Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Title IV-D Program Overview IPAC Office Administrators Course May 8-9, 2013 Karla Mantia, Title IV-D Policy Liaison Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council Cynthia Longest, Deputy Director Indiana Department of Child Services, Child Support Bureau

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Agenda Title IV-D Program History Federal Program Requirements Indiana Title IV-D Program Indiana--Funding Streams to Counties Cooperative Agreements Federal & State Program Oversight

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Title IV-D Program History Title IV-D of the Social Security Act – Began in the 1970’s – Progressively more complex and serving more constituents – States could choose how to implement – Indiana – Centrally administered & locally enforced via Cooperative Agreements between DCS/CSB and prosecutors, clerks & courts Constituents – Mandatory – TANF, IV-E and Interstate – Voluntary – Never Assistance and Medicaid

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Federal Requirements Services required by federal law: – Locate, Paternity, Order Establishment (Child and Medical), Enforcement, Payment Processing, Disbursement, monitoring/oversight Highly federally regulated – Mandated statewide automated system (ISETS) – “Carrot and Stick” approach FFP at 66% plus incentives for performance Data Reliability, Self Assessment, Federal and State Audits, DCS Monitoring

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Indiana Title IV-D Program

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Indiana – Funding Streams to Counties IV-D Funding Streams to Counties for IV-D – County Appropriation – Federal Financial Participation (66%) – State “100%” funding – Federal Incentives – Indirect Costs – Private Collection Agency Fees (to prosecutors)

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Cooperative Agreements  DCS/CSB Core Duties: - program administration, oversight and support - financial management, monitoring & reporting - collection, processing and distribution of child support payments - location of non-custodial parents - provide and maintain automated system - policy and training - coordination w/ other agencies with IVD duties

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Cooperative Agreements  Prosecutor Core Duties: -establish paternity -establish support and medical support orders -petition the court for modification of orders when appropriate -locate non-custodial parents - enforce support orders -timely/accurate claiming of reimbursement of expenses, budgets, and use of incentives -audit & record retention responsibilities

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Federal & State Program Oversight Three Aspects of Oversight: -Program Operations (Locate, Establishment, etc.) Federal Self Assessment and Program Audits State Board of Accounts Program DCS-CSB Guidance - Data Reliability - ISETS Federal Data Reliability Audit - Financial – Incentives and FFP Federal A-133 and Limited Cost Audits State Board of Accounts A-133 Audit DCS-CSB Monitoring

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Federal & State Program Oversight Good performance = More federal Incentive funds for Indiana & counties – Five areas evaluated (performance measures): Paternity Establishment Percentage (child-based) Support Order Establishment (# of cases with orders) Current Support Collections ($ paid each month) Cases Paying on Arrears (# of cases with money paid) Cost Effectiveness ($ collected vs. $ spent) – Collections base also matters Current and Former Assistance counts twice

Children thrive in safe, caring, supportive families and communities Federal & State Program Oversight Other Important Measures – Caseload – Collections – Income Withholding – Undistributed Collections – Accurate data is essential – Self assessment audit results matter – 30 counties below standard See Handouts showing Indiana performance by county