Utah Code 15-4-6.7 v2. Medical and miscellaneous expenses of a child — Collection and billing pursuant to court or administrative order of child support
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(1) When a court or an administrative agency enters an order that provides for the payment of medical and dental expenses of a child as described in Section 26B-9-224 or 81-6-202 , a provider who receives a copy of the order:
Terms Used In Utah Code 15-4-6.7 v2
- Administrative agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section
81-6-101 . See Utah Code 15-4-1 v2 - Child: means the same as that term is defined in Section
81-6-101 . See Utah Code 15-4-1 v2 - Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. Source: OCC
- School fee: includes :(4)(b)(i) an admission fee;(4)(b)(ii) a transportation charge; or(4)(b)(iii) a charge, deposit, rent, or other mandatory payment imposed by a third party in connection with an activity or function sponsored by a school described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 15-4-1
- Waiver: means the act of not requiring an individual to pay an amount that the individual otherwise owes. See Utah Code 15-4-1
(1)(a) at or before the time the provider renders medical or dental services to the child, and upon request from a parent, shall separately bill each parent for the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order; or(1)(b) within 30 days after the day on which the provider renders the medical or dental service to the child, may not:(1)(b)(i) make a claim for unpaid medical and dental expenses against a parent who has paid in full the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order; or(1)(b)(ii) make a negative credit report under Section70C-7-107 , or a report of the debtor’s repayment practices or credit history under Title 7, Chapter 14, Credit Information Exchange, regarding a parent who has paid in full the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order.
(2)
(2)(a) When a court enters an order that provides for the payment of school fees of a child in a separate maintenance action under Section 81-4-204 or in a divorce action under Section 81-4-406 :
(2)(a)(i) a provider, who receives a copy of the order before the day on which the provider first issues a bill for a school fee and upon request from a parent, shall separately bill each parent for the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order;
(2)(a)(ii) a provider, who receives a copy of the order, regardless of whether the provider receives the copy before, on, or after the day on which the provider first issues a bill for the school fee, may not make a negative credit report under Section 70C-7-107 , or report of the debtor’s repayment practices or credit history under Title 7, Chapter 14, Credit Information Exchange, regarding a parent who has paid in full the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order; and
(2)(a)(iii) each parent is liable only for the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order.
(2)(b) A provider may bill a parent for the parent’s share of a child’s school fee under an order described in Subsection (2)(a) regardless of whether the provider grants the other parent a waiver for all or a portion of the other parent’s share of the child’s school fee.