- (1) The department will only accept a debt for collection services if the department determines that the submitting agency has met its criteria for uncollectibility, unless the agency is exempted from this requirement under 17-4-105, MCA. The department will notify the agency of its acceptance or rejection of the debt for collection services.
- (2) If the department determines that a submitting agency has not met its criteria for uncollectibility, the department may return the debt to that agency.
- (3) Upon the department's request, the submitting agency shall submit all relevant evidence regarding a debt, including but not limited to documentation of the collection methods undertaken by the agency and any information that substantiates the debt.
Authorizing statute(s): 15-1-201, 17-4-110, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 17-4-104, MCA
History: NEW, 2014 MAR p. 229, Eff. 1/31/14.