1. A. Child Support Enforcement (CSE) shall secure medical support information and enforce medical support through the use of the national medical support notice.
2. B. Unless the custodial parent and child(ren) have satisfactory health insurance other than Medicaid, IV-D shall petition the court to include health insurance that is available to either or both parent(s) at reasonable cost in new or modified orders for support. Reasonable cost, as it pertains to private health insurance, means that the health insurance premiums for the minor child or children do not exceed 5 percent of the gross income of the parent ordered to provide support pursuant to R.S. 9:315.4. A medical support order shall be obtained whether or not health insurance is actually available to either or both parent(s) at the time the order is entered, or modification of current coverage to include the child(ren) in question is immediately possible.
3. C. The IV-D agency will take steps to enforce the medical support order if health insurance is available to either or both parent(s) at reasonable cost but has not been secured at the time the order is issued.
4. D. CSE may enforce court-ordered medical support by means of income assignment in cases where the court has ordered cash medical support.
5. E. CSE shall require the employer of a parent who is court-ordered to provide medical support to enroll and maintain available health insurance on a child.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 45 CFR 303.31 and 303.32, R.S. 46:236.1.1, 46:236.1.2, 46:236.3, Ch.C. Art.1305.1 et seq., 46:236.8.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Family Security, LR 12:245 (April 1986) amended by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 22:118 (February 1996), LR 31:1102 (May 2005), amended by Department of Children and Family Services, Division of Programs, LR 37:810 (March 2011).