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44-3,144. Health carecoverage of children; terms, defined.For purposesof sections 44-3,144 to 44-3,150:(1) Authorized attorney has the same meaning as in section 43-512;(2) Child means an individual to whom or on whose behalfa legal duty of support is owed by an obligor;(3) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;(4) Employer means an individual, a firm, a partnership,a corporation, an association, a union, a political subdivision, a state agency,or any agent thereof who pays income to an obligor on a periodic basis andhas or provides health care coverage to the obligor-employee;(5) Health care coverage means a health benefit plan or combinationof plans, including fee forservice, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization,and other types of coverage available to either party, under which medicalservices could be provided to dependent children, other than publicmedical assistance programs, that provide medical care or benefits;(6) Insurer means an insurer as defined in section 44-103offering a group health plan as defined in 29 U.S.C. 1167, as such sectionexisted on January 1, 2002;(7) Medical support means the provision of health care coverage,contribution to the cost of health care coverage, contribution to expensesassociated with the birth of a child, other uninsured medical expenses ofa child, or any combination thereof;(8) Medical assistance program means the program establishedpursuant to the Medical Assistance Act;(9) National medical support notice means a uniform administrativenotice issued by the county attorney, authorized attorney, or department toenforce the medical support provisions of a support order;(10) Obligee has the same meaning as in section 43-3341;(11) Obligor has the same meaning as in section 43-3341;(12) Plan administrator means the person or entity that administershealth care coverage for an employer;(13) Qualified medical child support order means an orderthat meets the requirements of 29 U.S.C. 1169, as such section existed onJanuary 1, 2002; and(14) Uninsured medical expenses means the reasonable andnecessary health-related expenses that are not paid by health care coverage. SourceLaws 1994, LB 1224, § 72; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 234; Laws 1997, LB 307, § 103; Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 6; Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 56; Laws 2009, LB288, § 14. Cross ReferencesMedical Assistance Act, see section 68-901.