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9-14-508. Persons subject to income withholding — Ground for contest.
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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.
(c)(1) The fact that the custodial parent provides supplemental medical insurance coverage or that the minor child or children are otherwise eligible for Medicaid assistance shall not be a ground to contest an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage.
(2) The only ground to contest an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall be mistake of fact.
(d) The noncustodial parent shall not eliminate healthcare coverage for the minor child or children without receiving evidence in writing that the court or administrative order providing for the healthcare coverage is no longer in effect.
(e) Whenever the court orders the noncustodial parent to provide healthcare coverage and the noncustodial parent fails or refuses to comply or eliminates healthcare coverage in violation of subsection (d) of this section, that fact shall be disclosed to the court and may be considered a ground for civil or criminal contempt of court.
(f) 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, § 9-14-516 shall apply.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-508
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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.
(c)(1) The fact that the custodial parent provides supplemental medical insurance coverage or that the minor child or children are otherwise eligible for Medicaid assistance shall not be a ground to contest an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage.
(2) The only ground to contest an order of income withholding for healthcare coverage shall be mistake of fact.
(d) The noncustodial parent shall not eliminate healthcare coverage for the minor child or children without receiving evidence in writing that the court or administrative order providing for the healthcare coverage is no longer in effect.
(e) Whenever the court orders the noncustodial parent to provide healthcare coverage and the noncustodial parent fails or refuses to comply or eliminates healthcare coverage in violation of subsection (d) of this section, that fact shall be disclosed to the court and may be considered a ground for civil or criminal contempt of court.
(f) 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, § 9-14-516 shall apply.
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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
9-14-509. 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 directed to provide and maintain healthcare coverage for the benefit of a minor child;
(2) The name and date of birth of the minor child or children;
(3) That the income withholding for healthcare coverage applies to current and subsequent periods of employment;
(4) The procedure available to contest the withholding on the ground that the withholding is not proper because of mistake of fact;
(5) That failure to contest the withholding within fifteen (15) days of the mail date of the notice will result in the payor's being notified to begin the enrollment requirements and withholding;
(6) That, if the noncustodial parent contests the withholding, he or she will be afforded an opportunity to present his or her case to the court or its representative in that jurisdiction within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice of contest; and
(7) That state law prohibits employers from retaliating against a noncustodial parent under an income withholding order for healthcare coverage and that the court or its representative should be contacted if the noncustodial parent has been retaliated against by his or her employer as a result of the income withholding for healthcare coverage.
(c) 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, § 9-14-516 shall apply.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-14-509
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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.