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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 411
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[(3) The employer shall deduct the premiums for the health insurance
coverage from the earnings of the employee and pay the premiums to the insurer to
the extent consistent with federal law.]
(E) ON RECEIPT OF THE ORDER OR MEDICAL SUPPORT NOTICE, THE
EMPLOYER:
(1) IF THE EMPLOYEE'S CHILD IS ELIGIBLE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
COVERAGE, SHALL WITHHOLD FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S NEXT EARNINGS THE
AMOUNT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED TO ENROLL THE
EMPLOYEE'S CHILD;
(2) IF THE EMPLOYEE'S CHILD IS NOT CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BUT WILL BECOME ELIGIBLE, SHALL WITHHOLD
FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS. AT THE EARLIEST TIME THE EMPLOYEE'S CHILD
BECOMES ELIGIBLE, THE AMOUNT OF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED TO
ENROLL THE EMPLOYEE'S CHILD; OR
(3) IF FEDERAL OR STATE WITHHOLDING LIMITATIONS OR
PRIORITIZATION PREVENT WITHHOLDING FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S WAGES THE
AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR ENROLLMENT, SHALL COMPLETE AND SEND, TO THE
ISSUING CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY, THE APPROPRIATE PART OF THE MEDICAL
SUPPORT NOTICE INDICATING THE EMPLOYEE'S INCOME IS INSUFFICIENT FOR
ENROLLMENT.
(F) (1) TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH THE FEDERAL CONSUMER
CREDIT PROTECTION ACT, THE EMPLOYER SHALL DEDUCT THE PREMIUMS FOR
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FROM THE EARNINGS OF THE EMPLOYEE ON A
REGULAR AND CONTINUING BASIS AND PAY THE PREMIUMS TO THE INSURER.
(2) THE EMPLOYER SHALL SEND TO THE INSURER THE AMOUNT
DEDUCTED FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS EACH PAY PERIOD WITHIN 10
BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE DAY ON WHICH THE EARNINGS ARE PAID TO THE
EMPLOYEE.
[(e)] (G) An employer or the child's parents may not disenroll or eliminate
coverage for the child in any manner unless:
(1) the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:
(i) the court order is no longer in effect: or
(ii) the child has been or will be enrolled under other reasonable
health insurance coverage, with the coverage to take effect no later than the effective
date of disenrollment;
(2) the employer has eliminated family health coverage for all of its
employees; or
(3) the employer no longer employs the parent under whose name the
child has been enrolled for coverage except to the extent that if the parent elects to
exercise the provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
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