Qualified Medical Support Order
Qualified Medical Support Order
A medical support order is designed to provide health coverage to a child(ren) of an employee through his or her employer's group health plan.
Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO)
A QMCSO is designed to provide health coverage to a child(ren) of an employee through his or her employer's group health plan. The QMCSO process occurs through the court system. A medical child support order becomes qualified as a QMCSO if it satisfies the employer's legal and administrative qualification requirements.
National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) provides health coverage for children through a group health plan, the process in reaching this objective differs. A medical child support order is a court order and must be signed by a judge before being submitted for qualification as a QMCSO. The NMSN process, meanwhile, primarily involves a state child support enforcement agency representing the interests of the children and submitting the notice for qualification.
An employee that is ordered to add their child to their health plan as 31 days of the order to add the child to the existing medical, dental, or vision coverage. They will need to complete the appropriate forms and provide a copy of the Qualified Support Order.