45 CFR § 305.0 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s305.0"
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title: "45 CFR § 305.0 - Scope."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "305.0"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION OF FAMILIES AND SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "305"
part_name: "PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES, STANDARDS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, AND PENALTIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 609(a)(8), 652(a)(4) and (g), 658a, and 1302."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 82208, Dec. 27, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "305"
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# 305.0 Scope.

This part implements the incentive system requirements as described in section 458A (to be redesignated as section 458 effective October 1, 2001) of the Act and the penalty provisions as required in sections 409(a)(8) and 452(g) of the Act. This part also implements Federal audit requirements under sections 409(a)(8) and 452(a)(4) of the Act. Sections 305.0 through 305.2 contain general provisions applicable to this part. Sections 305.31 through 305.36 of this part describe the incentive system. Sections 305.40, 305.42 and §§ 305.60 through 305.66 describe the penalty and audit processes.

[65 FR 82208, Dec. 27, 2000, as amended at 85 FR 72911, Nov. 16, 2020]