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.