(1) As used in this section, “health insurance” means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-9-224 v2

  • Child: means :
         (6)(a) a son or daughter under the age of 18 years who is not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States;
         (6)(b) a son or daughter over the age of 18 years, while enrolled in high school during the normal and expected year of graduation and not otherwise emancipated, self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States; or
         (6)(c) a son or daughter of any age who is incapacitated from earning a living and is without sufficient means. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Office: means the Office of Recovery Services. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
  • Support: includes past-due, present, and future obligations established by:
         (27)(a) a tribunal or imposed by law for the financial support, maintenance, medical, or dental care of a dependent child; and
         (27)(b) a tribunal for the financial support of a spouse or former spouse with whom the obligor's dependent child resides if the obligor also owes a child support obligation that is being enforced by the state. See Utah Code 26B-9-201
(2) In any action under this part, the office and the department in their orders shall include:

     (2)(a) a provision assigning responsibility for cash medical support;
     (2)(b) a provision requiring the purchase and maintenance of appropriate health insurance for the child, if:

          (2)(b)(i) insurance coverage is or becomes available at a reasonable cost; and
          (2)(b)(ii) the insurance coverage is accessible to the child; and
     (2)(c) a designation of which health insurance plan is primary and which is secondary in accordance with the provisions of Section 81-6-208, which will take effect if at any time the child is covered by both parents’ health insurance plans.