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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 18-A MRSA §5-204, 4th ¶, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 46, §1, is
amended to read:

 
If a proceeding is brought under subsection (b) or subsection
(c), the court may order a parent to pay child support in
accordance with Title 19-A, Part 3. When the Department of Human
Services provides child support enforcement services, the
Commissioner of Human Services may designate employees of the
department who are not attorneys to prepare motions under this
paragraph, to file those motions in Probate Court and to
represent the department in court if a hearing is held.__The
commissioner shall ensure that appropriate training is provided
to all employees who are designated to represent the department
under this paragraph.

 
Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §1652, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt.
ZZZ, §33 and affected by §42, is further amended to read:

 
1. Petition. If a parent, spouse or child resides in this
State, a parent, a spouse, a guardian or a municipality state
providing maintenance may petition the District Court or Probate
Court to order a nonsupporting parent or spouse to contribute to
the support of the nonsupporting person's spouse or child. The
petition may be brought in the court in the district or county
where the parent, spouse or child resides or in the district or
county in which the nonsupporting person may be found.

 
Sec. 3. 19-A MRSA c. 65, sub-c. V is enacted to read:

 
SUBCHAPTER V

 
HEALTH INSURANCE WITHHOLDING

 
§2701.__Health insurance withholding

 
1.__Issuance of orders.__In any action under this Title or
Title 22 in which a court establishes or modifies a health
insurance provision of a support order, the court shall issue a
health insurance withholding order in the format of a National
Medical Support Notice in accordance with the requirements of the
federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and this
subchapter to notify the employer or other provider of insurance
of the duty to enroll a dependent child in the health plan of the
employer or other provider.

 
2.__Modification of orders.__Upon the motion of an obligee, an
obligor or the department, the court shall modify a support


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