Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 3 - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Chapter 55 - CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subchapter I - STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES
Section 55.308 - Confidentiality and Security
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 55.308
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Confidentiality of Records. The records contained in the new hire directory shall be confidential and may be accessed for the following purposes only:
(1) Location of Child Support Obligors. The
Title IV-D Agency shall use the Employer New Hire Reporting (ENHR) information
to locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and establishing,
modifying, and enforcing child support obligations, and may disclose such
information to any agent of the agency that is under contract with the agency
to carry out such purposes.
(2)
Verification of Eligibility for Certain Programs. A State agency responsible
for administering a program specified in section 1137(b) of the Social Security
Act shall have access to information reported by employers for purposes of
verifying eligibility for the program.
(3) Administration of Employment Security and
Workers' Compensation. State agencies operating employment security and
workers' compensation programs shall have access to ENHR information reported
by employers for the purposes of administering such programs.
(b) Security. The State IV-D agency shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the automated system required by 453A of the Social Security Act.
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