Section DCF 153.05 - Performance measures(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).Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 153.05
CR 01-138: cr. Register May 2002 No. 557, eff. 6-1-02.