Roderick Wright
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides that in a case in which an amount is set for child support, the court is required to order either or both parties to provide health insurance coverage for the supported child, if the cost of the insurance is reasonable. Under existing law, health insurance is rebuttably presumed to be reasonable in cost if it is employment-related or other group health insurance. This bill would instead require that the court determine that the cost of health insurance is reasonable if it does not exceed 5% of the obligor's gross income, as specified, unless the obligor is entitled to a low-income adjustment, as defined, in which case the court would be required to determine that the cost of health insurance is not reasonable, unless the court determines that not requiring medical support would be unjust and inappropriate. Existing law provides that when either parent uses a health care provider other than the preferred provider designated by the health care insurance coverage, the parent obtaining that care is solely responsible for any nonreimbursable health care costs in excess of the costs that would have been incurred under the court-ordered health care insurance coverage had the preferred provider been used. Existing law requires a court, in evaluating a motion based on this provision, to consider the geographic access and reasonable availability of necessary health care for the child which complies with the terms of the health care insurance coverage paid for by either parent pursuant to a court order. This bill would require the court to apply a rebuttable presumption that health care insurance is accessible if medical services to be provided are within 50 miles of the residence of the supported child. The bill would require the court, if it determines that health care insurance is not accessible, to state the reason on the record.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 103, Statutes of 2010.
Approved by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 2 p.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 32. Noes 0. Page 4099.) To enrollment.
To Special Consent Calendar.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5746.) To Senate.
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
(Heard in committee on June 15.)
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
To Com. on JUD.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2708.) To Assembly.
Read second time. To third reading.
Placed on second reading file.
Withdrawn from committee.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2655.)
Set for hearing January 12.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
To Com. on JUD.
Read first time.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 30.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB580 | HTML |
| 02/27/09 - Introduced | |
| 12/15/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/13/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/07/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/29/10 - Enrolled | |
| 07/15/10 - Chaptered |
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