(A)The OMB
0970-0222, "National Medical Support Notice" (as referenced in rule
5101:12-57-99 of the Administrative Code), (NMSN) requires the enrollment in
health insurance of the child subject to the child support order and the
deduction of premiums for the cost of the health insurance, when available.
(B)The NMSN
contains instructions and two parts (hereinafter referred to as "Part
A" and "Part B").
(1)Part A
includes:
(a)The notice to
withhold for health care coverage, which is completed by the child support
enforcement agency (CSEA); and
(b)The employer's
response, which is completed by the employer.
(2)Part B
includes:
(a)The medical
support notice to the plan administrator, which is forwarded to the health plan
administrator; and
(b)The plan administrator's
response, which is completed by the health plan administrator.
(C)In accordance
with sections 3119.33 and 3119.34 of the Revised Code and except when excluded
as described in paragraph (E) of this rule, the CSEA shall issue the NMSN to
the employer of the health insurance obligor. The CSEA shall issue the NMSN not
later than the business day after receipt of a new hire match from the national
directory of new hires (NDNH) for the health insurance obligor. In addition,
the CSEA shall issue the NMSN as a result of the discovery of new employment
for the health insurance obligor by the CSEA through a source other than the
NDNH.
(D)In accordance
with section 3119.35 of the Revised Code, at the same time the CSEA issues the
NMSN, the CSEA shall issue:
(1)The JFS 03377,
"Employer/Health Plan Administrator Health Insurance Verification
Request" (effective or revised effective date as identified in rule
5101:12-57-99 of the Administrative Code), to the employer; and
(2)The JFS 04036,
"Notice of Medical Support Enforcement Activity" (effective or
revised effective date as identified in rule 5101:12-57-99 of the
Administrative Code), to the health insurance obligor. When the CSEA does not
have a valid address for the health insurance obligor, the CSEA shall mail the
JFS 04036 to the address of the employer.
(E)The CSEA shallis not to issue the NMSN when:
(1)The CSEA has
determined the health insurance obligor is an active member of the military.
(a)The CSEA will
verify the child's enrollment status through the defense enrollment eligibility
reporting system and document the information and the source of the information
in the case record.
(b)When the
eligible child is not enrolled in the health plan, the CSEA will notify the
custodial parent of the need to take the child to a military rapid center for
enrollment in the health plan; or
(2)The CSEA has
determined that the underlying medical support provision to obtain health care
coverage for the child authorizes public health care coverage, and such coverage
is in effect, as ordered.
(3)The health insurance obligor is also the
child support obligor and the case is an initiating interstate case.
Effective: 6/1/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/16/2022 and 02/16/2027
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 05/17/2022
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3119.51
Rule Amplifies: 3119.33, 3119.34, 3119.35.
Prior Effective Dates: 01/07/1985, 08/01/1986, 12/01/1987,
12/20/1988, 09/01/1989, 08/01/1990, 06/01/1991, 11/01/1991, 07/15/1992,
04/01/1993, 01/01/1998, 10/02/2003, 01/01/2007, 05/01/2012, 01/15/2017,
01/15/2020