(a) All child support orders which include a provision for health care coverage of a child shall be enforced, where appropriate, through the use of the national medical support notice, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. §666 (a)(19) and 29 U.S.C. §1169 (a)(5)(C) et seq.
(b) Unless alternative coverage is permitted in any order by a court of competent jurisdiction, in any case in which a parent is required pursuant to a child support order to provide the health care coverage and the employer of the parent is known to the IV-D agency, the IV-D agency shall use the national medical support notice to give notice of the provision for the health care coverage of the child to the employer. The employer shall enroll the child as a beneficiary in the group insurance plan and withhold any required premium from the obligated parent's income or wages, and remit any amount withheld for the premium directly to the plan.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 48. Domestic Relations
§48-12-101. Definitions Applicable to Medical Support Enforcement
§48-12-102. Court-Ordered Medical Support
§48-12-103. Cost of Medical Support Considered in Applying Support Guidelines
§48-12-104. Use of National Medical Support Notice; Employer to Enroll Child and Withhold Premium
§48-12-105. Employer's Obligation to Transfer Notice to Appropriate Plan
§48-12-106. Notice Requirements for Certain Newly-Hired Employees
§48-12-107. Notice Requirement Upon Termination of Parent
§48-12-109. Custodial Parent to Receive Coverage Information, Documents
§48-12-110. Employer, Union to Notify IV-D Agency Within Forty Days of Receipt of Notice
§48-12-112. Employer's Duties Where Court-Ordered Coverage Available
§48-12-113. Signature of Custodian of Child Is Valid Authorization to Insurer; Insurer's Obligations
§48-12-114. Notice to Be Transferred on Parent's Change of Employment
§48-12-117. Mandatory Date for Use of the National Medical Support Notice
§48-12-118. Failure of Employer to Comply With Medical Insurance Coverage; Penalties