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WomensLaw.org | North Carolina Statutes: 50-13.11. Orders and agreements regarding medical support and health insurance coverage for minor children
back to top50-13.11. Orders and agreements regarding medical support and health insurance coverage for minor children
(a1) The court shall order the parent of a minor child or other responsible party to maintain health insurance for the benefit of the child when health insurance is available at a reasonable cost. If health insurance is not presently available at a reasonable cost, the court shall order the parent of a minor child or other responsible party to maintain health insurance for the benefit of the child when health insurance becomes available at a reasonable cost. As used in this subsection, health insurance for the benefit of the child is considered reasonable in cost if the coverage for the child is available at a cost to the parent that does not exceed five percent (5%) of the parent's gross income. In applying this standard, the cost is the cost of (i) adding the child to the parent's existing coverage, (ii) child-only coverage, or (iii) if new coverage must be obtained, the difference between the cost of self-only and family coverage. The court may require one or both parties to maintain dental insurance.
(c) The employer or insurer of the party required to provide health, hospital, and dental insurance shall release to the other party, upon written request, any information on a minor child's insurance coverage that the employer or insurer may release to the party required to provide health, hospital, and dental insurance.
(f) When a noncustodial parent ordered to provide health insurance changes employment and health insurance coverage is available through the new employer, the obligee shall notify the new employer of the noncustodial parent's obligation to provide health insurance for the child. Upon receipt of notice from the obligee, the new employer shall enroll the child in the employer's health insurance plan.
Added by Laws 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1067, § 1. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 419, § 2; Laws 1991, c. 761, § 42; S.L. 1997-433, § 3.1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; S.L. 1998-17, § 1, eff. June 30, 1998; S.L. 2003-288, § 3.2, eff. July 1, 2003; S.L. 2015-220, § 1, eff. Aug. 18, 2015.