Bill > S3588

Introduced Session

This bill requires health benefits carriers to allow the parents or guardians of a dependent child to determine the order of benefits under certain circumstances. Specifically, the bill provides that a health benefits plan offered by a carrier in this State is required to allow the parents or guardians of a dependent child to determine the order of benefits for the child among the plans, if the child has coverage as a dependent under two or more health benefits plans of different subscribers. The bill provides that, if a court order provides that one of the parents or guardians is responsible for the dependent child's health care expenses or health care coverage, that plan is primary. If the parent or guardian with responsibility has no health care coverage for the dependent child's health care expenses, but the spouse of the parent or guardian has health care coverage, that spouse's plan is required to be the primary plan.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee (on 03/25/2021)

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