§ 42-3-103 — Authorized expenditures

Wyoming § 42-3-103

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 42: Welfare
• Ch. 3: CHILD SUPPORT AND REVENUE ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT

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(a) Funds in the child support and revenue enhancement
account shall be expended only as authorized by this section.
(b) The department may at any time disburse funds in the
account for:
(i) Payments to support obligees and disbursements
required under the guidelines of the federal child support
enforcement program;
(ii) Authorized transfers of the federal share of
funds collected under the child support enforcement program and
the division's overpayment and fraud recovery program;
(iii) Incentive payments as provided by W.S.
20-6-106(j);
(iv) Reimbursement to the department of health for
costs under Title XIX of the Social Security Act or may retain
funds to pay for the costs of foster care or minimum medical
program benefits; and
(v) Reimbursement to service providers for the costs
of collection under the child support enforcement and
overpayment recovery programs.
(c) Subject to legislative appropriation, the state's
share of funds in the account shall be expended for:
(i) Administrative costs of the child support
enforcement program;
(ii) Funding of benefits under the personal
opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program;
and
(iii) Other administrative costs of the department.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
if funds are recovered by the department under the overpayment
and fraud recovery program within the same biennial period
during which the funds were originally appropriated, the
department may expend those funds for the purposes for which
they were appropriated without further legislative
appropriation.