Qualified Medical Child Support Order
A Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO) is a court order that requires a parent's group health plan to enroll and cover a child as a dependent, even if the parent hasn't voluntarily added them. In a Florida divorce or paternity case, it's how the court makes sure a child keeps employer-provided health insurance after the parents separate. It works alongside the parenting plan and child support order, which decide who pays for premiums and uncovered medical costs.
Last updated June 21, 2026
Legal Definition
A QMCSO is a medical child support order that meets the federal ERISA requirements (29 U.S.C. §1169) so that a group health plan administrator must recognize a child as an alternate recipient and provide coverage; Florida courts incorporate health-insurance obligations into support orders under F.S. §61.13.
Example
Because the father's insurance was through his employer's ERISA plan, our firm prepared a Qualified Medical Child Support Order so the children stayed covered after the divorce.
Related Statutes
- 61.13
Related Terms
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