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