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S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-260

Duties of health insurer of child to custodial parent

1994 Act No. 481, SECTION 3.

If a child has health coverage through the health insurer including a group health plan, as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or health maintenance organization as defined in Section 38-33-20, of a noncustodial parent, the insurer shall:

(1) provide information to the custodial parent as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through that coverage;

(2) permit the custodial parent or the health care provider, with the custodial parent's approval, to submit claims for covered services without the approval of the noncustodial parent; and

(3) make payments on claims submitted in accordance with item (2) directly to the custodial parent, the provider, or the state Medicaid agency.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.