RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 253 (HB 484) 2016 Regular Session Robert Johnson
Existing law permits a court to order either party to provide medical support for a child when
the Dept. of Children and Family Services provides support enforcement services.
New law provides for obligations to provide health insurance at a reasonable cost and allows
a court to order a noncustodial parent to provide cash medical support until health insurance
is provided by the noncustodial parent.
New law requires DCFS to collect cash medical support payments and distribute them in
accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations and the La. Administrative Code.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 9:315.4(B), R.S. 46:236.1.1(2) and 236.1.2(L))