Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0072 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 04LSO-0357.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0017

Chapter No.: 17

Prime Sponsor: Representative Ross

Catch Title: Medical support for children.

Subject: Amends various requirements when a parent ordered to provide health insurance as part of a child support order is eligible for employer-provided health insurance.

Summary/Major Elements:

· W.S. 20-2-402 imposes obligations on an employer who provides group health insurance when one of its employees is subject to a child support order requiring health insurance coverage for the employee's child. This act amends that statute by:

• Reducing the employer's time for notifying its group health provider;

• Clarifying that the employer may terminate coverage of the child when the employee is no longer working for the employer;

• Limiting the grounds upon which an employee may contest the employer's withholding of additional health insurance premium.

· This act also amends W.S. 20-2-402, which imposes obligations on group health insurance providers in the above situation, by reducing the providers' time to respond to the department of family services when notified of a medical support order.