WAG 24-01-01: Child Support Services

PM 24-01-01

DCSE provides child support services for dependent children who receive cash and/or medical benefits:

  • cash categories 02, 03, 04, and 06;
  • AABD Medical categories 92 and 93;
  • Assist categories 94 and 96.

NOTE: 94R cases and any case in spenddown status are excluded from referral.

Continuation Cases

When a family no longer receives TANF, but the adult(s) and a child(ren) continue to receive medical benefits, the adult(s) must continue to cooperate with CSE as a condition of their eligibility.

NOTE: CSE continuation cases are identified on the Recipient Ledger Warrant Inquiry screen with the following designators for case category. Code N4 or N6 means an 04 or 06 cash continuation. M4 or M6 means a 94 or 96 Medical continuation. SI means a category 03 or 93 continuation case. Payments shown on this screen with these category designators identify current monetary support payments.

Notices

DCSE sends Change in Medical Assistance Case Status (Form 3384) providing information about CSE services to TANF and Assist cases when:

  • a case is swapped from TANF to Assist;
  • a case is swapped from Assist to TANF;
  • a case is no longer eligible for Assist and has not previously received cash, but remains eligible for child support services;

    NOTE: The system notifies the client that services will continue unless the client requests in writing to stop CSE services. 

  • a case is no longer eligible for medical and has previously received cash, but remains eligible for child support services;
  • a former TANF client who was swapped to Assist, no longer receives Assist, and has requested cancellation of continued CSE services;
  • a family in child support continuation status is approved for Assist.

Statement of Child Support Account Activity

The system produces notices to inform the client of child support account activity.

  • Statement of Child Support Account Activity (Form 2986) issued to a TANF case on a monthly basis for each month TANF is received.
  • Statement of Child Support Account Activity (Form 2986B) issued to a former TANF case the first and 2nd month after cancellation of TANF.
  • Statement of Child Support Account Activity (Form 2986C) issued to a former TANF client the 3rd month after cancellation of TANF and in any following month for which DCSE receives a child support payment.

These forms advise TANF cases and former TANF clients to direct telephone inquiries to the Child Support Help Line:

Toll Free at 1-800-447-4278

Written account review requests are directed to:

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Division of Child Support Enforcement
PO Box 19152
Springfield, IL 62794-9968

To request an account review, a former TANF client completes the bottom of the notice and mails this notice to:

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Division of Child Support Enforcement
PO Box 19152
Springfield, IL 62794-9968