Title 45, Part 303 — Standards for Program Operations

Scope and applicability of this part.

Definitions.

Establishment of cases and maintenance of case records.

Location of noncustodial parents in IV-D cases.

Establishment of support obligations.

Establishment of paternity.

Enforcement of support obligations.

Provision of services in intergovernmental IV-D cases.

Review and adjustment of child support orders.

[Reserved]

Case closure criteria.

Agreements to use the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS) in parental kidnapping and child custody or visitation cases.

Minimum organizational and staffing requirements.

Safeguarding and disclosure of confidential information.

Securing medical support information.

Securing and enforcing medical support obligations.

National Medical Support Notice.

Administrative complaint procedure.

Pass-through of incentives to political subdivisions.

Requests by agents or attorneys of the United States for information from the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS).

Procedures for submissions to the State Parent Locator Service (State PLS) or the Federal Parent Locator Service (Federal PLS).

[Reserved]

Requests for collection of past-due support by Federal tax refund offset.

Procedures for income withholding.

Expedited processes.

Collection of overdue support by State income tax refund offset.

Procedures for posting security, bond or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.

Procedures to prohibit retroactive modification of child support arrearages.

Requirements for cooperative arrangements.

Quarterly wage and unemployment compensation claims reporting to the National Directory of New Hires.

Procedures for State monitoring, evaluation and reporting on programs funded by Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs.