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Index to Policy
 
Revised April 2012

The index to Oklahoma Child Support Services policy, including administrative rules in Chapter 25 of Title 340 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code, and Instructions to Staff in Chapter 25, is organized alphabetically by subject making it an indispensable tool for anyone wanting to know about child support. For more information regarding child support policy see the Office for Policy and Research.


Note 1:  Please e-mail your suggestions for improving this index.

Note 2:  The initials ITS mean Instructions to Staff.


A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

A  

Accounting 
     Allocation and distribution of collections  340:25-5-351 & ITS
     Cancelled by statute - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Case Type - defined  340:25-5-345.2
     Cashier’s Check - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Certified Check - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Check - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Distributed payments- defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Due date for past support  340:25-5-140
     Endorsement of payments  340:25-5-110.1
     Forgery - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Generally  340:25-5-345.1
     Interest  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Negotiable Instrument - defined  340:25-5-345.2
     Payee- defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Payment of support  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Pended payments - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Return of overcollected support  340:25-5-350.1
     Stop pay - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Unauthorized signature - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Undistributed payments - defined 340:25-5-345.2
     Unreimbursed public assistance  340:25-5-350.2
     Warrant - defined 340:25-5-345.2

Address of Record
     Annual notice served by  340:25-5-213
     Collection and maintenance of  340:25-5-340
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Designation of attorney's address as  340:25-5-340
     Disclosure of  340:25-5-340.1
     Establishing and updating 
          by custodial person  340:25-5-340
          by noncustodial person  340:25-5-340
     Request for  340:25-5-340.1 & ITS
     Request for Address of Record (03EN009E)

Administrative complaint procedure
     Generally  340:25-1-5.1 & ITS
     Child Support Comments (03EN011E and 03EN012E) 340:25-1-5.1 & ITS 
 
Administrative establishment case
     See Case - Transfer of administrative establishment.

Administrative offset
     Generally  340:25-5-215.1
     Review procedures  340:25-5-225

Administrative review process
     For annual notice  340:25-5-213
     For federal offsets  340:25-5-225
     For state tax offset  340:25-5-244
     Generally  340:25-5-200.1

Adjustment
     See Modification.

Adult disabled child
     See Disabled adults.

Aggregate order
     Defined  340:25-5-201.1 & ITS

Allocation and distribution of collections
     Generally  340:25-5-351 & ITS
     When custodial person dies  340:25-5-140
    
Annual notice
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-5-213
     To confirm balances on judgments  340:25-5-140
     To confirm past-due support  340:25-5-213

Application for services
     After children reach majority  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS
     Application for Child Support Services (03EN001E) 340:25-5-110.1 and 340:25-5-198.1
     Fee - Generally  340:25-5-110.1
     Generally  340-25-5-110.1
     Not required in certain cases  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     When OCSS has active case for unreimbursed assistance  340:25-5-117
     When custodial person relinquishes physical custody to another custodian  340:25-5-133
     When noncustodial parent requests services on open MEO case  340:25-5-110.1

Arrearage
     See also Arrears and Past-due support.
     Allocation and distribution of 340:25-5-351
     Arrears defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Case opening of non-TANF Medicaid only cases  340:25-5-169
     Cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS 
     Interstate case  340:25-5-140 and 340:25-5-270
     Release of information to credit bureaus  340:25-5-265

Arrears
     See also Arrears and Past-due support.

Assignment
     See also Case - Assignment to district office.
     Cases with delinquent juvenile court actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS
     Cases with deprived juvenile court actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS
     Cases with guardianship action 340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     File Transfer (03AD002E) 340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Significant contacts and office assignment  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Unreimbursed public assistance  340:25-5-350.2
     When location of custodial parent and child is unknown 340:25-5-124
     When no party lives in Oklahoma  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     When there is a family and domestic district court case 340:25-5-124 & ITS

Authorized representative
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-1-3.1 & ITS
     Limitations  340:25-1-3.1 & ITS

