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Tex. Family Code § 154.184

EFFECT OF ORDER

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Tex. Family Code § 154.184, EFFECT OF ORDER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/643497
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(a) Receipt of a medical support order requiring that health insurance be provided for a child or a dental support order requiring that dental insurance be provided for a child shall be considered a change in the family circumstances of the employee or member, for health insurance purposes and dental insurance purposes, equivalent to the birth or adoption of a child. (b) If the employee or member is eligible for dependent health coverage or dependent dental coverage, the employer shall automatically enroll the child for the first 31 days after the receipt of the order or notice of the medical support order or the dental support order under Section 154.186 on the same terms and conditions as apply to any other dependent child. (c) The employer shall notify the insurer of the automatic enrollment. (d) During the 31-day period, the employer and insurer shall complete all necessary forms and procedures to make the enrollment permanent or shall report in accordance with this subchapter the reasons the coverage cannot be made permanent.