2016 Code of Alabama
Title 27 - INSURANCE.
Chapter 21B - MEDICAL SUPPORT HEALTH CARE ACCESS ACT.
Section 27-21B-5 - Health coverage through insurer.
When a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage and the parent is eligible for family health coverage through an insurer, all of the following shall apply:
(1) The parent shall be able to enroll a child in family coverage without regard to open enrollment season restrictions.
(2) If the parent fails to enroll a child as required by court or administrative order, the child's other parent or the agency may make an enrollment.
(3) A child enrolled in health coverage pursuant to this section shall not be disenrolled unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence of either of the following:
a. The court or administrative order is no longer in effect.
b. The child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer which will take effect not later than the effective date of the disenrollment.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-710, p. 1377, §5.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