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B   

Bonds
     Staff  340:25-5-345.1

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C

Case
     See also Non-IV-D case.
     Access and use of information  340:25-5-67 & ITS and 340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Assignment to district office  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Assignment to district office when there is deprived action  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS 
     Closure  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Closure of child care subsidy  340:25-5-118 and 340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Closure of non-TANF Medicaid only  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Closure of overpayment recovery  340:25-5-336
     Confidential information  340:25-5-67 & ITS
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Evaluation  340:25-5-200 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-5-110
     Initiation  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Initiation after children reach majority  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS
     Initiation of judgment only  340:25-5-110.1 ITS and 340:25-5-117
     Interstate  340:25-5-270
     Opening to collect past-due support when child is adopted  340:25-5-110.1
     Opening of child care subsidy  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Opening of non-TANF Medicaid only  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Overpayment recovery inactive status  340:25-5-336
     Procedure for requesting and releasing information  340:25-5-68 & ITS
     Records (contents of)  340:25-5-55
     Records (retention of)  340:25-5-95 & ITS
     Reopening  340:25-5-117
     Reopening for interest collection  340:25-5-140.1
     Transfer of administrative establishment case  340:25-5-124.1 & ITS
     Transfer of cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS
     Transfer or referral to tribal child support program 340:25-5-124.3 & ITS

Centralized Support Registry
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Initial Notice to Employers (03EN006E)
     Method of Payment 340:25-5-350.3 & ITS     
     Online and electronic transactions  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS

Centralized Case Registry
     Applicable to both IV-D and non-IV-D cases  340:25-5-338
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Distribution of non-IV-D payments  340:25-5-339
     Generally  340:25-5, Part 38
     Legal authority  340:25-5-339
     Non-IV-D support payment inquiry referral  340:25-5-339
     Summary of Support Order (03EN003E) 340:25-5-339
     Summary of Support Order required in non-IV-D case  340:25-5-339

Check
     See Paper warrant.

Child care expenses
     See Child support guidelines.

Child care subsidy
     Case closure  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Establishment of child support order  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Initiation of IV-D cases  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Noncooperation  340:25-5-118 & ITS
     Review of child support order  340:25-5-198.1

Child custody
     See Custody and Locate services.

Child support
     See also Child support guidelines.
     Computation form  340:25-5-178
     Child Support Computation (03EN005E) 340:25-5-178 ITS
     Current child support - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Duration of  340-25-5-179 & ITS
     Effective date of order for an incarcerated noncustodial parent  340:25-5-178
     Establishment of  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Establishment of in deprived actions  340:25-5-178 & ITS, and 340:25-5-124.3 & ITS 
     Establishment of in non-TANF Medicaid only cases  340:25-5-169
     Follows the child  340:25-5-133 & ITS
     Guidelines for  340-25-5-178
     Interest considered 340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Modification of order  340:25-5-198.2
     Obligee - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Obligor - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Payor - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Review of child support order 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Review of order  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Use of locate services 340:25-5-155 & ITS

Child support computation form    
     Child Support Computation (03EN005E) 340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Preparation of  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Use of best evidence to determine income 340:25-5-178 & ITS

Child Support Enforcement Division
     See OCSS.
 
Child support guidelines
     Actual child care expenses  340:25-5-178 
     Child care subsidy program  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Legal base  340-25-5-178
     Ongoing child care expenses 340:25-1-1.2

Child welfare cases
     See Deprived actions.
 
Closure of cases

     Generally  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Of non-TANF Medicaid only cases 340:25-5-123 & ITS
     Overpayment recovery  340:25-5-336
     Reunification  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     When applicant moves out-of-state  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     With child care subsidy  340:25-5-123 & ITS
     With deprived actions  340:25-5-123 
     With noncustodial parent receiving SSI  340:25-5-123

Collections
     See Payments.


Commissioned peace officers
     Authority  340:25-3-1
     Defined  340:25-3-1
     Generally  340:25-3-1
     Use of force  340:25-3-5 & ITS

Complaints
     See Administrative complaint procedure.
 
Confidential information
     See Release of information.

Conflict of interest
     Generally  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Political activity 340:2-1-4
    
Consumer reporting agencies
     See Credit bureaus.

