New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 10 - HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 110 - CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
Subchapter 18 - INCENTIVE PAYMENTS
Section 10:110-18.1 - Distribution of incentives

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 10:110-18.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Incentive payments received by OCSS, under 42 U.S.C. § 458(f) of the Social Security Act and 45 C.F.R. 304.12, shall be used to supplement other monies regularly expended for child support services or for an activity determined by the Commissioner with Federal approval of OCSE, that may contribute to improving the effectiveness or efficiency of child support services.

(b) The OCSS shall be responsible for ensuring that an annual process is followed, in accordance with this section, for determining the distribution of incentive monies.

(c) An appropriate share of those monies may be passed through to the CWAs that share in funding the administrative costs of the Program in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 303.52 and this section; and/or any remaining portion may be used to support an activity(ies) that may contribute to the enhancement of child support services; and/or be distributed to other components of the Child Support Program, including other entities that perform child support services under cooperative agreement, memoranda of understanding or contract with the IV-D Agency.

(d) The OCSS shall consider general performance criteria of any entity of the Child Support Program that may be eligible for consideration of an appropriate share or portion of annual incentive funds. The efficiency and effectiveness of the entity in the conduct of Child Support Program requirements shall be evaluated by looking at any or all of the following collective measures of its performance including, but not limited to:

1. Its achievement level relative to Federal performance criteria delineated at 45 C.F.R. 305.2;

2. The maintenance of reliable, accurate and secure case record data;

3. Any factors concerning performance that may be necessitated by Federal changes in statute and regulation concerning child support; and/or

4. Any other efficiency/effectiveness factors determined by OCSS for consideration.

(e) To reduce any negative financial impact on a county agency sharing in the administrative costs of the Program, the amount of incentive funds passed through for a year to that county may be based on the amount received two-years prior and the previous year's performance.

(f) An entity may not be considered for incentives funds if it has not met its annual performance levels as established with OCSS.

(g) The incentive funds distributed to the entity may be for reason of any of the distribution standards cited at 10:110-18.2.

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