Wash. Admin. Code § 388-14A-4125 - What must an employer do after receiving a National Medical Support Notice?
(1) Within twenty
business days after the date on the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN), the
employer must either send Part B to the plan administrator or send the employer
response to the division of child support (DCS).
(2) The employer need take no action beyond
responding to the NMSN if:
(a) The employer
does not maintain or contribute to plans providing dependent or family health
care coverage;
(b) The employee is
among a class of employees (for example, part-time or nonunion) that are not
eligible for family health coverage under any group health plan maintained by
the employer or to which the employer contributes; or
(c) The employee either is no longer, or
never has been, employed by this employer.
(3) If subsection (2) of this section does
not apply, the employer must respond to the NMSN and must:
(a) Forward Part B of the NMSN to the plan
administrator of each group health plan identified by the employer to enroll
the obligated parent's eligible children (see WAC
388-14A-4130 for what the plan
administrator must do after receiving an NMSN ); and
(b) When notified by the plan administrator
that the children are enrolled:
(i) Withhold
any employee contributions required for health insurance premiums and transfer
those premiums to the appropriate plan; or
(ii) Notify DCS that enrollment cannot be
completed because the noncustodial parent 's net earnings are not high enough to
allow withholding of child support and health insurance premiums; in this
situation, the employer must notify DCS of the amount of the premium required
to cover the children .
(c) When notified by the plan administrator
that the obligated parent is subject to a waiting period, notify the plan
administrator when the obligated parent is eligible to enroll in the plan, and
that the NMSN requires the enrollment of the children named in the
NMSN.
Notes
Statutory Authority: 2007 c 143, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. 08-12-029, § 388-14A-4125, filed 5/29/08, effective 7/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 74.20A.310, and 26.18.170, 42 U.S.C. 666 (a)(19), Child Support Performance and Incentives Act of 1998, 45 C.F.R. 303.31, and 45 C.F.R. 303.32. 04-17-119, § 388-14A-4125, filed 8/17/04, effective 9/17/04.
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