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 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, section 4301, as codified in 42 U.S.C. § 1936g-1, 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 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 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.
b. A reasonable description of the type of coverage to be provided by the plan to each child, or the manner in which the type of coverage is to be determined.
c. The period during which the coverage applies.
d. Each plan to which the order 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.
90 Acts, ch 1224, § 26; 92 Acts, ch 1195, § 506; 93 Acts, ch 78, §21; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §26
Referred to in § 252E.4, 252E.8
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