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42 U.S.C. § 1396g–1

Required laws relating to medical child support

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 1396g–1, Required laws relating to medical child support, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477396
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The laws relating to medical child support, which a State is required to have in effect under section 1396a(a)(60) of this title, are as follows: A law that prohibits an insurer from denying enrollment of a child under the health coverage of the child’s parent on the ground that— In any case in which a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through an insurer, a law that requires such insurer— not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) such a child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence that— In any case in which a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through an employer doing business in the State, a law that requires such employer— not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) any such child unless— the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that— A law that requires an insurer, in any case in which a child has health coverage through the insurer of a noncustodial parent— A law that permits the State agency under this subchapter to garnish the wages, salary, or other employment income of, and requires withholding amounts from State tax refunds to, any person who— For purposes of this section, the term “insurer” includes a group health plan, as defined in section 1167(1) of title 29, a health maintenance organization, and an entity offering a service benefit plan.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.