Texas § FA.154.189 - NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE
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§ FA.154.189. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE
NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) An obligor ordered to provide health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for a child must notify the obligee and any child support agency enforcing a support obligation against the obligor of the: (1) termination or lapse of health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for the child not later than the 15th day after the date of a termination or lapse; and (2) availability of additional health insurance or dental insurance to the obligor for the child after a termination or lapse of coverage not later than the 15th day after the date the insurance becomes available. (b) If termination of coverage results from a change of employers, the obligor, the obligee, or the child support agency may send the new employer a copy of the order requiring the employee to provide health insurance or dental insurance for a child or notice of the medical support order or the dental support order as provided by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550 ), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2018.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section FA.154.189 ("NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR LAPSE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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