This text of South Carolina § 38-71-250 (Duties of insurer as to court-ordered health care coverage for child of eligible parent.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
If, pursuant to a court order which meets the specifications of Section 63-17-2110, a parent is required to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through a health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, the insurer shall:
(1)permit the parent to enroll, under the family coverage, a child who is otherwise eligible for the coverage without regard to any enrollment season restrictions;
(2)if the parent is enrolled but fails to make application to obtain coverage for the child, enroll the child under family coverage upon application of:
(a)the child's other parent;
(b)the state agency admini
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If, pursuant to a court order which meets the specifications of Section 63-17-2110, a parent is required to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through a health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, the insurer shall: (1) permit the parent to enroll, under the family coverage, a child who is otherwise eligible for the coverage without regard to any enrollment season restrictions; (2) if the parent is enrolled but fails to make application to obtain coverage for the child, enroll the child under family coverage upon application of: (a) the child's other parent; (b) the state agency administering the Medicaid program; or (c) the state agency administering 42 U.S.C. Sections 651 to 669, the child support enforcement program; and (3) continue coverage of the child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence that the: (a) court order is no longer in effect; (b) child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer which will take effect not later than the effective date of disenrollment; or (c) employer has eliminated family health coverage for all of its employees.