R527-450-1. Certification Criteria

The Office of Recovery Services/Child Support Services (ORS/CSS) will refer qualified support debts to the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) for offset by federal tax refund intercept as authorized in 45 CFR 303.72 (2003) and 42 U.S.C. Section 664.

1. Effective October 1, 2007, all IV-A and Non-IV-A child support debts will be submitted for federal tax refund offset for past-due support owed to any child, whether or not the child is a minor at the time of certification or offset.

2. IV-A and Non-IV-A debts which meet certification criteria may be certified and the federal tax refund may be intercepted, even if the obligor is paying on arrearages.