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 2504-1-6.606 - REPORTING THE DETERMINATION OF PATERNITY TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, DIVISION OF HEALTH STATISTICS AND VITAL RECORDS [Rev. eff. 4/1/13]
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. After a child's paternity has been established, either judicially or administratively, the Child Support Services Unit shall complete and file the State prescribed forms with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Health Statistics and Vital Records, or with comparable respective agencies in other jurisdictions, to ensure that the parent's name is added to the child's birth record. These documents shall be filed with the Division of Health Statistics and Vital Records within ten (10) days of the judicial or administrative order establishing paternity.
B. The Child Support Services Unit shall document in the Automated Child Support Enforcement System the date on which the State prescribed forms are sent to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Health Statistics and Vital Records or with comparable respective agencies in other jurisdictions
C. Within forty five (45) days after the State prescribed forms are sent to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Health Statistics and Vital Records, or with comparable respective agencies in other jurisdictions, the Child Support Services Unit shall attempt to determine whether or not the parent's name has been added to the child's birth record. If the Child Support Services Unit determines that the parent's name has not been added to the child's birth certificate, they shall attempt to determine why the name has not been added and take all reasonable steps to correct the situation including requesting assistance from the State Division of Child Support Services where appropriate.
D. If the Child Support Services Unit has contact with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Division of Health Statistics and Vital Records or with comparable respective agencies in other jurisdictions, about corrections needed to the State prescribed forms, the worker shall take all steps reasonably necessary and within his/her ability to resolve the issue so that the parent's name can be added to the child's birth record. This may include requesting assistance from the State Division of Child Support Services where appropriate.
E. The Child Support Services Unit shall document in the automated child support system the date on which the parent's name has been verified to be on the child's birth record.