(1) The United States Office of Child Support Enforcement operates the National Directory of New Hires, a database established for the purposes of assisting state child support agencies in locating parents and enforcing child and medical support orders.
(2) Arkansas law established the State New Hire Registry, located within the Division of Workforce Services.
(3) Employers are required to report to the registry information on newly hired and returning employees.
(4) The Office of Child Support Enforcement receives new hire records of noncustodial parents in open enforcement cases.
(b)
(1) Information received by the Office of Child Support Enforcement from the match is used for the sole purpose of establishing or enforcing child support obligations.
(2) When a match occurs, an income withholding notice and a National Medical Support Notice (NMSN), if appropriate, must be sent to the employer within two (2) business days of the receipt of information.