(a) IV-A, IV-E foster care, non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid), and child care subsidy referrals.

• (1) Oklahoma Child Support Services (OCSS) automatically initiates child support cases without additional application for certified IV-A, IV-E foster care, non-TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) SoonerCare (Medicaid), and child care subsidy referrals.
• (2) Custodial persons who apply for non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) on behalf of themselves and their child(ren) must assign medical support rights to the state per Section 1396k of Title 42 of the United States Code.
  • (A) A referral from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) means receipt of data that includes verified information with no errors or duplications that is sufficient for OCSS to initiate a child support case.   • 1
  • (B) These custodial persons must cooperate establishing paternity and obtaining medical support unless an exception exists per Sections 1396a(l)(1)(A), 1396k, or 1396r‑6 of Title 42 of the United States Code.  • 2
  • (C) OCSS must open a IV-D medical enforcement only case per OAC 340:25-5-169.  OCSS may open a full-service case to provide all appropriate IV‑D services per OAC 340:25-1-1.2 at the custodial person's request.  • 3
• (3) When OCSS receives a referral from the Family Support Services (FSS) worker per OAC 340:40-7-9, OCSS must open a full-service case if any of the applicant's children in the household are certified for a child care subsidy.
• (4) When OCSS receives a non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) referral from the OHCA in which assigned court-ordered or cash medical support child support is owed, OCSS must open a full-service case per OAC 340:25-5-169.
• (5) Custodial persons who apply for non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) on behalf of their child(ren) only are not required to cooperate in establishing paternity and obtaining medical support.  Therefore, except when (a)(3) of this Section applies, OCSS does not provide child support services unless the custodial person has made a request for a full‑service case or the case is for medical enforcement only.  • 3

(b) Termination of IV-A, IV-E foster care, and non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) benefits.  When a family is no longer eligible for assistance under IV-A, IV-E foster care, or SoonerCare (Medicaid) programs, all appropriate IV-D services continue without application per Section 302.33 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.  Non-TANF SoonerCare (Medicaid) cases previously limited to medical support continue as full-service cases.  If a custodial person refuses continued IV-D services and subsequently requests services, the person must submit a completed and signed Form 03EN001E, Application for Child Support Services, even if OCSS has an active case because of unreimbursed assistance owed to the state.

(c) Referrals from other jurisdictions.  OCSS accepts cases referred:

• (1) by any state or tribal IV-D agency and from other countries when the noncustodial parent resides in Oklahoma.  OCSS does not require an application for cases referred from another IV-D agency;
• (2) by interstate referrals for judgment only collections if the case was opened in the initiating state during the minority of any child on the case; and
• (3) when Oklahoma is an appropriate jurisdiction to establish, enforce, modify, or determine the controlling order per the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act in Sections 601-101 through 601-901 of Title 43 of the Oklahoma Statutes, whether or not the noncustodial parent resides in Oklahoma.

(d) Responses from noncustodial parents who sign an acknowledgment of paternity.  OCSS opens full-service cases for noncustodial parents who have filed Form 03PA209E, Acknowledgment of Paternity, with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, and requested child support services by completing and signing Form 03EN001E in response to outreach letters sent to them.

(e) Other IV-D cases.  Except as provided in (a), (c), and (d) of this Section, an applicant must submit a completed and signed Form 03EN001E to receive all appropriate child support services or locate only services.