Contract staff
     Bound by rules  340:25-1-1

Cooperation with OCSS
     Cooperation Agreement and Request for Good Cause (08TA012E)     
     Documentation of  340:25-5-114 ITS and 340:25-5-118 ITS
     Exceptions to  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Failure to comply - Child care subsidy cases  340-25-5-118 & ITS
     Failure to comply - Non-TANF cases  340:25-5-118 & ITS
     Failure to comply - TANF and non-TANF Medicaid cases  340:25-5-114 & ITS and 340:25-5-123 &  ITS

Credit bureaus
     Accessing information  340:25-5-265.1 & ITS
     Grace period from reporting to 340:25-5-265
     Release of information to  340:25-5-265

Custody
     Amendment of income assignment after obligor obtains  340:25-5-201.1 & ITS
     Current support follows child  340:25-5-133 & ITS
     Modification after obligor obtains  340:25-5-201.1 & ITS
     Services not offered  340:25-1-1.1
     Use of locate services for  340:25-5-155 & ITS

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D

Data security
     See System security.

Date
     Due date for past support  340:25-5-140
     Of collections  340:25-5-350.3

Definitions
     Generally  340:25-1-1.1

Delinquency
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     For purposes of interest accrual  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS

Deprived actions
     Assignment to district office  340:25-5-124.3 ITS
     Change in Placement Notification (04K1025E) 340:25-5-133 & ITS  
     Establishment of support order in  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Transfer of cases  340:25-5-124.3 ITS

Direct Deposit
     See Payments.

Disabled adults
     Application  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS
     Establishment and enforcement of support orders  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS

Disclosure of information
     See Release of Information.

District office
     Assignment of cases to  340:25-5-124 & ITS and 340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1

Distribution
     See Allocation and distribution of collections.

Docketing
     Administrative orders in district court  340:25-5-124.1 ITS 
     Generally  340:25-5-185.1 & ITS
     In deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS

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E

Electronic funds transfer
     See Centralized Support Registry and Payments.
 
Enforcement
     Generally  340:25-5-200 & ITS
     Interest included in remedies  340:25-5-140.1
     Legal base  340:25-1-2
     Legal remedies 340:25-5-200 & ITS
     Of cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS 
     Of fixed sums and judgments for medical support and birthing costs 340:25-1-1.2
     Of health care coverage 340:25-1-1.2
     Of judgments for and fixed ongoing child care costs 340:25-1-1.2
     Of medical enforcement only (MEO) cases  340:25-5-170
     Of multiple support orders 340:25-5-200
     Of National Medical Support Notice  340:25-5-171 & ITS
     Of past-due support 340:25-5-140
     Of spousal support  340:25-1-2 and 340:25-5-200.2
     Of support for disabled adults  340:25-5-178
     Of tribal orders  340:25-5-124.2 & ITS

Enforcement case evaluation flowchart and worksheet
     Generally  340:25-5-200 ITS

Establishment
     Of current support  340:25-1-1.2 and 340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Of current support for an incarcerated noncustodial parent  340:25-5-178
     Of medical support  340:25-1-1.2 and 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Of medical support only  340:25-5-169
     Of ongoing child care obligations 340:25-1-1.2 and 340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Of paternity 340:25-1-1.2 and 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Of support for a prior period  340:25-5-179.1
     Of support for an incarcerated noncustodial parent  340:25-5-179.1
     Of support for a prior period for a TANF or SSI recipient noncustodial parent 340:25-5-179.1
     Of support for disabled adults  340:25-5-178
     Of support in cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-178 & ITS

Ethics
     See Conflict of interest and Political activity.

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F

Family violence
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1

     Family Violence - Address of Record Statement (03EN008E340:25-5-67.1     Generally  340:25-5-67.1 & ITS

Federal administrative offset
     See Administrative offset.

Federal laws and regulations
     See Legal base.

Federal parent locate service
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Release of information  340:25-5-67 & ITS

Federal tax offset
     Generally  340:25-5-215 & ITS
     Review procedures  340:25-5-225

Fee
     See Application for services.

