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Utah Code § 15-4-6.7

Medical and miscellaneous expenses of a child -- Collection and billing pursuant to court or administrative order of child support

Amended by Chapter 366, 2024 General Session

(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:

(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

(b) within 30 days after the day on which the provider renders the medical or dental service to the child, may not:

(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

(ii) make a negative credit report under Section 70C-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)

(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:

(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;

(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

(iii) each parent is liable only for the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order.

(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.

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