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Part 1. Office of Child Support Enforcement Policy Manual — Introduction
This part as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows:
"Effective June 8, 2020"
"1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Office of Child Support Enforcement is a division of the Department of Finance and Administration and is charged with administering the child support enforcement program within the state.
On January 4, 1975, Congress enacted Public Law 93-647. The law amended Title IV of the Social Security Act (referred to as the Act) by creating a new Part D, "Child Support and Establishment of Paternity." Child support programs are also referred to as IV-D programs because the authority for the program is located within the Social Security Act, Title IV, Part D.
The child support program is a state and federal partnership with the purpose of promoting parental responsibility, securing financial support for children from their noncustodial parent, enhancing family self-sufficiency, and preventing or reducing reliance on public assistance. Each state, several U.S. territories, and many Native American tribes administer a child support enforcement program.
In the State of Arkansas, the child support program becomes involved in the establishment and enforcement of child support and medical support based on an application for services by the physical custodian of a child; by referral when the custodial party and/or children are recipients of TEA (which includes Arkansas Work Pays), Medicaid (which includes Arkansas Works and ARKids 1st A and B), or Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP); by referral when the noncustodial party is a recipient of SNAP; or based on a request for assistance from a child support program in another state, tribe, or country."
"1.2 AUDIENCE
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Policy Manual is the official statement of policy used by staff in implementing the child support enforcement program in Arkansas."
"Effective June 8, 2020"
"1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Office of Child Support Enforcement is a division of the Department of Finance and Administration and is charged with administering the child support enforcement program within the state.
On January 4, 1975, Congress enacted Public Law 93-647. The law amended Title IV of the Social Security Act (referred to as the Act) by creating a new Part D, "Child Support and Establishment of Paternity." Child support programs are also referred to as IV-D programs because the authority for the program is located within the Social Security Act, Title IV, Part D.
The child support program is a state and federal partnership with the purpose of promoting parental responsibility, securing financial support for children from their noncustodial parent, enhancing family self-sufficiency, and preventing or reducing reliance on public assistance. Each state, several U.S. territories, and many Native American tribes administer a child support enforcement program.
In the State of Arkansas, the child support program becomes involved in the establishment and enforcement of child support and medical support based on an application for services by the physical custodian of a child; by referral when the custodial party and/or children are recipients of TEA (which includes Arkansas Work Pays), Medicaid (which includes Arkansas Works and ARKids 1st A and B), or Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP); by referral when the noncustodial party is a recipient of SNAP; or based on a request for assistance from a child support program in another state, tribe, or country."
"1.2 AUDIENCE
The Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Policy Manual is the official statement of policy used by staff in implementing the child support enforcement program in Arkansas."