When an order for health care coverage pursuant to the Mandatory Medical Support Act is in effect, upon termination of the medical support obligor's employment or upon termination of the health care coverage, the employer, union or carrier shall make a good faith effort to notify the department and the other parent within ten days of the termination date with notice of conversion privileges. History: Laws 1990, ch. 78, § 10; 2003, ch. 287, § 7; 2007, ch. 165, § 7; 2021, ch. 20, § 11. The 2021 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, changed former references of "health insurance coverage" to "health care coverage" and "insurer" to "carrier". The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, eliminated references to dental insurance coverage and changed "obligor" to "medical support obligor" and "obligee" to "department and the other parent". The 2003 amendment, effective April 8, 2003, substituted "union or insurer" for "or union" in the section heading and following "coverage, the employer".
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