NAC 425.135

Order must include provision that medical support is required to be provided to child.

Last amended: 2020Year: 2026Length: 244 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Nev. Admin. Code Sec. 425.135

1. Every order issued or modified in this State must include a provision specifying: (a) That medical support is required to be provided for the child; and (b) Any details relating to that requirement. 2. As used in this section, “medical support” includes, without limitation, the payment of a premium for accessible medical, vision or dental coverage under a plan of insurance, including, without limitation, a public plan such as Medicaid or a reduced-fee plan such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program, that is reasonable in cost. For the purpose of this subsection: (a) Coverage under a plan of insurance is “accessible” if the plan: (1) Is not limited to coverage within a geographical area; or (2) Is limited to coverage within a geographical area and the child resides within that geographical area. (b) The payment of a premium for coverage under a plan of insurance is “reasonable in cost” if: (1) The cost: (I) To each party who is responsible for providing medical support is not more than 5 percent of the monthly gross income of the party; or (II) Of adding a dependent child to any existing coverage for health care or the difference between individual and family coverage, whichever is less, is not more than 5 percent of the monthly gross income of the party; and (2) The court assesses the plan of insurance, including the copayments, deductible and maximum out-of-pocket costs, and determines that the plan is reasonable in cost.
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