Release Date: February 11, 1999
P.T.
National Institutes of Health
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
The purpose of this notice is to increase awareness of delinquency in child
support payments. As stated in Executive Order #12953, issued February 27, 1995,
"Children need and deserve the emotional and financial support of both
their parents." Under this Executive Order, the Federal Government requires
States and, through them, public and private employers to take actions necessary
to ensure that monies in payment of child support obligations are
withheld and transferred to the child's caretaker in an efficient and expeditious
manner. The Federal Government, as the Nation's largest single employer, is
establishing itself as an example of leadership and encouragement in ensuring that
all children are properly supported.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), strongly urge grantee organizations to be aware and sensitive to this
issue, and to develop and implement strategies that promote payment of
child support. Payment of child support is a legal obligation and an investment
in the health and well being of our Nation's best resource, our children. Public
and private employers are required by law to report the name, address, and social
security number of newly hired employees, and the employer's name, address, and
IRS identification number to a designated State agency within 20 days of the date
of hire. Employers must also ensure that correct amounts of child support are
withheld from employees' wages for all, not only newly hired employees. The
Department of Health and Human Services
is committed to taking every possible step to ensuring that child support is paid
regularly, on time, and in an appropriate amount. Children need and deserve this
type of protection and involvement, and we thank you for your efforts on behalf of
the Nation's children.
Inquiries
Questions concerning this notice may be directed to the NIH Division of Grants
Policy at (301) 435-0949 or the AHCPR Office of Management, Grants Management
Staff at (301) 427-1448.
AHCPR Publication No. 99-R041
Current as of February 1999
Internet Citation:
HHS Initiative to Facilitate Payment of Child Support. Grant announcement notice. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/not99024.htm