TITLE 45 - PUBLIC WELFARE

SUBTITLE B - REGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC WELFARE

CHAPTER III - OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT (CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM), ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 302 - STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS

302.35 - State parent locator service.

The State plan shall provide as follows: (a) The IV-D agency shall establish a State PLS using: (1) All relevant sources of information and records available in the State, and in other States as appropriate; and (2) The Federal PLS of the Department of Health and Human Services.

  (b)(1) The IV-D agency shall establish a central State PLS office and may also designate additional IV-D offices within the State to submit requests to the Federal PLS.

  (2) To designate more than two additional IV-D offices within the State, the IV-D agency must obtain written approval from the Office.

  (c) The State PLS shall only accept requests to use the Federal PLS from: (1) Any State or local agency or official seeking to collect child and spousal support obligations under the State plan; (2) A court that has authority to issue an order or to serve as the initiating court in an action to seek an order against a noncustodial parent for the support and maintenance of a child, or any agent of such court; (3) The resident parent, legal guardian, attorney, or agent of a child who is not receiving aid under title IV-A of the Act; and (4) Authorized persons as defined in 303.15 of this chapter if an agreement is in effect under 303.15 to use the Federal PLS in connection with parental kidnapping or child custody or visitation cases.

  (5) A State agency that is administering a program operated under a State plan under subpart 1 of part B, or a State plan approved under subpart 2 of part B or under part E.

  (d) The State PLS shall, subject to the privacy safeguards required under section 454(26) of the Act, disclose only the information described in sections 453 and 463 of the Act to the authorized persons specified in such sections for the purposes specified in such sections.

[46 FR 54556, Nov. 3, 1981, as amended at 47 FR 57281, Dec. 23, 1982; 50 FR 19648, May 9, 1985; 64 FR 6248, Feb. 9, 1999; 68 FR 25303, May 12, 2003]