QMSCO and Conscription

[Guest lawkid]

Health plan has received OMSCO requiring coverage of an employee's child. Employee is eligible to participate in the health plan, but does not do so. Can the plan force the employee to enroll as a condition to enrolling the child pursuant to the QMSCO? Or must the plan accept "child-only" enrollment?

Reference to concrete source material, if available, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[jeanine]

December 27, 2000 Federal Register. (access through benefitslink main page). If no coverage available for dependent child only, you may force the employee to enroll and withhold premiums. There's more to the analysis however, so read the National Medical Support Notice that is also in the Fed Reg