9 Colo. Code Regs. § 2504-1-6.102

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024

Section 9 CCR 2504-1-6.102 - County Departments Of Social Services

6.102.1County departments shall strictly administer the Child Support Services Program in accordance with the rules set forth in this manual.

6.102.2Duties 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.

6.102.3Establishment 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.

9 CCR 2504-1-6.102

39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/2017

40 CR 21, November 10, 2017, effective 12/1/2017

42 CR 11, June 10, 2019, effective 6/30/2019

43 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 9/30/2020

43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 12/1/2020

44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 1/1/2022

45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 3/1/2022

46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 7/1/2023