FIDM
     Generally  340:25-5-212
     Exception to issuance of levy 340:25-5-212 & ITS
     Release of funds from levy  340:25-5-212 & ITS
     Request for administrative review 340:25-5-212 & ITS

Financial Institution Data Match
     See FIDM.

Firearms
     Generally  340:25-3-1 & ITS
     Use of force  340:25-3-5 & ITS

Fiscal
     See Accounting.

Force
     Use of  340:25-3-5 & ITS

Forum state
     See also Interstate case.

Full-service case
     Child care subsidy referrals  340:25-5-117 & ITS and 340:25-5-169
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Intrastate case  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Non-TANF Medicaid referrals  340:25-5-117 and 340:25-5-169

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G

Good cause
     Cooperation Agreement and Request for Good Cause (08TA01E) 
     Generally  340:10-10-6
     Good Cause Report (08TA009E) 340:25-5-114 & ITS

Guidelines
     See Child support guidelines.

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H

Health insurance
     Availability of - justification for modification  340:25-5-198.1 and 340-25-5-198.2
     Defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Establishment of medical support 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Modification of support order 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS & 340-25-5-198.2


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I

Income assignment
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Initial Notice to Employers (03EN006E)
     Lump sum payment 340:25-5-200     
     Not applied to income with federal administrative offset  340:25-5-215.1 &  ITS
     Not used in outgoing interstate referrals 340:25-5-200
     Notice of Income Assignment - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Order/Notice to Withhold Income (03EN004E) 340:25-5-200 & ITS
     Termination or amendment of income withholding 340:25-5-201.1 & ITS
     Termination at case closure 340:25-5-123
     Tribal employer 340:25-5-124.2

Indian
     See Native American.

Information Disclosure
     See Release of Information.

Insurance Intercept  340:25-5-203.2 & ITS

Interest
     Accural 340:25-5-140.1     
     Generally  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Grace period form 340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Affidavit of Child Support Payments Received (03EN002E340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Application of payments to  340:25-5-140.1 and 340:25-5-351
     Calculating of  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Waiver of  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS

International cases
     See also Interstate case.
     Bilateral agreements 340:25-5-285 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-5-285 & ITS
     Conversion of child support to foreign currency  340:25-5-285 & ITS
     Foreign reciprocating countries 340:25-5-285 & ITS

Interpreter Services
    
Defined 340:25-1-2.1 & ITS

Interstate case
     Allocation and distribution of past-due support 340:25-5-351 & ITS
     Application - After children reach majority  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS
     Application - Not required on referral  340:25-5-117
     Assignment to district office  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     Calculation of interest  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Choice of law  340:25-5-270
     Communication with out-of-state custodial persons  340:25-5-270
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Determination of controlling order  340:25-5-200 and 340:25-5-270 & ITS     
     Duration of support  340:25-5-179 & ITS
     Family violence and nondisclosure  340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Forum state defined  340:25-5-270
     Generally  340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Genetic testing in  340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Interest collection 340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Judgment only collections  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS
     Limited services 340:25-1-2.1
     Modification of order  340:25-5-198 and 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Orders - registered  340:25-5-124 & ITS and 340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Registration of support order  340:25-5-200
     Review of support order  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Services provided 340:25-5-270 & ITS

Investigators
     See Commissioned peace officers.

IRS information
     Unlawful use of our disclosure  340:25-5-215 & ITS

IV-D programs and services
     Child Support Services and Responsibilities (03AX016E340:25-5-67.1
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Excluded services 340:25-1-1.2 & ITS
     Legal base  340:25-1-2
     Limited services  340:25-1-1.2 & ITS
     Services  340:25-1-1.2

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J

Judgment only
     Case initiation  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS and 340:25-5-117
     Enforcement of for medical support and child care costs  340:25-1-1.2    

