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807 Chapter 4:Working with families • Section 6: Child support programs (07/2026) TANF participant Families who do not cooperate with OCSP and do not have good cause, will have TANF benefits sanctioned and eventually closed . When it is determined that noncooperation with OCSP exists, the family coach will need to add a new record in the cooperation with child support section to reflect noncooperation with the correct child and absent parent situation. The family coach will need to apply a child support sanction CS1 to begin the sanction process. The ONE system will generate a timely reduction notice (CASH NOE). • The net monthly TANF benefit amount, after income deductions and reductions for JOBS noncooperation are applied (where applicable), shall be reduced by the following percentages:

Level Benefit Reduction Effective Date CS1 25% 1st month following the month in which failure to cooperate is determined CS2 50% 2nd month following the month in which failure to cooperate is determined CS3 75% 3rd month following the month in which failure to cooperate is determined CS4 100% ineligibility 4th month following the month in which failure to cooperate is determined, and all subsequent months in which failure to cooperate continues

Once a sanction (CS1) is applied to the case, ONE moves from one month to the next applying child support sanctions automatically, without intervention required, for sanctions CS1 to CS3. Timely notices are sent automatically. When a penalty rolls to CS3 and prior to imposing a CS4, ODHS uses the existing grant termination staffing process to assess the family’s situation. When appropriate, community partners are involved in the family assessment. The CS3 penalty must be manually updated to CS4 by the Family Coach. • Once a penalty has ended, any subsequent penalties for noncooperation with support will start at the first level (CS1, 25 percent, per above) for participants who were previously disqualified or penalized for noncooperation but later had full benefits restored. • For SNAP, when a TANF payment is reduced or ends due to OCSP noncooperation, ODHS will count the amount the TANF benefit payment would have been if not reduced for noncooperation, for the duration of the penalty. This is done automatically by the ONE system.. Oregon Administrative Rule(s) 137-055-1160 — Confidentiality — Finding of Risk and Order for Nondisclosure of Information 461-120-0340 — Caretaker Relative Required to Help the Oregon Child Support Program Obtain Support from Noncustodial Parent; TANF 461-120-0350 — Clients Excused for Good Cause from Compliance with Requirements to Pursue Child Support,

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