| REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF UNINSURED HEALTHCARE COSTS AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES |
| If there is an order that each parent pay one half of any uncovered medical, dental, optometric, psychological, or orthodontic expenses, and either parent has accrued or paid these costs, that parent shall provide to the other parent an itemized statement of the costs within a reasonable time, but not more than thirty days after accruing the costs. These costs shall then be paid as follows: a) If a parent has already paid all of these costs, that parent shall provide proof of payment and a request for reimbursement of his or her court-ordered share to the other parent. b) If a parent has paid
his or her court-ordered
share of the costs
only, that parent shall provide proof of payment to the other parent, request the other parent to pay the remainder of the cost directly to the provider, and provide the reimbursing parent with any necessary information about how to make the payment to the provider. c) The other parent shall make the reimbursement or pay the remaining costs within the time period specified by the court, or, if no period is specified within a reasonable time not to exceed thirty days from notification of the amount due, or according to any payment schedule set by the healthcare provider for either parent. d) If the reimbursing parent disputes a request for payment, that parent shall pay the requested amount and thereafter may seek judicial relief, or if the reimbursing parent fails to pay the other parent as required, the other parent may seek judicial relief. All of these reimbursement issues are covered by
Family Code §4063. |