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K


L

Legal base
     Generally  340:25-1-2
     For accessing credit bureau information  340:25-5-265.1 & ITS
     For accounting  340:25-5-345.1
     For administrative offsets  340:25-5-215.1
     For annual notice  340:25-5-213
     For case initiation  340:25-5-110
     For Central Case Registry  340:25-5-339
     For current support  340:25-5-178
     For enforcement generally  340:25-5-200
     For establishment of current support  340:25-5-178
     For establishment of support for prior period  340:25-5-179.1
     For federal tax offset  340:25-5-215 & ITS
     For FIDM  340:25-5-212
     For interstate cases  340:25-5-270
     For international cases 340:25-5-270 and 340:25-5-285
     For locate services  340:25-5-155
     For lottery intercept  340:25-5-200
     For medical support  340:25-5-168
     For overpayment recovery  340:25-5-305
     For passport denial, revocation, restriction, or limitation  340:25-5-214
     For past support  340:25-5-140
     For paternity establishment  340:25-5-176
     For release of information generally  340:25-5-66
     For release of information to credit bureaus  340:25-5-265
     For review and modification  340:25-5-198
     For servicemembers  340:25-1-2
     For state tax offset  340:25-5-235
     For system security  340:25-5-75
     For tribal child support services 340:25-5-124.2 & ITS

Legal custody
     See Custody.

License revocation and reinstatement
     Generally  345:25-5-211.1

Liens
     
See Insurance Intercept and FIDM.

Local office
     See District office.

Locate services
     Generally  340:25-5-155 & ITS

Locate intercept
     Generally  340:25-5-203.1 & ITS
     Legal authority  340:25-5-200

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M

Medicaid
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Case opening (full-service vs. MEO)  340:25-5-117

Medical enforcement only case (MEO)
     
Cash medical support assigned 340:25-5-169 
     Enforcement with NMSN only 340:25-5-170    
     Establishment 340:25-5-169
     Defined  340:25-5-1-1.1
     Services provided 340:25-5-169
     Exception to MEO status 340:25-5-169
     Review request 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS

Medical support
     
Alternative health coverage
          Definition 340:25-1-1.1
     Birthing costs 340:25-1-1.2 & ITS
     Calculating cost of 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Case opening and closure of non-TANF Medicaid only cases  340:25-5-117 & ITS; 340:25-5-123; and 340:25-5-201.1
     Cash medical support 340:25-5-168 & ITS and 340:25-5-171 & ITS
          Allocation and distribution 340:25-5-351
          Defined  340:25-1-1.1
          Exception to MEO status 340:25-5-168
          Termination of 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Enforcement of medical enforcement only  340:25-5-170
     Enforcement of medical support order 340:25-5-171 & ITS
     Enrollment in Indian Health Services 340:25-5-168
     Establishment of 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Establishment of medical enforcement only 340:25-5-169
     Fixed medical costs 340:25-5-168 & ITS
          Defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Health coverage preference 340:25-5-168 & ITS 
     Indian Health Services 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Medical support - defined 340:25-1-1.1
     Medical support provisions
          Hiearchy and exceptions 340:25-5-168 & ITS
     Modification of order  340:25-5-168 & ITS and 340:25-5-169 and 340:25-5-198.2  
     Notification requirements  340:25-5-168
     Past-due medical support and judgments  340:25-1-1.2 & ITS
     Reason cost standard for medical support 340:25-5-168 & ITS      
     Standards for medical support provision  340:25-5-168 & ITS
    
MEO
     See Medical enforcement only case.

Minor Child
     Establishment of current support for  340:25-5-178
     Maximum age of  340:25-5-178 & ITS

Minor Parent
     Establishment of current support 340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Service of process  340:25-3-3

Modification
     See also Review and modification.
     After obligor obtains custody  340:25-5-201.1 & ITS
     Determination of controlling order  340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-5-198.2
     Medical support order is requested  340:25-5-168 and 340:25-5-198.2
     Motion to Modify Child Support (03EN013E
     Order Modifying Child Support (03EN014E)      
     When medical insurance enrollment not completed  340:25-5-168 & ITS


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N

National Medical Support Notice
     Generally  340:25-5-171 & ITS
     When child is eligible for TRICARE  340:25-5-171 & ITS

Native American
     Defined  340:25-5-124.2

Next Friend
     Defined 340:25-3-1.1

NOIA 
     See Income assignment.

