Administration for Children and Families December 20, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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Runaway and Homeless Youth

Document Number: 2016-30241

Type: Rule

Date: 2016-12-20

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

This final rule reflects existing statutory requirements in the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and changes made via the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008. More specifically, the rule establishes program performance standards for Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees providing services to eligible youth and their families. Revisions have been made to the rule regarding additional requirements that apply to the Basic Center, Transitional Living, and Street Outreach Programs, including non-discrimination, background checks, outreach, and training. Furthermore, the rule updates existing regulations to reflect statutory changes made to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, and updates procedures for soliciting and awarding grants. This final rule makes changes to the proposed rule published on April 14, 2014, and is in response to public comments recommending ways to improve the rule.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2016/12/20/2016-30241.html

Flexibility, Efficiency, and Modernization in Child Support Enforcement Programs

Document Number: 2016-29598

Type: Rule

Date: 2016-12-20

Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

This rule is intended to carry out the President's directives in Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review. The final rule will make Child Support Enforcement program operations and enforcement procedures more flexible, more effective, and more efficient by recognizing the strength of existing State enforcement programs, advancements in technology that can enable improved collection rates, and the move toward electronic communication and document management. This final rule will improve and simplify program operations, and remove outmoded limitations to program innovations to better serve families. In addition, the final rule clarifies and corrects technical provisions in existing regulations. The rule makes significant changes to the regulations on case closure, child support guidelines, and medical support enforcement. It will improve child support collection rates because support orders will reflect the noncustodial parent's ability to pay support, and more noncustodial parents will support their children.

https://regulations.justia.com/regulations/fedreg/2016/12/20/2016-29598.html