The program has the responsibility of implementing Title IV-D of the Social Security Act in the state. This involves locating absent parents, establishing paternities, establishing child support and medical support orders, and enforcing and periodically reviewing those orders. These services are provided to households who receive TANF and Medicaid benefits and are also available to anyone who makes application for services. In addition, a referral is made to the program on foster care cases to permit the recovery of foster care expenses from the responsible parents. The state supervision occurs through the Child Support Enforcement Agency, a division of the Department of Human Services.
Most casework is provided at local, county offices.
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