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STATE PLAN

CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM (TITLE IV-D)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Cover Page
Section 1	SINGLE STATE AGENCY ORGANIZATION
1.1	Designation, Authority, Organization and Staffing
1.2	Statewide Operation
Section 2	SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
2.1	State Obligation to provide Child Support Services
2.2	Support Obligations
2.4	Collection and Distribution of Support Payments
2.5	Services to Individuals (pages 2.5-1, 2.5-2, 2.5-3, 2.5-4)
2.6	Provisions of Services in Intergovernmental IV-D Cases
2.7	Parent Locator Service
2.8	Medical Support Enforcement Activities
2.9	Federal Tax Refund Offset
2.10	Withholding of Unemployment Compensation
2.11	Procedure for the Imposition of Late Payment Fees
2.12	Procedures to Improve Program Effectiveness
2.12-1	Income Withholding
2.12-2	Expedited Administrative and judicial Procedures
2.12-3	State Income Tax Refund Offset
2.12-4	Liens
2.12-5	Paternity Establishment
2.12-6	Posting Security, Bond or Guarantee to Secure Payment of Overdue Support
2.12-7	Reporting Arrearages to Credit Bureaus
2.12-8	Inclusion of a Wage Withholding Provision in All Support Orders Issued/Modified in the States
2.12-8B	Immediate Wage Withholding in all Child Support Orders Initially Issued in the States on or after January 1, 1994
2.12-9	Requirements to Prohibit Retroactive Modification of Support Arrearages
2.12-10	Review and Adjustment of Child Support Orders
2.12-11	Full Faith and Credit for Determination of Paternity
2.12-12	Access to Records for Location
2.12-13	Collection and Use of Social Security Numbers for Use in Child Support Services
2.12-14	Administrative Enforcement in Interstate Cases
2.12-15	Work Requirements for Persons Owing Past Due Child Support
2.12-16	State Law Authorizing Suspension of Licenses

2.12-17	Financial Institution Data Matches
2.12-18	Enforcement of Orders against Paternal or Maternal Grandparents of Children of Minor Parents
2.12-19	Enforcement of Orders for Health Care Coverage
2.12-20	Adoption of Uniform State Laws
2.12-21	Laws Voiding Fraudulent Transfers
2.13	Incentive Payments to States and Political Subdivisions
2.14	Rights to Notifications of Hearings
2.15	Annual State Self-Assessment Review and Report
Section 3	GENERAL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
3.1	Cooperative Arrangements
3.2	Reports and Maintenance of Records
3.3	State Statutes
3.4	Standards for an Effective Program
3.5	Nondiscrimination
3.6	Bonding of Employees
3.7	Separation of Cash Handling and Accounting Functions
3.8-1	Computerized Support Enforcement System 10/1/1991
3.8-2	Computerized Support Enforcement System 10/1/1997
3.8-3	Statewide Automated Data Processing and Information Retrieval System
3.9	Publicize Availability of Child Support Services
3.10	Notice of Collection of Assigned Support
3.11	Guidelines for Setting Child Support Obligations within the State
3.13	Privacy Safeguards
3.14	Collections of Disbursement of Support Payments
3.15	State Directory of New Hires
3.16	Cooperation by Applicants for and Recipients of Assistance
3.17	Definitions for Collecting and Reporting Information
3.18	Denial of Passports for Non-Payment of Child Support
3.19	Request for Services by a Foreign Country
Section 4	FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION
4.1	Fiscal Policies and Accountability
4.2	State Financial Participation
Section 5	STATE PLAN ADMINISTRATION
5.1	Plan Amendments
5.2	State Governor’s Review
	ATTACHMENTS
*1.1A	Organization and Staffing of IV-D Agency
*2.5A	Application Fees Charged to Individuals Not Receiving IV-A or Foster Care
2.8A	Cooperative Agreement between IV-D Agency and State Medicaid Agency
2.12-2A	List of Exemption(s) from Expedited Process
2.12-5A	Paternity Establishment
2.12.9A	Statue or Court Ruling to Prohibit Retroactive Modification of Child Support Obligation
*2.12-15A	Work Requirements for Persons Owing Past-Due Child Support

*3.1A	List of Cooperative Agreement
*3.3A	List of Statutes and Regulations
*3.5A	Nondiscrimination
*3.6A	Bonding Arrangements Approved by the State IV-D Agency
*3.11A	Guidelines for Setting Child Support Obligations
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