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Ind. Code § 27-8-23-7

Duties of insurer when parent is ordered to provide coverage for child

As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.68 and P.L.133-1995, SEC.20.

Sec. 7. Whenever a parent is required by a court or an administrative order to provide health coverage for a child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through an insurer, the insurer:

(1) shall permit the parent to enroll under the family coverage a child who is otherwise eligible for the coverage, without regard to any enrollment season restrictions;

(2) shall enroll a child under the family coverage upon application by:

(A) the child's custodial parent;

(B) the office of Medicaid policy and planning; or

(C) a Title IV-D agency;

whenever a noncustodial parent who is enrolled fails to apply for coverage of the child; and

(3) may not disenroll or eliminate coverage of a child who is otherwise eligible for coverage unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:

(A) the court order or an administrative order is no longer in effect; or

(B) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer that is to take effect not later than the effective date of the disenrollment.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.