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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) When a court enters an order that provides for the payment of medical and dental expenses of a minor child under Section 30-3-5, 30-4-3, or 78B-12-111, or an administrative order under Section 62A-11-326, a provider who receives a copy of the order:
(a) at or before the time the provider renders medical or dental services to the minor child shall, upon request from either parent, separately bill each parent for the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order; or
(b) within 30 days after the day on which the provider renders the medical or dental service, may not:
(i) make a claim for unpaid medical and dental expenses against a parent who has paid in full the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order; or
(ii) make a negative credit report under Section 70C-7-107, or report of the debtor's repayment practices or credit history under Title 7, Chapter 14, Credit Information Exchange, regarding a parent who has paid in full the share of the medical and dental expenses that the parent is required to pay under the order.
(2)(a) When a court enters an order that provides for the payment of school fees of a minor child under Section 30-3-5 or 30-4-3:
(i) a provider who receives a copy of the order before the day on which the provider first issues a bill for a school fee shall, upon request from either parent, separately bill each parent for the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order;
(ii) a provider who receives a copy of the order, regardless of whether the provider receives the copy before, on, or after the day on which the provider first issues a bill for the school fee may not make a negative credit report under Section 70C-7-107, or report of the debtor's repayment practices or credit history under Title 7, Chapter 14, Credit Information Exchange, regarding a parent who has paid in full the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order; and
(iii) each parent is liable only for the share of the school fee that the parent is required to pay under the order.
(b) A provider may bill a parent for the parent's share of a minor child's school fee under an order described in Subsection (2)(a) regardless of whether the provider grants the other parent a waiver for all or a portion of the other parent's share of the minor child's school fee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 15. Contracts and Obligations in General § 15-4-6.7. Medical and miscellaneous expenses of minor children--Collection and billing pursuant to court or administrative order of child support - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-15-contracts-and-obligations-in-general/ut-code-sect-15-4-6-7/
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