1. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions of this chapter take effect July 1, 1990, for all support orders entered pursuant to chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 598, or 600B.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 252E.16

  • coverage: means providing and paying for the medical needs of a dependent through a health benefit plan. See Iowa Code 252E.1
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Health benefit plan: means any policy or contract of insurance, indemnity, subscription, or membership issued by an insurer, health service corporation, health maintenance organization, or any similar corporation or organization, any public coverage, or any self-insured employee benefit plan, for the purpose of covering medical expenses. See Iowa Code 252E.1
  • Medical support: means either the provision of health care coverage or the payment of cash medical support. See Iowa Code 252E.1
  • Obligor: means a parent or another natural person legally responsible for the support of a dependent. See Iowa Code 252E.1
  • Order: means a support order entered pursuant to chapter 234, 252A, 252C, 252F, 252H, 252K, 598, 600B, or any other support chapter, or pursuant to a comparable statute of another state or foreign country, or an ex parte order entered pursuant to section 252E. See Iowa Code 252E.1
 2. If an obligor was ordered to provide a health benefit plan or insurance coverage under an order entered prior to July 1, 1990, but did not comply with the order, insurers are not liable for medical expenses incurred prior to July 1, 1990. However, such an order may be implemented pursuant to the provisions of this chapter following its enactment. This chapter shall not be implemented retroactively; however, previous orders for medical support not otherwise complied with may be reduced to a dollar amount and collected from the obligor.
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