1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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