{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-205.598","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 205.598","heading":"Withholding of income and state tax refund of person required by court to","body":"provide cost of child's health service -- Priority of claims for child support over\ncosts of reimbursement of child medical support.\n(1) The Cabinet for Health and Family Servic es shall withhold the wages, salary, or\nother employment income of, and require withholding amounts from state tax\nrefunds to, any person who:\n(a) Is required by court or administrative order to provide coverage of the costs of\nhealth services to a child who is eligible for medical assistance;\n(b) Has received payment from a third party for the costs of the services for the\nchild; but\n(c) Has not used these payments to reimburse either the other parent or guardian\nof the child, or the provider of the services.\n(2) Any claims for current or past -due child support income shall take priority over the\nclaims for the costs of reimbursing the Medical Assistance Program for child\nmedical support.","path":["KRS Chapter 205"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=7740","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:04Z","sha256":"fbee7399aa1a2aff2273aedb9082f5bbb33e41c5073f2c164421d1f03c47dbd8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-205.597","next":"us-ky/krs-205.600"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}