Legal Authorities:
When current support is no longer owed, the obligation for providing medical support does not necessarily end at the same time.
It is possible for a court order to specify medical support is to be provided even when there is no current support owed. In this instance, CSS would not send a Notice to Terminate Withholding for Health Care Coverage (MED7 or MED7C) to the employer.
Additionally, when a child emancipates, the legal obligation for providing the medical support does end but the parents may wish for the coverage to continue. Medical insurance is available for individuals on their parent’s health care coverage through the age of 25. Therefore, CSS sends the Pre-Emancipation Letter (EM01 or EM02) to the parents to inform them that according to CSS records, the child is emancipating and a notice will be sent to the employer—Notice of Change to Medical Support Withholding (MED8 or MED8C)—informing them the parents may elect to continue health care coverage for the child. If CSS terminated the health care coverage for a child who emancipates, the parents may not be able to re-enroll the child without a qualifying event. This would leave the child without health care coverage.