Tex. Fam. Code Section 154.188
Failure to Provide or Pay for Required Health Insurance or Dental Insurance

A parent ordered to provide health insurance or dental insurance or to pay the other parent additional child support for the cost of health insurance or dental insurance who fails to do so is liable for:

(1)

necessary medical expenses or dental expenses of the child, without regard to whether the expenses would have been paid if health insurance or dental insurance had been provided; and

(2)

the cost of health insurance premiums, dental insurance premiums, or contributions, if any, paid on behalf of the child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1150 (S.B. 550), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2018.

Source: Section 154.188 — Failure to Provide or Pay for Required Health Insurance or Dental Insurance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm#154.188 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

154.001
Support of Child 154.002
Child Support Through High School Graduation 154.003
Manner of Payment 154.004
Place of Payment 154.005
Payments of Support Obligation by Trust 154.006
Termination of Duty of Support 154.007
Order to Withhold Child Support from Income 154.008
Provision for Medical Support and Dental Support 154.009
Retroactive Child Support 154.010
No Discrimination Based on Marital Status of Parents or Sex 154.011
Support Not Conditioned on Possession or Access 154.012
Support Paid in Excess of Support Order 154.013
Continuation of Duty to Pay Support After Death of Obligee 154.014
Payments in Excess of Court-ordered Amount 154.015
Acceleration of Unpaid Child Support Obligation 154.016
Provision of Support in Event of Death of Parent 154.017
Employment Services-related Orders for Unemployed and Underemployed Obligors 154.061
Computing Net Monthly Income 154.062
Net Resources 154.063
Party to Furnish Information 154.064
Medical Support and Dental Support for Child Presumptively Provided by Obligor 154.065
Self-employment Income 154.066
Intentional Unemployment or Underemployment 154.067
Deemed Income 154.068
Wage and Salary Presumption 154.069
Net Resources of Spouse 154.070
Child Support Received by Obligor 154.121
Guidelines for the Support of a Child 154.122
Application of Guidelines Rebuttably Presumed in Best Interest of Child 154.123
Additional Factors for Court to Consider 154.124
Agreement Concerning Support 154.125
Application of Guidelines to Net Resources 154.126
Application of Guidelines to Additional Net Resources 154.127
Partial Termination of Support Obligation 154.128
Computing Support for Children in More than One Household 154.129
Alternative Method of Computing Support for Children in More than One Household 154.130
Findings in Child Support Order 154.131
Retroactive Child Support 154.132
Application of Guidelines to Children of Certain Disabled Obligors 154.133
Application of Guidelines to Children of Obligors Receiving Social Security 154.181
Medical Support Order 154.182
Health Care Coverage for Child 154.183
Medical and Dental Support Additional Support Duty of Obligor 154.184
Effect of Order 154.185
Parent to Furnish Information 154.186
Notice to Employer Concerning Medical Support or Dental Support 154.187
Duties of Employer 154.188
Failure to Provide or Pay for Required Health Insurance or Dental Insurance 154.189
Notice of Termination or Lapse of Insurance Coverage 154.190
Reenrolling Child for Insurance Coverage 154.191
Remedy Not Exclusive 154.192
Cancellation or Elimination of Insurance Coverage for Child 154.193
Medical Support Order or Dental Support Order Not Qualified 154.241
Local Registry 154.242
Payment or Transfer of Child Support Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer 154.243
Production of Child Support Payment Record 154.301
Definitions 154.302
Court-ordered Support for Disabled Child 154.303
Standing to Sue 154.304
General Procedure 154.305
Specific Procedures 154.307
Modification and Enforcement 154.308
Remedy Not Exclusive 154.309
Possession of or Access to Adult Disabled Child 154.0655
Imputation of Income 154.1815
Dental Support Order 154.1825
Dental Care Coverage for Child 154.1826
Health Care Program for Certain Children in Title Iv-d Cases 154.1827
Administrative Adjustment of Medical Support Order

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 154.188’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 154.188 — Failure to Provide or Pay for Required Health Insurance or Dental Insurance, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.154.htm#154.188 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).