[§431L-5]  Recoupment of amounts spent on
child medical care.  The department of the attorney general may garnish the
wages, salary, or other employment income of, and withhold amounts from state
tax refunds to, any person who:



(1)  Is required by court or administrative order to
provide coverage of the cost of health services to a child eligible for medical
assistance under medicaid; and



(2)  Has received payment from a third party for the
costs of such services but has not used the payments to reimburse either the
other parent or guardian of the child or the provider of the services,



to the extent necessary to reimburse the department
of human services for its costs, but claims for current and past due child
support shall take priority over these claims. [L 1995, c 83, pt of §2]