Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-3-18 - MEDICAL SUPPORT
Section 660-3-18-.02 - Medical Support Establishment
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) The IV-D Child Support Enforcement Agency must seek medical support for children from either parent.
(2) All child support orders enforced by the IV-D Child Support Enforcement Agency shall include a provision for health care coverage for the child(ren) to be provided by either or both parents.
(3) The IV-D Child Support Enforcement Agency is required to:
(4) If health care coverage is not available at the time the order is entered or modified, IV-D agencies are required to petition to include cash medical support that is reasonable in cost until such time as health care coverage becomes available. However, in Alabama all cases where the child support obligation has been calculated by Rule 32 Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration Guidelines are considered to have cash medical support ordered because an amount for medical costs is part of the basic child support obligation.
(5) The IV-D Child Support Enforcement Agency must petition the court to modify support orders to include health care coverage and/or cash medical support if the provision does not exist in the order.
(6) The IV-D Child Support Enforcement Agency must provide the custodial parent with information pertaining to the health care policy which has been secured for the dependent child(ren) pursuant to an order.
Author: Clifford Smith
Statutory Authority: Rule 32 Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, 42 USC 666(a)19; 45 C.F.R. 303.31, ALABAMA STATE PLAN - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT DIVISION.