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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 25-531

  • Department: means the department of economic security. See Arizona Laws 25-500
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Support: means the provision of maintenance or subsistence and includes medical insurance coverage, or cash medical support, and uncovered medical costs for the child, arrearages, interest on arrearages, past support, interest on past support and reimbursement for expended public assistance. See Arizona Laws 25-500

1. "Court or administrative order" means a court or administrative agency ruling that requires a parent to provide support for that parent’s child.

2. "Health insurance coverage" means fee for service, health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization and other types of coverage under which medical services could be provided to the dependent children of a noncustodial parent.

3. "State IV-D agency" means the department or any other agency that is authorized to administer services of the child support enforcement program pursuant to the requirements of title IV-D of the social security act.