Section 3-4 - Recipient Cooperation (a) Recipients of POWER and certain Medicaid subtypes are required to cooperate with CSE unless waived by the Department of Family Services or the Department of Health.
(b) The recipient has the right to claim good cause for non-cooperation if one (1) or more of the following circumstances exist and evidence is provided: - (i) Cooperation in establishing paternity or securing child support is reasonably anticipated to result in physical harm or emotional harm to the child or caretaker as demonstrated by previous court, medical, criminal, law enforcement, psychological, child protection or social services records;
- (ii) The child, for whom support is sought, was conceived as a result of incest or rape as evidenced by birth, medical or law enforcement records;
- (iii) Legal proceedings for the adoption of the child(ren) are pending before a court of competent jurisdiction as verified by legal documents; or
- (iv) A public or private social agency is helping the applicant or recipients resolve the issue of whether to keep or relinquish the child(ren) for adoption as verified by a statement from the public or private social agency