SB 96 Summary

• Expands the definition of "state" under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act to include Indian tribes and the United States Virgin Islands for child support enforcement purposes.

• Requires courts and administrative agencies to issue medical support orders, cash medical support orders, or both in child support cases, with health insurance costs allocated equally between parents unless good cause exists otherwise.

• Amends the crime of aiding nonpayment of child support to include obligations for cash medical support and provision of health care coverage.

• Establishes a three-year cycle for periodic review and adjustment of child support orders without requiring proof of material change in circumstances, and allows agencies to correct or vacate administrative orders based on default amounts.

• Expands the definition of "arrearage" and "support order" to include cash medical support obligations and clarifies liability of obligors to the Alaska Native family assistance program for medical support.