Noncooperation
     Determination of  340:10-10-5
     Good Cause Report (08TA009E)  340:25-5-114 & ITS
     In child care subsidy cases  340:25-5-118 & ITS
     In non-TANF cases  340:25-5-118 & ITS
     In TANF and non-TANF Medicaid cases  340:25-5-114 & ITS
     Retained support payments  340:10-10-7 and 340:25-5-312

Noncustodial parent
     Absent Parent (AP) Information Sheet (08TA001E) 
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Establishment of current support for an incarcerated noncustodial parent  340:25-5-178
     Establishment of support for prior period for an incarcerated noncustodial parent  340:25-5-179.1
     Establishment of support for a prior period for a TANF or SSI noncustodial parent  340:25-5-179.1
     Noncustodial Parent Letter (08AD008E) 

Non-IV-D case
     Address of record requirements  340:25-5, Part 38 (340:25-5-338, 340:25-5-339, 340:25-5-340, 340:25-5-340.1)
     Allocation & distribution of collections  340:25-5-351 & ITS
     Central Case Registry information  340:25-5, Part 38 (340:25-5-338, 340:25-5-339, 340:25-5-340, 340:25-5-340.1)
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     IV-D services not provided  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Not covered by rules unless clearly provided  340:25-1-1.1
     Support payments through Centralized Support Registry  340:25-5-350.3

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O

OAH
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Docketing orders  340:25-5-185.1
     Transfer of administrative establishment cases  340:25-5-124.1 & ITS

Obligee
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1

Obligor
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1

OCSS (Oklahoma Child Support Services)
     Address and telephone information  340:25-1-2.1
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Internet address  340:25-1-2.1
     Legal base  340:25-1-2
     Structure and Services  340:25-1-1.2 & ITS

Oklahoma Employer Services Center
    
Generally 340:25-1-2.1

Order
     See Support order.

OSIS
     See System security.

Overcollections
     Not payments for future support  340:25-5-350.1 & ITS
     Return of  340:25-5-350.1

Overpayment
     See also Recovery.
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-5-312 & ITS
     Recovery of  340:25-5, Part 37 (340:25-5-305, 340:25-5-312340:25-5-328, 340:25-5-336
    Types of  340:25-5-305

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P

Paper warrant
     Defined  340:25-5-350.3

Parental kidnapping
     Use of locate services  340:25-5-155 & ITS

Participant in a case
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1

Passports
     Generally  340:25-5-214 & ITS

Past-due support
     See also Arrearage.
     Administrative offset collection for  340:25-5-215.1 & ITS
     Applications not accepted for  340:25-5-110.1
     Arrears - defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3  & ITS 
     Confirmation of  340:25-5-140
     Enforcement of 340:25-5-140
     Federal tax offset collection 340:25-5-215 & ITS
     Judgment by operation of law  340:25-5-200
     Payments to custodian owed past-due support  340:25-5-133

Past support
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-5-140 & ITS
     Interstate  340:25-5-140.1
     Proceedings to determine  340:25-5-140
     Settlement of  340:25-5-140 & ITS
     Waiver of  340:25-5-140 & ITS

Paternity
     Acknowledgment of Paternity (03PA209E)  340:25-5-117 and 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Action not initiated  340:25-5-176
     Adult Child's (18 years or older) Consent (03PA212E)  340:5-25-176 & ITS
     Alleged father incarceration 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Case with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS
     Challenges to paternity 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Denial of Paternity (03PA210E)  340:5-25-176 & ITS
     Disestablishment of  340:25-5-176.1 & ITS 
     Establishment of  340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Establishment when putative father is deceased  340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Genetic testing  340:25-5-176 & ITS
     It 's All About Your Genes (03AX013E)      
     Outreach  340:25-5-110.1 and 340:25-5-117
     Motion to vacate or modify 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     No presumption in alleged common law husband 340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Rescission of Acknowledgment of Paternity (03PA211E - formerly OCSS 209-R)  340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Rescission of Denial of Paternity (03PA213E340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Use of locate services  340:25-5-155 & ITS
     Vacating of default paternity order  340:25-5-176

