Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 101-199 - Family and Economic Security
Chapter DCF 153 - Child support incentive payments
Section DCF 153.05 - Performance measures
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DCF 153.05
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) In consultation with the county contract committee, the department shall establish state measures of performance, and agencies shall earn incentive payments specified under s. 49.24, Stats., based on individual agency performance under each measure of performance.
(2) The state measures of performance shall include one or more of the following:
(a)
Paternity establishment
percentage. The paternity establishment percentage is one of the
following:
1. The ratio of the total number
of nonmarital children in the IV-D caseload in the federal fiscal year or as of
the end of the federal fiscal year for whom paternity is established or
acknowledged to the total number of nonmarital children in the IV-D caseload as
of the end of the preceding federal fiscal year.
2. The ratio of the total number of minor
nonmarital children for whom paternity has been established or acknowledged
during the federal fiscal year to the total number of nonmarital children born
during the preceding federal fiscal year.
(b)
Support order establishment
measure. The support order establishment measure is the ratio of the
number of IV-D cases with support orders during the federal fiscal year to the
total number of IV-D cases during the federal fiscal year. These support orders
include all types of legally enforceable orders, such as court, default, and
administrative orders.
(c)
Current collections measure. The current collections measure
is the ratio of the total dollars collected for current support in IV-D cases
to the total dollars owed for current support in IV-D cases.
(d)
Arrears collection
measure. The arrears collection measure is the ratio of the total
number of eligible IV-D cases paying toward arrears to the total number of IV-D
cases with arrears due.
(e)
Cost-effectiveness measure. The cost-effectiveness measure is
the ratio of the total IV-D dollars collected to the total IV-D dollars
expended.
(f)
Other federal
measures. Any other measures or any modification to the measures under
pars. (a) to (e) used by the federal office of child support enforcement in
providing incentive payments to states pursuant to 45 CFR Part 305 .
(g)
Other state measures.
Any other measures as determined by the department in consultation with the
county contract committee.
(3) The state measures for agency performance in sub. (2) (a) to (f) are based on federal measures for state performance at 45 CFR Part 305. The department shall follow the federal office of child support enforcement interpretation to resolve any ambiguities on the measures in sub. (2) (a) to (f).
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