{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-27-8-23-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 27-8-23-7","heading":"Duties of insurer when parent is ordered to provide coverage for child","body":"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:\n(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;\n(2) shall enroll a child under the family coverage upon application by:\n(A) the child's custodial parent;\n(B) the office of Medicaid policy and planning; or\n(C) a Title IV-D agency;\nwhenever a noncustodial parent who is enrolled fails to apply for coverage of the child; and\n(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unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:\n(A) the court order or an administrative order is no longer in effect; or\n(B) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer that is to take effect not later than the effective date of the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.","path":["TITLE 27. INSURANCE","ARTICLE 8. LIFE, ACCIDENT, AND HEALTH","Chapter 23. Medical Child Support Provisions of Title XIX of the Federal Social Security Act"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_27.html#27-8-23-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-25T05:39:04Z","sha256":"9af5865ec359d3f3c49424fb26111f9fb5f5cace41f46259ad44d2df8732be9b","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-27-8-23-6","next":"us-in/ic-27-8-23-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}