Payments
     Affidavit of Forged Endorsement (10AD045E340:25-5-350.3
     Affidavit of Lost or Destroyed Warrant (10AD044E340:25-5-350.3
     Checks, refusal of by OCSS 340:25-5-350.3
     Conversion from foreign currency  340:25-5-285 & ITS, and 340:25-5-350.3
     Date of collections  340:25-5-350.3
     Debit cards  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Direct deposit  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Due date for past support  340:25-5-140
     Electronic funds transfer  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Endorsement of  340:25-5-110.1
     Erroneous collections  340:25-5-350.1
     For future support - not overcollections  340:25-5-350.1 & ITS
     Forged endorsements on warrants  340:25-5-350.3
     Internet access to  340:25-1-2.1
     Investigation Questionnaire (10AD046E)  340:25-5-350.3
     Made at OCSS Offices not accepted 340:25-5-350.3    
     Missed - become judgments  340:25-5-200
     OCSS office payment 340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Of past-due support to a custodian owed past-due support  340:25-5-133
     Of support through Registry  340:25-5-350.3
     Overcollections  340:25-5-350.1 & ITS
     Overpayments  340:25-5, Part 37 (340:25-5-305, 340:25-5-312, 340:25-5-328, 340:25-5-336)
     Pended payments 340:25-5-350.4 & ITS
     Quarterly written notice of  340:25-5-350.3
     Repayments  340:25-5-312
     Returned payments list 340:25-5-350.3 & ITS
     Return to noncustodial parent or payor  340:25-5-350.1 and 340:25-5-350.3
     Sent to OKDHS General Revenue Fund  340:25-5-350.1
     Undistributed payments 340:25-5-350.4 & ITS
     WebPay 340:25-5-350.3

Peace officers
     See Commissioned peace officers.

Personal service of process
     See Service of process.

Physical custody
     See Custody.

Power of Attorney, Special
     See Authorized representative.

Political activity
     Generally 340:2-1-4

Private collection agency
     Custodial person address changes prohibited  340:25-5-340
     Release of information to  340:25-5-340

Pro Se
    
Services 340:25-1-1.2
     Challenges to paternity establishment 340:25-5-176

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R

Records
     See also Case.
     Access and use of information  340:25-5-67 & ITS
     Contents of case records  340:25-5-55
     Disclosure of  340:25-5-67
     Destruction of  340:25-5-95 & ITS
     Retention of 340:25-5-95 & ITS

Recovery
     See also Overpayment and Unreimbursed public assistance.
     Administrative review  340:25-5-312
     Case closure  340:25-5-336
     Fraud  340:25-5-312 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-5, Part 37 (340:25-5-305, 340:25-5-312, 340:25-5-328, 340:25-5-336)
     Legal base  340:25-5-305
     Limitation on  340:25-5-312
     Of overpayments from other entities  340:25-5-328 & ITS
     Methods  340:25-5-312
     Notice of  340:25-5-312
     Procedures  340:25-5-312

Registration of foreign orders
     Effect of assignment to district offices  340:25-5-124 
     Generally  340:25-5-124 and 340:25-5-270  & ITS

Registration of orders
     As necessary  340:25-5-270 & ITS
     Tribal child support orders 340:25-5-124-2

Reinstatement of driver license
     See License revocation and reinstatement.

Release of information
     See also System security.
     Address of Record  340:25-5-340.1
     Authorized disclosure  340:25-5-67 & ITS
     Confidentiality  340:25-5-67 & ITS
     Legal base  340:25-5-66
     Passwords  340:25-5-75 ITS
     Procedure for requesting and releasing  340:25-5-68 & ITS
     Restrictions on  340:25-5-67 & ITS
     Verification of identity  340:25-5-68 & ITS
     Tax return information  340:25-5-215 &  ITS
     To entities upon written authorization  340:25-5-67 & ITS

Review
     See Administrative review process.

Review and adjustment
     See Review and modification.

Review and modification
     Application for Child Support Services (03EN001E) 340:25-5-110.1 and 340:25-5-198.1
     Criteria for review  340:25-5-198.1
     Determination of controlling order  340:25-5-200 and 340:25-5-270 & ITS
     In medical enforcement only (MEO) cases  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Legal base  340:25-5-198
     Modification of support order  340:25-5-198.2
     Review of support order  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     When either parent becomes SSI recipient  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS

Rules
     Purpose and scope of  340:25-1-1

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S

Security
     See System security.

