CSPMTL 80 (IV-D Contracts)
Child Support Program Manual Transmittal Letter No. 80
August 9, 2013
TO: All Child Support Program Manual Holders
FROM: Michael B. Colbert, Director
SUBJECT: Child Support Rules - Five Year Rule Review - IV-D Contracts

The Office of Child Support (OCS) has amended the following rules. The rules have been reviewed in to order to comply with the repeal of the Declaration of Material Assistance/Non-Assistance (DMA) in accordance with H.B. 487 (129th G.A.).

Amended RuleAmended Rule TitlePrior Effective Date of RuleEffective Date of Amendment
5101:12‑1‑80IV-D contracts: overview2/15/20098/15/2013
The rule and its supplemental rules describe the process by which a child support enforcement agency (CSEA) enters into a IV-D contract with a governmental entity or a private entity to provide IV-D services and for the CSEA to receive federal financial participation (FFP) reimbursement to offset the cost of the purchase of the services under a IV-D contract.
The rule is being proposed for amendment to update the revision date of the JFS 07018, "IV-D Contract" (Rev. 11/2012) in order to comply with the repeal of the Declaration of Material Assistance/Non-Assistance (DMA) in accordance with H.B. 487 (129th G.A.).
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3125.13, 3125.14, 3125.141, and 3125.17.
5101:12‑1‑80.1Completing the IV-D contract2/15/20098/15/2013
The rule describes the process for completing a IV-D contract and outlines the terms that must be agreed upon by the parties to the IV-D contract being completed by the CSEA, the contractor, or another entity.
The rule is being proposed for amendment to update the revision date of the JFS 07018, "IV-D Contract" (Rev. 11/2012) in order to comply with the repeal of the Declaration of Material Assistance/Non-Assistance (DMA) in accordance with H.B. 487 (129th G.A.).
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3125.13, 3125.14, and 3125.17.
5101:12‑1‑80.2IV-D contract submission requirements and acceptance process2/15/20098/15/2013
This rule describes the IV-D contract submission and acceptance process. The rule is being proposed for amendment to update the revision date of the JFS 07018, "IV-D Contract" (Rev. 11/2012) in order to comply with the repeal of the Declaration of Material Assistance/Non-Assistance (DMA) in accordance with H.B. 487 (129th G.A.).
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3125.12, 3125.13, 3125.14, and 3125.17.

OCS has made nochange to the rule listed below. The rule has been reviewed in accordance with section 119.032 of the Revised Code, which requires the review of all state agency rules within a five-year period. The effective date of this rule will remain the same as the existing rule pursuant to paragraph (E) of section 119.032 of the Revised Code.

RuleRule TitleEffective Date
5101:12‑1‑80.4IV-D contract record retention2/15/2009
This rule identifies what is a IV-D record and outlines how long the a CSEA and IV-D contractor will retain such records.
This rule is authorized by ORC section 3125.25, and amplifies ORC sections 3125.12, 3125.13, 3125.14, and 3125.17.

The Office of Child Support (OCS) has revised the following form:

FormForm TitleRevision Date
JFS 07018IV-D contract11/2012
The form is proposed for revision to comply with the repeal of the Declaration of Material Assistance/Non-Assistance (DMA). Per H.B. 487 (129th G.A.) the DMA requirement no longer exist. Language reguarding the DMA has been removed.

INSTRUCTIONS:

When the CSPMTL is published, the CSPM will be updated as follows:

  • An amended rule will be inserted and the previous version will be moved to the OAC Archive section of the eManuals.
  • A no change rule will continue with the same effective date.

The rules and forms in the CSPM can be accessed at:

http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov.

INSTRUCTIONS for CSEA INTERNAL PROCEDURAL HANDBOOK:

Paragraph (I)(1) of OAC rule 5101:12-1-01 states that, whenever a program change requires modification of local procedures, the CSEA is required to revise its internal procedural handbook and submit the revision to OCS within thirty days of the revision. The CSEA should carefully review the amended rules contained in this CSPMTL to determine whether they require the CSEA to update its internal procedural handbook.