§ 20-1692 Definitions

AZ Rev Stat § 20-1692 (2019) (N/A)
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20-1692. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. " Alternate recipient" means a child of a participant who has a right to enrollment under a group health plan pursuant to a medical child support order.

2. " Child" means an individual who is under eighteen years of age as of the date of the adoption or placement for adoption.

3. " Group health plan" means a plan covering employees of an employer as defined in section 607(1) of the employee retirement income security act of 1974.

4. " Placement for adoption" means the assumption and retention by a person of a legal obligation for total or partial support of a child in anticipation of adoption of the child. The child's placement with a person terminates on the termination of the legal obligations.

5. " Qualified medical child support order" means an order that creates or recognizes an alternate payment right to receive benefits for which a participant or beneficiary is eligible under a group plan.