Code of Colorado Regulations
2500 - Department of Human Services
2504 - Child Support Services (Volume 6)
9 CCR 2504-1 - RULE MANUAL VOLUME 6, CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES RULES
Section 9 CCR 2504-1-6.001 - INTRODUCTION

6.001.1 PURPOSE [Rev. eff. 4/1/12]

The Colorado Child Support Services (CSS) Program is established to collect support, to reimburse, in part or whole, Title IV-A grants paid to families, help remove IV-A recipients from the IV-A program by assuring continuing support payments, and assist persons who do not receive IV-A or IV E foster care to remain financially independent. Such purpose is achieved by: locating noncustodial parents, establishing the paternity of children born out of wedlock, establishing child support obligations and health insurance, reviewing the order for a possible adjustment, and enforcing and collecting support. Although this program must be closely coordinated with the IV-A, Medicaid, Low-Income Child Care Assistance, and foster care programs, it is a separate and distinct program with defined functions, which must be performed by a distinct administrative unit.

This manual sets forth the policies and rules by which the Colorado Child Support Services (CSS) program must be administered and describes the coordination that must take place with the IV-A and foster care programs. IV-A and IV E foster care cases in these rules are also referred to as public assistance (PA) cases. Cases that do not contain IV-A or IV E recipients and cases receiving continued services are referred to as non-public assistance (Non-PA; NPA) cases. Non-IV-E foster care, Medicaid, and Low-Income Child Care Assistance cases are also included in NPA cases. The policies and rules for the IV-A, Medicaid, Low-Income Child Care Assistance, and foster care programs are set forth in the respective staff manuals.