WSR 11-14-065

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)

(Division of Child Support)

[ Filed June 30, 2011, 9:22 a.m. , effective July 31, 2011 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The division of child support (DCS) is amending WAC 388-14A-4200 to strike subsection (4) because we believe that subsection (4) goes beyond the intent of RCW 26.18.190, the statute which the rule is meant to implement.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-14A-4200.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 26.18.190, 26.23.035, 74.08.090, and 74.20A.055.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 11-11-091 on May 18, 2011.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: June 24, 2011.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

4280.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-03-089, filed 1/17/01, effective 2/17/01)

WAC 388-14A-4200   Do I get credit for dependent disability payments paid on my behalf to my children?   (1) When the department of labor and industries or a self-insurer pays compensation under chapter 51.32 RCW on behalf of or on account of the child or children of a noncustodial parent (NCP), the division of child support (DCS) treats the amount of compensation the department or self-insurer pays on behalf of the child or children as if the NCP paid the compensation toward the NCP's child support obligations.

     (2) When the Social Security administration pays Social Security disability dependency benefits, retirement benefits, or survivors insurance benefits on behalf of or on account of the child or children of an NCP who is a disabled person, a retired person, or a deceased person, DCS treats the amount of benefits paid for the child or children as if the NCP paid the benefits toward the NCP's child support obligation for the period for which benefits are paid.

     (3) Under no circumstances does the NCP have a right to reimbursement of any compensation paid under subsection (1) or (2) of this section.

     (((4) The NCP gets credit only for payments made to the custodial parent or the state. The NCP does not get credit for dependent payments made to the NCP.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.08.090, 26.18.190, 74.20A.055. 01-03-089, § 388-14A-4200, filed 1/17/01, effective 2/17/01. Formerly WAC 388-11-280.]

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