OAR 137-055-7120: Responding Jurisdiction Responsibilities – General Provisions

(1) Within 75 calendar days of receipt of an Intergovernmental Child Support Enforcement Transmittal Form, a UIFSA Action Request Form or other form and documentation from the Oregon central registry, the administrator will: (a) Provide location services in accordance with 45 CFR 303.3 if appropriate; (b) If unable to proceed with the case because of inadequate documentation, request any necessary additions or corrections; (c) If the documentation received with a case is inadequate, process the case to the extent possible pending response from the initiating agency. (2) Within ten working days of locating the obligor in a different locale within the state, if appropriate, the administrator will forward the form and documentation to the appropriate office and notify the initiating agency. (3) Within ten working days of locating the obligor outside of Oregon, the administrator will: (a) Return the form and documentation, including the new location, to the initiating agency, or if directed by that agency, forward the form and documentation to the central registry where the obligor has been located; and (b) Document the Oregon case record. (4) Within 30 days of receiving a request, the administrator must provide any order and payment record information requested by another state’s child support program for a controlling order determination, or advise the requesting state when the information will be provided. (5) The administrator must provide to the initiating agency timely advance notice of any formal hearings which may result in establishment or modification of an order. (6) The administrator must notify the initiating agency within ten working days of receipt of new information on a case. (7) The administrator must cooperate with requests for the following limited services: (a) Quick locate; (b) Service of process; (c) Assistance with discovery; (d) Assistance with genetic testing; (e) Teleconferenced hearings; (f) Administrative reviews; (g) High-volume automated administrative enforcement in interstate cases under 42 USC 666(a)(14); and (h) Copies of court orders and pay records. (8) The administrator may cooperate with any other request for limited services.