Indiana Code 31-25-4-7. Duties of bureau
(1) Develop and implement the state’s plan for the administration of Title IV-D. The plan must comply with all provisions of state law and with the federal statutes and regulations governing the program.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 31-25-4-7
- bureau: refers to the child support bureau established by IC 31-25-3-1. See Indiana Code 31-25-4-1
- department: refers to the department of child services established by IC 31-25-1-1. See Indiana Code 31-25-2-1
- plan: refers to the state plan developed to implement the provisions of Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act. See Indiana Code 31-25-4-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) Control financially the operation of the plan.
(4) Coordinate activities relating to and in compliance with the requirements of the state’s reciprocal enforcement of support law of cases being pursued under the state plan. The bureau shall make requests to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement for use of the federal parent locator service, the other states’ parent locator services, the federal district courts, and the Internal Revenue Service.
(5) Operate the state parent locator service.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.