(1) Prior to submitting any debt to the department for collection services, the agency shall:
- (a) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department addressing debt collection services; and
- (b) establish criteria for uncollectibility and provide that criteria to the department.
- (2) The agency shall not submit to the department any unliquidated debts.
- (3) The agency must have followed its internal policies and procedures regarding debtor notification and dispute resolution on any debts it submits to the department.
- (4) To submit a debt to the department, the agency shall certify the amount of the debt and that the debt is uncollectible in accordance with the agency's criteria for uncollectibility.
Authorizing statute(s): 15-1-201, 17-4-110, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 17-4-104, 17-4-109, MCA
History: NEW, 2014 MAR p. 229, Eff. 1/31/14.