1. (a) A11 child support cases shall be assigned a priority number from one, which shall be the highest priority, to 3, which shall be the lowest priority.

2. (b) The priority number assigned to a case shall be based upon the following criteria:

   1. (1) A case shall be assigned priority one status when the DCSS has the following minimum information to initiate paternity, support order establishment or support order enforcement action:

      1. a. The absent parent's name; and
      2. b. The absent parent's current address and/or the name and address of the absent parent's current employer;

   2. (2) A case shall be assigned priority 2 status when DCSS does not have all the information required in (1) above, but has the following minimum information to initiate locate action:

      1. a. The absent parent's name; and
      2. b. The absent parent's social security number and/or date of birth; and

   3. (3) A case shall be assigned priority 3 status when DCSS cannot take any actions because:

      1. a. The absent parent is receiving temporary assistance to needy families (TANF);
      2. b. The absent parent is incarcerated and paternity has already been established; or
      3. c. There is not enough information in the case record to take any required action.
3. (c) When a case is assigned priority 2 status, DCSS shall only take action to locate the absent parent.
4. (d) Whenever case circumstances change and new information is received for a child support case, the priority status of that case shall be reassessed and, if warranted by the reassessment, a new priority number shall be assigned.

Source. #5743, eff 11-24-93; ss by #7137, INTERIM, eff 11-24-99, EXPIRED: 3-23-00 New. #7244, eff 4-27-00, EXPIRED: 4-27-08 New. #9206, eff 7-19-08, EXPIRED: 7-19-16