ORS 25.325 Enforcing Medical Support; Form of Notice; Rules

• Library: Oregon Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through legislation effective January 1, 2024
• Year: 2023
• Citation: ORS 25.325

(1) When a child support order with a medical support clause is entered, the court or the enforcing agency may issue a qualified medical child support order as provided in section 609 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1169). The qualified medical child support order shall direct the providing party's employer, or the plan administrator for the providing party's employee health care coverage, to enroll the providing party's child in the employee health benefit plan and direct the providing party's employer to withhold any required premium from the providing party's compensation.

(2) When a child support order with a medical support clause is entered and support enforcement services are being provided under ORS 25.080, the enforcing agency shall, when appropriate, issue a medical support notice to the providing party's employer within two business days after receiving information under ORS 25.790 that the employer has hired or rehired the providing party.

(3) If a child support order with a medical support clause is in effect or is being sought:

(a) The providing party's employer or the plan administrator for the providing party's employee health care coverage shall release to the enforcing agency, upon request, the name and address of the health benefit plan that provides the coverage and the plan administrator; and