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797 Chapter 4:Working with families • Section 6: Child support programs (07/2026) Child support programs Introduction The Department of Justice (DOJ) Oregon Child Support Program (OCSP) establishes: • Paternity • Establishes child support orders • Enforces child support. Child support orders can include cash support, cash medical support, and private health insurance from absent parent(s).These services help children in need, encourage family stability, return money to the state and reduce the state’s cost in providing public assistance. Accounting OCSP provides billing, receipting, payment distribution and record-keeping services on all Oregon child support cases being enforced by OCSP or a district attorney (DA). Oregon Administrative Rule(s)-DOJ 137-055-1070 — Provision of Services Specific child support cases TANF and Medicaid cases OCSP establishes paternity and establishes child support orders and enforces child support when a child: • Is currently receiving TANF assistance • Has received TANF assistance in the past and past-due support owed for the child has been assigned to the state to reimburse past TANF assistance, • Has received TANF assistance in the past and is continuing to receive ongoing child support services, or • Is currently receiving Medicaid Note: Currently there are no medical referrals sent to OCSP until modifications are made to the ONE system. Other cases For cases that are not current or former TANF, county DA offices provide child support services at the request of eligible families. (In some Oregon counties, OCSP provides these services in lieu of the DA under a separate contract with the county.) In 1997, ODHS and OCSP entered into arrangements with Oregon Tribes to provide child support services on lands under tribal jurisdiction. If any participants who are not required to pursue child support want help establishing paternity or pursuing child