2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 42 - WELFARE
CHAPTER 3 - CHILD SUPPORT AND REVENUE ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT
42-3-103. Authorized expenditures.

(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.