10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 27-3

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 144-351-27-3 - GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Department must:

A. Establish and use procedures for managing its intergovernmental IV-D caseload that ensure provision of necessary services as required by this chapter and include maintenance of necessary records in accordance with 45 C.F.R. § 303.2;

B. Periodically review program performance on intergovernmental IV-D cases to evaluate the effectiveness of the procedures established under this section;

C. Ensure that the organizational structure and staff of the Department are adequate to provide for the administration or supervision of the following functions specified in 45 C.F.R. § 303.20(c) for its intergovernmental IV-D caseload: intake; establishment of paternity and the legal obligation to support; location; financial assessment; establishment of the amount of child support; collection; monitoring; enforcement; review and adjustment; and investigation;

D. Use federally-approved forms in intergovernmental IV-D cases, unless a country has provided alternative forms as part of its chapter in A Caseworker's Guide to Processing Cases with Foreign Reciprocating Countries. When using a paper version, this requirement is met by providing the number of complete sets of required documents needed by the responding agency, if one is not sufficient under the responding agency's law;

E. Transmit requests for information and provide requested information electronically to the greatest extent possible;

F. Within 30 working days of receiving a request, provide any order and payment record information requested by a State IV-D agency for a controlling order determination and reconciliation of arrearages, or notify the State IV-D agency when the information will be provided;

G. Notify the other agency within 10 working days of receipt of new information on an intergovernmental case; and

H. Cooperate with requests for the following limited services: quick locate, service of process, assistance with discovery, assistance with genetic testing, teleconferenced hearings, administrative reviews, high-volume automated administrative enforcement in interstate cases under section 466(a)(14) of the Social Security Act, and copies of court orders and payment records. Requests for other limited services may be honored at the Department's option.

10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 351, § 27-3