§ 14-2-1003 — Birth cost recovery-medical assistance

(a) Not more than sixty (60) days after an unmarried
recipient of medical assistance gives birth to a child, the
department of health shall notify the department of family
services of the actual amount of birth costs paid by medical
assistance.
(b) Upon receiving notice pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section, the department shall determine whether the
paternity of the child has been established.
(c) Consistent with W.S. 42-4-106(b), if paternity has
been established based on an acknowledgment made pursuant to
W.S. 14-2-601, the department shall, in writing, request the
father to pay the amount of birth costs established pursuant to
W.S. 14-2-1004.
(d) Within ninety (90) days of a request made pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section, if the father has not made full
payment or has not made arrangements for full payment to the
satisfaction of the department, the department shall commence a
civil action in accordance with W.S. 14-2-204 to recover the
amount of birth costs established pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1004.
(e) If paternity has not been established, the department,
in cooperation with the mother of the child, shall use any means
authorized by law to determine the paternity of the child,
subject to W.S. 42-4-122(b)(ii).
(f) Consistent with W.S. 42-4-106(b), if the father of the
child is identified by the department pursuant to subsection (e)
of this section, the department shall bring a civil action to
adjudicate paternity and recover the amount of birth costs
established pursuant to W.S. 42-4-1004 from the father, in the
manner set forth in W.S. 14-2-822.
(g) The department shall not take any of the actions set
forth in this section on or after the fifth birthday of the
child.