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Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.32 (2026)

General requirements for order concerning health insurance coverage

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Effective:
October 17, 2019
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly
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A child support order shall contain all of the following:

(A)(1) If the obligor, obligee, or both obligor and obligee, are required under section 3119.30 of the Revised Code to provide health care coverage for the children, a requirement that whoever is required to provide health care coverage provide to the other, not later than thirty days after the issuance of the order, information regarding the benefits, limitations, and exclusions of the coverage, copies of any forms necessary to receive reimbursement, payment, or other benefits under the coverage, and a copy of any necessary proof of coverage;

(2) If the obligor, obligee, or both obligor and obligee, are required under section 3119.30 of the Revised Code to provide health care coverage for the children, a requirement that whoever is required to provide health care coverage provide to the child support enforcement agency, not later than thirty days after the issuance of the order, documentation that verifies that coverage is being provided as ordered.

(B) A statement setting forth the name and address of the individual who is to be reimbursed for medical expenses.

(C) A requirement that a person required to provide health care coverage for the children designate the children as covered dependents under any health care coverage policy, contract, or plan.

(D) A requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, or the child support enforcement agency, with respect to an administrative child support order, pay extraordinary medical expenses for the children.

(E) A notice that the employer of the person required to obtain health care coverage through that employer is required to release to the other parent, any person subject to an order issued under section 3109.19 of the Revised Code, or the child support enforcement agency on written request any necessary information on the health care coverage, including the name and address of the health plan administrator and any policy, contract, or plan number, and to otherwise comply with this section and any order or notice issued under this section.

(F) A statement setting forth the full name and date of birth of each child who is the subject of the child support order.

(G) A notice that states the following: "If the person required to obtain health care coverage for the children subject to this child support order obtains new employment, the agency shall comply with the requirements of section 3119.34 of the Revised Code, which may result in the issuance of a notice requiring the new employer to take whatever action is necessary to enroll the children in private health care insurance coverage provided by the new employer, when insurance is not being provided by any other source."
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Shendel v. Graham, 2017 Ohio 4236 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
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Shendel v. Graham, 2017 Ohio 4236 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “" {¶ 100} As Julie avers, R.C. 3119.32 Contents of support order requires a court to determine which parent or both are responsible for the child's out-of-pocket medical expenses.”
In re S.C., 2020 Ohio 233 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “Former R.C. 3119.32(D) provided that child support orders include, "[a] requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, * * * pay co-payment or deductible costs required under the…”
Trombley v. Trombley, 2018 Ohio 1880 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “{¶31} Pursuant to R.C. 3119.32(D), a child support order shall contain “[a] requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, * * * pay co-payment or deductible costs required under…”
J.S. v. T.S., 2017 Ohio 1042 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “We find that pursuant to R.C. 3119.32(B), the trial court is required to include the referred to language in a child support order.”
In re A.E., 2018 Ohio 2349 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “9 {¶27} Finally, Mother argues that the trial court did not follow the procedure set forth in R.C. 3119.32 when it calculated child support.”
In re J.C., 2022 Ohio 3326 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “The trial court erred and abused its discretion by failing to properly order health care expenses under R.C. 3119.32. In Father’s 2021 appeal, this court, in In re J.”
Weisgarber v. Weisgarber, 2016 Ohio 676 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “In accordance with O.R.C. 3119.32(D), any hospital, medical, dental, vision, orthodontia or Stark County, Case No.”
Shendel v. Graham, 2018 Ohio 2894 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “We agreed and found error: {¶61} “As Julie avers, R.C. 3119.32 Contents of support order requires a court to determine which parent or both are responsible for the child's out-of-pocket medical expenses.”
Brosky v. Krebs, 2018 Ohio 5261 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “R.C. 3119.32(D) provides that a child support order shall include “[a] requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, * * * pay co-payment or deductible costs required under the…”
Batcher v. Pierce, 2018 Ohio 3766 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “29(A)(3) (defining health care); R.C. 3119.32(D). In addition, R.C. 3109.04(E)(2)(a) provides that, when the parents jointly agree to modifications to the terms of a shared parenting plan, the court can nonetheless reject the modifications if “they are not in the best interest…”
Moreno v. Soto, 2022 Ohio 1963 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “30 or R.C. 3119.32. Since Moreno has a greater income, he would be required to pay a proportionately greater amount of medical expenses.”
Rann v. Maish, 2025 Ohio 1744 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “Rather, R.C. 3119.32(D) provides trial courts with discretion “in ordering allocation of extraordinary medical expenses for children subject to a child support order.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.32(B) — 1 case
J.S. v. T.S., 2017 Ohio 1042 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “We find that pursuant to R.C. 3119.32(B), the trial court is required to include the referred to language in a child support order.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 3119.32(D) — 8 cases
In re S.C., 2020 Ohio 233 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “Former R.C. 3119.32(D) provided that child support orders include, "[a] requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, * * * pay co-payment or deductible costs required under the…”
Trombley v. Trombley, 2018 Ohio 1880 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “{¶31} Pursuant to R.C. 3119.32(D), a child support order shall contain “[a] requirement that the obligor, the obligee, or both of them under a formula established by the court, with respect to a court child support order, * * * pay co-payment or deductible costs required under…”
Shendel v. Graham, 2017 Ohio 4236 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “" {¶ 100} As Julie avers, R.C. 3119.32 Contents of support order requires a court to determine which parent or both are responsible for the child's out-of-pocket medical expenses.”
Weisgarber v. Weisgarber, 2016 Ohio 676 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “In accordance with O.R.C. 3119.32(D), any hospital, medical, dental, vision, orthodontia or Stark County, Case No.”
Shendel v. Graham, 2018 Ohio 2894 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018). “We agreed and found error: {¶61} “As Julie avers, R.C. 3119.32 Contents of support order requires a court to determine which parent or both are responsible for the child's out-of-pocket medical expenses.”
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