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Title 45

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  1. Title 45 —Public Welfare
  2. Subtitle B —Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
  3. Chapter III —Office of Child Support Services, Administration of Families and Services, Department of Health and Human Services
  4. Part 303   View Full Text
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Title 45Public WelfarePart / Section
Subtitle BRegulations Relating to Public Welfare200 – 2599
Chapter IIIOffice of Child Support Services, Administration of Families and Services, Department of Health and Human Services301 – 399
Part 303Standards for Program Operations303.0 – 303.109
§ 303.0Scope and applicability of this part.
§ 303.1Definitions.
§ 303.2Establishment of cases and maintenance of case records.
§ 303.3Location of noncustodial parents in IV-D cases.
§ 303.4Establishment of support obligations.
§ 303.5Establishment of paternity.
§ 303.6Enforcement of support obligations.
§ 303.7Provision of services in intergovernmental IV-D cases.
§ 303.8Review and adjustment of child support orders.
§ 303.10 [Reserved]
§ 303.11Case closure criteria.
§ 303.15Agreements to use the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS) in parental kidnapping and child custody or visitation cases.
§ 303.20Minimum organizational and staffing requirements.
§ 303.21Safeguarding and disclosure of confidential information.
§ 303.30Securing medical support information.
§ 303.31Securing and enforcing medical support obligations.
§ 303.32National Medical Support Notice.
§ 303.35Administrative complaint procedure.
§ 303.52Pass-through of incentives to political subdivisions.
§ 303.69Requests by agents or attorneys of the United States for information from the Federal Parent Locator Service (PLS).
§ 303.70Procedures for submissions to the State Parent Locator Service (State PLS) or the Federal Parent Locator Service (Federal PLS).
§ 303.71 [Reserved]
§ 303.72Requests for collection of past-due support by Federal tax refund offset.
§ 303.100Procedures for income withholding.
§ 303.101Expedited processes.
§ 303.102Collection of overdue support by State income tax refund offset.
§ 303.104Procedures for posting security, bond or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support.
§ 303.106Procedures to prohibit retroactive modification of child support arrearages.
§ 303.107Requirements for cooperative arrangements.
§ 303.108Quarterly wage and unemployment compensation claims reporting to the National Directory of New Hires.
§ 303.109Procedures for State monitoring, evaluation and reporting on programs funded by Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs.
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