Wyoming § 20-2-403 Department of family services; duties of
department and custodial parent; rules and regulations

Wyoming Statutes

§ 20-2-403 — Department of family services; duties of department and custodial parent; rules and regulations

Wyoming § 20-2-403

Title 20Domestic Relations

Ch. 2DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

Art. 4MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-2-403 (2026).

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(a)In IV-D cases where the noncustodial parent is required to provide health care coverage pursuant to a child support order, and for whom the employer is known, the department shall enforce the provision of court ordered health care coverage for dependent children, where appropriate, through the use of the national medical support notice as provided by federal or state law, unless alternate coverage is allowed by any order of the court or tribunal, including:

(i)Cash contributions for health insurance coverage premiums through the custodial parent's employment;

(ii)Private coverage, unrelated to the noncustodial parent's employment.

(b)The department shall transfer the national medical support notice to the employer within two (2) business days after an employee who is an obligor in a

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(a) In IV-D cases where the noncustodial parent is
required to provide health care coverage pursuant to a child
support order, and for whom the employer is known, the
department shall enforce the provision of court ordered health
care coverage for dependent children, where appropriate, through
the use of the national medical support notice as provided by
federal or state law, unless alternate coverage is allowed by
any order of the court or tribunal, including:
(i) Cash contributions for health insurance coverage
premiums through the custodial parent's employment;
(ii) Private coverage, unrelated to the noncustodial
parent's employment.
(b) The department shall transfer the national medical
support notice to the employer within two (2) business days
after an employee who is an obligor in a IV-D case is entered in
the state directory of new hires.
(c) The department shall promptly notify the employer when
there is no longer a current order for medical support in effect
for which the department is responsible.
(d) The custodial parent, in consultation with the
department, shall promptly select from available insurance plan
options when the insurance plan administrator reports that there
is more than one (1) option available under the plan, and shall
take into consideration the income withholding of, and costs to,
the obligor.
(e) The department shall, through rules and regulations,
develop procedures to determine when it is appropriate to
utilize the national medical support notice.