Iowa Code 252E.9 – Responsibilities of the obligor
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1. For cases for which services are being provided pursuant to chapter 252B, an obligor who fails to maintain medical support for the benefit of the dependent as ordered shall be liable to the obligee or the department for any medical expenses incurred from the date of the court order. Proof of failure to maintain medical support constitutes a showing of increased need and provides a basis for the establishment of a monetary amount for medical support.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 252E.9
- Court: shall mean and include any court upon which jurisdiction has been conferred to determine the liability of persons for the support of dependents. See Iowa Code 252A.2
- coverage: means providing and paying for the medical needs of a dependent through a health benefit plan. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Department: means the department of health and human services. See Iowa Code 249L.2
- Department: means the department of health and human services, which includes but is not limited to child support services, or any comparable support enforcement agency of another state. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Health benefit plan: means any policy or contract of insurance, indemnity, subscription, or membership issued by an insurer, health service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any similar corporation or organization, any public coverage, or any self-insured employee benefit plan, for the purpose of covering medical expenses. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Medical support: means either the provision of health care coverage or the payment of cash medical support. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Obligee: means a parent or another natural person legally entitled to receive a support payment on behalf of a child. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Obligor: means a parent or another natural person legally responsible for the support of a dependent. See Iowa Code 252E.1
- Order: means a support order entered pursuant to chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 252F, 252H, 252K, 598, 600B, or any other support chapter, or pursuant to a comparable statute of another state or foreign country, or an ex parte order entered pursuant to section 252E. See Iowa Code 252E.1
2. For cases for which services are being provided pursuant to chapter 252B, the obligor shall notify the obligee and the department within ten days of a change in the terms or conditions of coverage under a health benefit plan. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, a change in deductibles, coinsurance, preadmission notification requirements, coverage for dental, optical, office visits, prescription drugs, inpatient and outpatient hospitalization, and any other changes which materially affect the coverage. Costs incurred by the obligee or the department as a result of the obligor’s failure to provide notification as required are recoverable from the obligor.