Florida Administrative Code › 12 - DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › 12E - Child Support Program › Chapter 12E-1 - CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM › Section 12E-1.032 - Electronic Remittance of Support Payments

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Scope. This rule sets forth the rules to
				be used in the administration of Section
				61.1824(6),
				F.S., which provides for the electronic remittance of support payments deducted
				pursuant to an income deduction order or income deduction notice and the
				electronic submission of associated case data by an employer to the State
				Disbursement Unit. An employer who needs general information concerning the
				electronic remittance of support payments and associated case data may contact
				the State Disbursement Unit at www.fl.smartchildsupport.com. An employer who
				needs information about a waiver from electronic remittance and filing
				requirements may contact the Department of Revenue, toll free at
				1(888)883-0743, or the State Disbursement Unit at
				www.fl.smartchildsupport.com.
(2)
				Definitions. As used in this rule:
(a)
				"Addenda record" means information required by the Department in an Automated
				Clearing House Credit "ACH credit" transfer that is needed to completely
				identify an employer or provide information concerning a payment, in approved
				electronic format.
(b) "Associated
				case data" means support payment information required to be submitted to the
				State Disbursement Unit pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
				Paragraph (5)(h), subparagraphs 1. through 10., of this rule lists the case
				data required to be submitted to the State Disbursement Unit.
(c) "Automated Clearing House" or "ACH" means
				a central distribution and settlement point for the electronic clearing of
				debits and credits between financial institutions rather than the physical
				movement of paper items.
(d)
				"Automated Clearing House Credit" or "ACH credit" means the electronic transfer
				of funds generated by the employer, cleared through the ACH for deposit to the
				State Disbursement Unit.
(e)
				"Department" means the Florida Department of Revenue.
(f) "Due date" means the date that an
				electronic payment and associated case data must be received by the State
				Disbursement Unit.
(g) "Electronic
				means" includes any one or more of the following methods of transmitting funds
				or data: electronic data interchange, electronic funds transfer, Internet, or
				any other technology designated by the Department.
(h) "Employer" means a person, business, or
				organization that pays one or more workers to perform a service or engage in an
				activity in exchange for financial compensation.
(i) "Employer's designated child support
				payment processor (hereafter called employer's processor)" means a financial
				institution or business utilized by the employer to provide ACH support payment
				services.
(j) "National Automated
				Clearing House Association" or "NACHA" means the national trade association for
				electronic payments associations, which establishes the rules, industry
				standards, and procedures governing the exchange of commercial ACH payments by
				depository financial institutions.
(k) "State Disbursement Unit" or "SDU" means
				the single unit in the state that receives all withheld support payments and
				processes all support payments pursuant to Section
				61.1824,
				F.S.