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 2504-1-6.102 - County Departments Of Social Services
Universal Citation: 9 CO Code Regs 2504-1, ยง 6.102
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 5, March 10, 2024
6.102.1 County departments shall strictly administer the Child Support Services Program in accordance with the rules set forth in this manual.
6.102.2 Duties Of The County Department
6.102.21[Rev. eff. 4/1/13]
The duties of the county department or its delegate shall include the following:
A.
Establishing, maintaining, and implementing specific written procedures for the
operation of the Child Support Services Program in accordance with these
rules;
B. Maintaining the Child
Support Services staff manual, required state forms, and copies of county
letters;
C. Establishing and
monitoring agreements with local law enforcement officials, legal services
providers and other organizations for the provision of services in support of
the Colorado Child Support Services Program;
D. Securing compliance with the requirements
of the Colorado Child Support Services Program in operations delegated under
any agreement;
E. Implementing and
utilizing a statewide, comprehensive automated child support system, as
prescribed by the state department;
F. Certifying delinquent cases to the state
department for the interception of Internal Revenue Service refunds and for
interception of state income tax refunds;
G. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the
automated child support system;
H.
Conduct an administrative review at the request of the custodial party as a
result of the quarterly notice of current support and arrearage payment posted
to the CSS website by the State Department. The county will review its files
prior to or at the administrative review as provided for in state regulations
at Section 6.220 . The quarterly notice will be posted for current and former
IV-A recipients with support obligations who have assigned their rights to
support and shall contain:
1. Explanation of
the assignment of support rights,
2. Name of the noncustodial parent from whom
the support is collected,
3. The
starting date of the period reported,
4. The ending date of the period
reported,
5. A separate listing of
payments collected from each noncustodial parent when more than one
noncustodial parent owes support,
6. Amount collected from each noncustodial
parent which was retained to reimburse public assistance,
7. Amount collected from each noncustodial
parent which was paid to the family in the form of excess
collections,
I.
Periodically, not less than annually, publicizing the availability of Child
Support Services, including address and telephone number of the county Child
Support Services Unit;
J.
Establishing an order for either party to provide medical support in new or
modified court or administrative orders for child support, and enforcing the
medical support provision when health insurance is accessible and available at
reasonable cost to the obligor;
K.
Obtaining information regarding the health insurance available through the
custodial party and/or noncustodial parent when a change in circumstance occurs
that would warrant a change in the health insurance status and reporting such
information on the automated child support system. The automated child support
system will generate a report to the state Medicaid Third Party Resource
Section;
L. Conducting
administrative reviews of contested arrears;
M. If the county director or the delegate
exercises the option of referring Low-Income Child Care Assistance recipients
to the Child Support Services Unit, the county must comply with all provisions
found in these rules and in Section 3.900 , in the "Income Maintenance" rule
manual (9
CCR 2503-9) relating to the referral of Low-Income
Child Care Assistance recipients to the Child Support Services Unit;
N. Using diligent efforts to complete all
actions appropriately and within the time frames required by the applicable
federal regulations, statute or rule. Diligent efforts shall include the
following:
1. Initiating a task within the
required time period;
2. Completion
of the task, including any follow up activities within the required time
period;
3. Taking the necessary
actions in response to receipt of information that indicates that the task may
not be on track to be completed within the required time frame.
6.102.3 Establishment of the County Department Child Support Services Unit [Rev. eff. 3/1/12]
Allocation of Staff: Sufficient staff shall be assigned to the Child Support Services Unit to provide the following child support services functions: intake, locate, legal determination of parentage, establishment of the legal obligation, collection, enforcement, investigation and reporting as prescribed by these rules.
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