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2002 SESSION
SB 470 Child support orders; health care coverage.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Child support orders; health care coverage. Requires health care coverage provisions in all child support orders and defines "reasonable cost" as an insurance premuim that does not exceed five percent of the parents' gross income unless otherwise ordered by the court as in the best interest of the child and mandates that the Department of Social Services (DSS) use the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN), which is intended to provide a standardized means of communication between DSS, employers and administrators of group health plans regarding the health care support obligations of noncustodial parents. The NMSN facilitates the process of enrolling children in the group health plans for which their noncustodial parents are eligible and its use is mandated by the Social Security Act § 466. The bill states that DSS shall use the NMSN to enforce the provision of health care coverage through an employment-related group health plan pursuant to a child support order if available at a reasonable cost, unless a court or administrative order stipulates alternative health care coverage to employer-based coverage. The bill enumerates procedures for the use of the NMSN pursuant to federal requirements. If health care is unavailable at a reasonable cost through employment, DSS shall refer dependent children to the FAMIS Plan.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026376212 pdf
- 01/22/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 026376212-E pdf
- 03/06/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB470ER) pdf
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB470ER2) pdf
- 04/18/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 026376212
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/18/02 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/02 Senate: Read second time
- 01/22/02 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/22/02 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/22/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/22/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 026376212-E
- 01/23/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/28/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/28/02 House: Read first time
- 01/28/02 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/12/02 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/02 House: Read second time
- 02/14/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/02 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/02 House: Read third time
- 02/18/02 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/18/02 House: Rereferred to Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/21/02 House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 House: Read second time
- 02/25/02 House: Read third time
- 02/25/02 House: Passed House (96-Y 2-N)
- 02/25/02 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 03/06/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB470ER)
- 03/07/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/08/02 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/17/02 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/17/02 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. (38-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 04/17/02 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/17/02 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB470ER2)
- 04/17/02 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/17/02 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/17/02 House: Enacted, Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/02)
- 04/18/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)