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20 CAR § 502-905. Child support income exceeds assistance payment.
(a)(1) The Office of Child Support Enforcement of the Revenue Division of the Department of Finance and Administration sends the transitional employment assistance (TEA) family any current monthly child support collected that is in excess of the TEA payment.
(2) A printout is sent to the county office stating that the child support exceeds the TEA payment.
(3) If the total child support collected, alone or with other countable income, exceeds the income eligibility standard of five hundred thirteen dollars ($513), action to close the case will be taken.
(4)(A) If the family remains eligible, however, then contact will be made with the participant to discuss options, or alternatives to cash assistance that could benefit the family.
(B) The contact can be:
(i)By phone;#
(i) By phone;
(ii)In writing; or#
(ii) In writing; or
(iii) During in-person contacts with the participant.
(b) When the child support income exceeds the assistance payment, but the family remains income eligible, the participant will be given the following options:
(1)(A) Close the TEA case and receive the full child support.
(B) Explain to the participant that the child support payment is more than the TEA payment and even though a partial child support payment is being received, the limited months of TEA are continuing to count.
(C) Also, explain that Medicaid may continue and if the absent parent stops paying, reapplication for TEA can be made; or
(2)(A) Continue to receive TEA and the partial child support payments.
(B) Explain to the participant that if this option is chosen, the payments will continue to count toward the time limitation.
(c)(1) It will be the participant’s decision as to which option is chosen.
(2) If there is no response from the participant, no further action will be taken on the case.