{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-307.42","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 1-307.42","heading":"Employer obligations.","body":"Where a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage, which is available through the parent’s employer, the employer shall:\n\n(1)\nPermit the parent to enroll under family coverage any child who is otherwise eligible for coverage without regard to any enrollment restrictions;\n\n(2)\nEnroll the child under family coverage upon application by the child’s other parent, or by the District of Columbia agency administering either the Medicaid program or the child support enforcement program pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (88 Stat. 2351; 42 U.S.C. § 651 through 669), if the parent is enrolled but fails to make application to obtain coverage of the child;\n\n(2A)\nEnroll the child and the employed parent under family coverage upon application by the child’s other parent, or by the District of Columbia agency administering either the Medicaid program or the child support enforcement program pursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act, approved January 4, 1975 (88 Stat. 2351; 42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), if the employed parent is not enrolled and the health insurance plan requires the employed parent’s enrollment for the child to be eligible;\n\n(3)\nNot disenroll or eliminate coverage of any such child unless the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:\n(A)\nThe court order is no longer in effect;\n(B)\nThe child is or will be enrolled in comparable coverage which will take effect no later than the effective date of disenrollment;\n(C)\nThe employer has eliminated family health coverage for all its employees; or\n(D)\nThe employer no longer employs the parent and the parent has not elected to continue coverage through a plan offered by the employer for post-employment health insurance coverage for dependents;\n\n(4)\nSubject to §§ 46-251.07 and 46-251.08, withhold from the employee’s compensation the employee’s share (if any) of premiums for health coverage and to pay this amount to the insurer, except that the maximum amount so withheld may not exceed the maximum amount to be withheld under § 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (82 Stat. 163; 15 U.S.C. § 1673(b));\n\n(5)\nUpon receipt of a court or administrative order that has directed the parent to provide health insurance coverage for the child, provide the insurer with the order for health insurance coverage and inform the insurer that the order operates to enroll the child in the coverage; and\n\n(6)\nUpon receipt of a medical support notice issued by the IV-D agency under § 46-251.02, comply with the provisions of §§ 46-251.04, 46-251.07, and 46-251.08.","path":["Title 1. Government Organization.","Chapter 3. Specified Governmental Authority.","Subchapter IV. Special Programs.","Part C. Medical Benefits Protection."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/1-307.42","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b89303bb30b93ad25263324e852f93ec591bc21b7f49fdcc4b1a555cbee27eea","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-307.41","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-1-307.43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}