{"data":{"id":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4372","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"23 Pa.C.S. § 4372","heading":"Establishment of Title IV-D program.","body":"(a) Designation of Title IV-D agency.--The department is the Title IV-D State agency. The department shall create a single and separate organizational unit which shall be responsible for developing and implementing, subject to the approval of the secretary, a federally approved State plan for child support.\n(b) Implementation of Title IV-D requirements.--The department shall construe and implement this subchapter in order to comply with Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.). The department shall take all steps necessary to implement a federally approved State plan for child support. The department may issue regulations and orders necessary to implement a federally approved State plan for child support. The department may issue interim regulations if Federal law or regulations supersede existing statutes, regulations or court rules.","path":["Title 23 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART V SUPPORT, PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS","CHAPTER 43 SUPPORT MATTERS GENERALLY","SUBCHAPTER E"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=23\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=43\u0026sctn=72\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 23 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:43Z","sha256":"a196ebeec129231e29d18a734a82d421ce7b748b8aaaf4735866f79411d306ef","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4371","next":"us-pa/23-pa.c.s.-4373"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}