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House Journal: Page 1957: Wednesday, April 26, 1995

40   to the support an obligor shall provide to the
41   obligor's child.
42     c.  "Insurer" means an entity which offers a health
43   benefit plan.
44     d.  "Obligee" means an obligee as defined in
45   section 252E.1.
46     e.  "Obligor" means an obligor as defined in
47   section 252E.1.
48     f.  "Qualified medical child support order" means a
49   child support order which creates or recognizes a
50   child's right to receive health benefits for which the

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 1   child is eligible under a group health benefit plan,
 2   describes or determines the type of coverage to be
 3   provided, specifies the length of time for which the
 4   order applies, and specifies the plan to which the
 5   order applies.
 6     Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  514C.10  COVERAGE FOR
 7   ADOPTED CHILD.
 8     1.  DEFINITIONS.  For purposes of this section,
 9   unless the context otherwise requires:
10     a.  "Child" means, with respect to an adoption or a
11   placement for adoption of a child, an individual who
12   has not attained age eighteen as of the date of the
13   issuance of a final adoption decree, or upon an
14   interlocutory adoption decree becoming a final
15   adoption decree, as provided in chapter 600, or as of
16   the date of the placement for adoption.
17     b.  "Placement for adoption" means the assumption
18   and retention of a legal obligation for the total or
19   partial support of the child in anticipation of the
20   adoption of the child.  The child's placement with a
21   person terminates upon the termination of such legal
22   obligation.
23     2.  COVERAGE REQUIRED.  A policy or contract
24   providing for third-party payment or prepayment of
25   health or medical expenses shall provide coverage
26   benefits to a dependent child adopted by, or placed
27   for adoption with, an insured or enrollee under the
28   same terms and conditions as apply to a biological,
29   dependent child of the insured or enrollee.  The
30   issuer of the policy or contract shall not restrict
31   coverage under the policy or contract for a dependent
32   child adopted by, or placed for adoption with, the
33   insured or enrollee solely on the basis of a
34   preexisting condition of such dependent child at the
35   time that the child would otherwise become eligible
36   for coverage under the plan, if the adoption or
37   placement occurs while the insured or enrollee is
38   eligible for coverage under the policy or contract.
39   This section applies to the following classes of
40   third-party payment provider contracts or policies

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