or assignee assigned the rights of a person eligible for medical assistance under this section and covered for health benefits from the insurer.
(e) Any insurance policy provision that would deny or restrict coverage to a minor child under such circumstances shall be void as against public policy.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
For the purpose of enforcing the support obligations owed by noncustodial parents to their children and the spouse (or former spouse) with whom such children are living, locating noncustodial parents, establishing paternity, obtaining child and spousal support, and assuring that assistance in obtaining support will be available under this part to all children (whether or not eligible for assistance under a State program funded under part A) for whom such assistance is requested, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year a sum sufficient to carry out the purposes of this part.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 651
Stat. 888; amended Dec. 28, 1971, Pub. L. 92–223, § 3(b)(8),
85 Stat. 808; July 18, 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI,
§ 2663(j)(2)(B)(iv), 98 Stat. 1170, related to rules and regu-
lations.
Section 640, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 440, as
added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 204(a), 81
Stat. 888, required annual report.
Section 641, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 441, as
added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 204(a), 81
Stat. 888; amended Dec. 28, 1971, Pub. L. 92–223, § 3(b)(9),
85 Stat. 808; July 18, 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI,
§ 2663(c)(9), (j)(2)(B)(v), 98 Stat. 1166, 1170, related to
evaluation and research.
Section 642, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 442, as
added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 204(a), 81
Stat. 888; amended Dec. 28, 1971, Pub. L. 92–223, § 3(b)(10),
85 Stat. 808, related to technical assistance for pro-
viders of employment or training.
Section 643, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 443, as
added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 204(a), 81
Stat. 888; amended Dec. 28, 1971, Pub. L. 92–223, § 3(b)(11),
85 Stat. 808; July 18, 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI,
§ 2663(j)(2)(B)(vi), 98 Stat. 1170, related to collection of
State share.
Section 644, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV, § 444, as
added Jan. 2, 1968, Pub. L. 90–248, title II, § 204(a), 81
Stat. 889; amended Dec. 28, 1971, Pub. L. 92–223, § 3(b)(12),
85 Stat. 808; July 18, 1984, Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title VI,
§ 2663(c)(10), (j)(2)(B)(vii), 98 Stat. 1166, 1170, related to
agreements with other agencies providing assistance to
families of unemployed parents.
Section 645, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title IV,
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 42 U.S.C. § 651
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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 to the employer by any form of mail requiring a signed receipt.
(c) The notice shall contain the following information:
(1) The parent's name and Social Security number;
(2) That the parent has been required to provide and maintain healthcare coverage for a dependent minor child;
(3) The name, date of birth, and Social Security number for each child;
(4) That the employer should complete the enrollment requirements with the assistance of the custodial parent, noncustodial parent, employee, or the Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration and begin withholding funds sufficient from the earnings due the parent to cover premiums for placing the minor child on the parent's healthcare coverage as provided by the employer and pay such funds so withheld to the insurer;
(5) That withholding is binding on the payor for current and subsequent periods of employment or until further notice by the court or its representative;
(6) That the payor must notify the court or its representative immediately when the noncustodial parent terminates employment or takes other adverse action terminating the income source or healthcare coverage and shall provide the noncustodial parent's last known address and the name and address of any new employer or new healthcare coverage provider, if known, or both;
(7) That the employer must implement healthcare coverage for the minor child immediately upon rec
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-511
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
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 utilize the National Medical Support Notice in compliance with federal regulations 45 C.F.R. § 303.32 and 29 C.F.R. Part 2590 as they existed on March 27, 2001.
(b) Unless the court or administrative order stipulates alternative coverage, the office shall send the National Medical Support Notice to the employer or payor within two (2) business days of receiving employment information or matching with employer information contained in the National Directory of New Hires.
(c) Immediately upon receipt of the National Medical Support Notice, the employer or payor shall deduct from wages or other income an amount sufficient to cover the cost of the healthcare premiums and shall forward that amount to the healthcare plan administrator.
(d)(1) The Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1671 — 1677, limits shall apply to the combined total withheld for both child support and medical coverage.
(2) Income withholding for child support shall take priority over the deduction for healthcare premiums.
(e) The employer or payor shall transmit the National Medical Support Notice to the healthcare plan administrator no later than twenty (20) business days after the date of the notice.
(f)(1) The healthcare plan administrator shall complete the enrollment requirements for the child and notify the parents and the child, if the child resides at an address other than the address of the custodial parent, that
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-516
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-14-516. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.