Service of process
     Assistance from tribal office  340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     Defined 340:25-3-1.1
     Diligent efforts  340:25-3-3 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-3-3 & ITS
     In administrative establishment cases  340:25-124.1 & ITS
     To address of record 340:25-3-3 & ITS

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
     Enforcement of support order under  340:25-5-200 & ITS
     Enforcement of past support under  340:25-5-140 & ITS
     Establishment of paternity under  340:25-5-176 & ITS
     Establishment of support for a prior period under  340:25-5-179.1 & ITS
     Establishment of support order under  340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Grace period from reporting to credit bureau 340:25-5-265
     Interest rate cap on arrearages under  340:25-5-140.1 & ITS
     Review and modification under  340:25-5-198 & ITS and 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS

Services
     See IV-D programs and services.
     Appropriate  340:25-5-117 & ITS
     Child Support Services and Responsibilities (03AX016E)
     Excluded  340:25-1-1.2 & ITS
     Generally  340:25-1.1.2
     Judgment only  340:25-5-110.1 & ITS and 340:25-5-117
     Material change in circumstances 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS
     Medical enforcement only  340:25-5-117 & ITS and 340:25-5-198.1 & ITS

Social Security Numbers
     See Release of information.

Spousal support
     Enforcement of  340:25-5-200.2
     Establishment of - not offered  340:25-1-1.2
     Modification of - not offered  340:25-1-1.2

State Disbursement Unit
     See Centralized Support Registry.

State laws
     See Legal base.

State parent locate service
     See SPLS.

State receipts unit
     See Centralized Support Registry.

State tax offset
     Generally  340:25-5-235
     Review procedures  340:25-5-244

Support for a prior period
     Cases with deprived actions  340:25-5-124.3 & ITS 
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Establishment of  340:25-5-179.1
     When noncustodial parent receives TANF or SSI  340:25-5-179.1

Support order
     Child Support Order (03EN015E)   
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Motion to vacate or modify default establishment order 340:25-5-178 & ITS
     Registered in Oklahoma  340:25-5-124 & ITS
    

System security
     See also Release of information.
     Generally  340:25-5-75 & ITS
     Logon Authorization Request for OKDHS Employees (05SC003E)  340:25-5-75 &  ITS
     Logon Authorization Request for non-OKDHS Employees (05SC004E)  340:25-5-75 & ITS
     Remote Access Request and Authorization (05SC001E)  340:25-5-75 & ITS
     Staff inappropriate access  340:25-5-67 & ITS

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T

Tax offset
     See Federal tax offset and State tax offset.

Title XIX
     See Medicaid.

Transfer of cases among offices
     See also Case - Transfer of administrative establishment.
     Because a case participant moves  340:25-5-124
     File Transfer (03AD002E)  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     To avoid conflict of interest  340:25-5-124 & ITS
     To tribal child support office program  340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     When custodial person files contempt in another county 340:25-5-124 & ITS
     When custodial person with a finding address that is confidential 340:25-5-124 & ITS

Tribal child support programs
     Defined  340:25-5-124.2
     Jurisdiction  340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     Referrals and transfers 340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     Registration of tribal child support orders 340:25-5-124.2 & ITS
     Service area  340:25-5-124.2 & ITS

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U

UIFSA
     See also Interstate case.
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Accepting referrals under  340:25-5-117
     Modification of support order under  340:25-5-198.1 & ITS

Unemployment compensation intercept
     Generally  340:25-5-203
     Processed as income assignment in non-IV-D case  340:25-5-350.3 & ITS

Unreimbursed public assistance
     Allocation of collections  340:25-5-351 & ITS
     Case opening of non-TANF Medicaid only cases  340:25-5-169
     Defined  340:25-1-1.1
     Generally  340:25-5-350.2
     Past support  340:25-5-140 & ITS

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V

Visitation
     Services not offered  340:25-1-1.2

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W

Workers Compensation
     Generally  340:25-1-1.2


X

Y

Z


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