§431L-4  Employer obligations.  Where aparent is required by a court or administrative order to provide healthcoverage, which is available through an employer doing business in this State,the employer is required:

(1)  To permit the parent to enroll under familycoverage, as defined in section 431:10A-103 or reciprocal beneficiary familycoverage, as defined in section 431:10A-601, any child who is otherwiseeligible for coverage without regard to any enrollment season restrictions;

(2)  If the parent is enrolled but fails to makeapplication to obtain coverage of the child, to enroll the child under familycoverage or reciprocal beneficiary family coverage upon application by thechild's other parent, by the state agency administering the medicaid program,or by the state agency administering the child support enforcement program;

(3)  Not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) anysuch child unless the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:

(A)  The court or administrative order is nolonger in effect;

(B)  The child is or will be enrolled incomparable coverage which will take effect no later than the effective date ofdisenrollment; or

(C)  The employer has eliminated family healthcoverage or reciprocal beneficiary family coverage for all of its employees;and

(4)  To withhold from the employee's compensation theemployee's share (if any) of premiums for health coverage and to pay thisamount to the insurer. [L 1995, c 83, pt of §2; am L 1997, c 383, §9]