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The Department shall use the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) to enforce the provision of health care coverage through an employment-related group health plan pursuant to a child support order if available at a reasonable cost, as that term is defined in § 63.2-1900, unless a court or administrative order stipulates alternative health care coverage to employer-based coverage.B\n\nThe Department shall transfer the NMSN to employers within two business days following the date of entry into the State Directory of New Hires of an employee who is obligated to pay child support or to provide health care coverage pursuant to this title. Employers shall transfer the NMSN to the appropriate group plan providing the health care coverage for each eligible child (excluding the severable Notice to Withhold for Health Care Coverage directing the employer to withhold any mandatory employee contributions to the plan) within twenty business days after the date of the NMSN. The Department, in consultation with the custodial parent, shall promptly select from available plan options when the plan administrator reports that there is more than one option available under the plan.C\n\nEmployers shall withhold any obligation of the employee for employee contribution necessary for coverage of each eligible child and send any amount withheld directly to the plan. An employee obligated for contribution necessary for coverage may contest the withholding based on a mistake of fact. If the employee contests the withholding, the employer shall continue to withhold the obligation necessary for coverage until the employer receives notice that the contest is resolved in favor of the employee.D\n\nEmployers shall notify the Department promptly whenever the employment of a parent ordered to provide health care coverage is terminated in the same manner as required for income withholding pursuant to § 20-79.3. The Department shall promptly notify an employer when there is no longer a current order for health care coverage in effect for which the Department is responsible.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":284897,"text":"All child support orders established and enforced pursuant to this title shall include a provision for health care coverage of dependent children. 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If the employee contests the withholding, the employer shall continue to withhold the obligation necessary for coverage until the employer receives notice that the contest is resolved in favor of the employee.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":284900,"text":"Employers shall notify the Department promptly whenever the employment of a parent ordered to provide health care coverage is terminated in the same manner as required for income withholding pursuant to § 20-79.3. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 844<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2009, chapter 713<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":77212,"section_number":"20-79.3","catch_line":"Information required in income deduction order","order_by":null,"url":"\/20-79.3\/"},{"id":54048,"section_number":"63.2-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272595,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79512,"identifier":"63.2-1924.1","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1924.1","url":"\/63.2-1924.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1924.1\/","token":"63.2\/V\/19\/5\/63.2-1924.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Health care coverage; National Medical Support Notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1924.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All child<\/span> support orders<\/span> established and enforced pursuant to this title shall include a provision for health care coverage<\/span> of dependent children. The Department<\/span> shall use the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) to enforce the provision of health care coverage<\/span> through an employment<\/span>-related group health plan pursuant to a child<\/span> support order if available at a reasonable cost<\/span>, as that term is defined in § 63.2-1900<\/a>, unless a court<\/span> or administrative order<\/span> stipulates alternative health care coverage<\/span> to employer<\/span>-based coverage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall transfer the NMSN to employers<\/span> within two business days following the date of entry into the State Directory of New Hires of an employee<\/span> who is obligated to pay child<\/span> support or to provide health care coverage<\/span> pursuant to this title. Employers<\/span> shall transfer the NMSN to the appropriate group plan providing the health care coverage<\/span> for each eligible child<\/span> (excluding the severable Notice to Withhold for Health Care Coverage<\/span> directing the employer<\/span> to withhold any mandatory employee<\/span> contributions to the plan) within twenty business days after the date of the NMSN. The Department<\/span>, in consultation with the custodial parent<\/span>, shall promptly select from available plan options when the plan administrator reports that there is more than one option available under the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Employers<\/span> shall withhold any obligation of the employee<\/span> for employee<\/span> contribution necessary for coverage of each eligible child<\/span> and send any amount withheld directly to the plan. An employee<\/span> obligated for contribution necessary for coverage may contest the withholding based on a mistake of fact<\/span>. If the employee<\/span> contests the withholding, the employer<\/span> shall continue to withhold the obligation necessary for coverage until the employer<\/span> receives notice that the contest is resolved in favor of the employee<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Employers<\/span> shall notify the Department<\/span> promptly whenever the employment<\/span> of a parent ordered to provide health care coverage<\/span> is terminated in the same manner as required for income<\/span> withholding pursuant to § 20-79.3<\/a>. The Department<\/span> shall promptly notify an employer<\/span> when there is no longer a current order for health care coverage<\/span> in effect for which the Department<\/span> is responsible. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEALTH CARE COVERAGE; NATIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT NOTICE (\u00a7 63.2-1924.1)\n\nA. All child support orders established and enforced pursuant to this title\nshall include a provision for health care coverage of dependent children. The\nDepartment shall use the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) to enforce the\nprovision of health care coverage through an employment-related group health\nplan pursuant to a child support order if available at a reasonable cost, as\nthat term is defined in § 63.2-1900, unless a court or administrative order\nstipulates alternative health care coverage to employer-based coverage.\n\nB. The Department shall transfer the NMSN to employers within two business days\nfollowing the date of entry into the State Directory of New Hires of an employee\nwho is obligated to pay child support or to provide health care coverage\npursuant to this title. Employers shall transfer the NMSN to the appropriate\ngroup plan providing the health care coverage for each eligible child (excluding\nthe severable Notice to Withhold for Health Care Coverage directing the employer\nto withhold any mandatory employee contributions to the plan) within twenty\nbusiness days after the date of the NMSN. The Department, in consultation with\nthe custodial parent, shall promptly select from available plan options when the\nplan administrator reports that there is more than one option available under\nthe plan.\n\nC. Employers shall withhold any obligation of the employee for employee\ncontribution necessary for coverage of each eligible child and send any amount\nwithheld directly to the plan. An employee obligated for contribution necessary\nfor coverage may contest the withholding based on a mistake of fact. If the\nemployee contests the withholding, the employer shall continue to withhold the\nobligation necessary for coverage until the employer receives notice that the\ncontest is resolved in favor of the employee.\n\nD. Employers shall notify the Department promptly whenever the employment of a\nparent ordered to provide health care coverage is terminated in the same manner\nas required for income withholding pursuant to § 20-79.3. The Department\nshall promptly notify an employer when there is no longer a current order for\nhealth care coverage in effect for which the Department is responsible.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 844, \u00a7 63.1-250.3:1; 2009, c. 713.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}