64 Q UALIFIED M EDICAL C HILD S UPPORT O RDERS Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), A qualified medical child support order (QMCSO) is a court decree that orders an alternate beneficiary, such as a plan participant's child or step - child, is entitled to be covered by the participan t's group health plan. Status of Order The Plan Administrator or its designee shall recognize the Order as a Qualified Medical Child Support Order if the Order clearly satisfies all of the following requirements: o The Order discloses the name and last known mailing address, if any, of the employee member and each Alternate Recipient covered by the Order, except that, to the extent provided in the Order, the name and mailing address of an official of a state or a pol itical subdivision thereof (hereafter "governmental official") may be substituted for the mailing address of any such Alternate Recipient; provided, however, that an Order shall not fail to be a Qualified Medical Child Support Order merely because the Orde r does not specify the address of the employee member or an Alternate Recipient, if the Plan Administrator or its designee is otherwise aware of the address of such employee member or Alternate Recipient. o The Order specifies a reasonable description of the type of coverage to be provided by the Plan to each Alternate Recipient, or the manner in which such type of coverage is to be determined. o The Order identifies the period to which such Order applies. o The Order does not require any type or form of benefits or any opinion that is not otherwise provided under the Plan except to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of a law relating to medical child support described in Section 1908 of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 13822 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Procedural Requirements o Notice of Receipt and Copy of Procedure Order. Upon receipt by the Plan of any Medical Child Support Order, the Plan Administrator or its designee shall promptly notify the employee member and each Alternate Recipient that it has received such Order and the Plan Administrator or its designee shall pro vide the employee member and each Alternate Recipient with a copy of this Procedure. o Notification Following Qualification Determination. Within a reasonable time after receipt by the Plan Administrator or its designee of a Medical Child Support Order, or within such time period as shall be established under any applicable regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of the Treasury, the Plan Administrator or its designee shall determine whether the Order is a Qualified Medical Child Support Order and shall notify the employee member and each Alternate Recipient of such determination. If the Plan Administrator or its designe e determines that an Order is not a Qualified Medical