The Working Group met nine times. The first meeting, in March 1999, included a swearing-in ceremony, program briefings, and presentations. The Working Group discussed issues to be contained in the Group's Report to the Secretaries and recommendations to remove the impediments to effective enforcement of medical child support.
At the Working Group's third meeting, in May, the Working Group formed four subcommittees to address various barriers, issues, options, and recommendations between the Working Group meetings. At subsequent meetings of the full Working Group, each subcommittee presented its draft recommendations to the full Working Group for discussion and consideration.
| Meeting # | Dates | Place | Topic(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting #1 | March 3-5, 1999 | Washington, DC | Swearing In Ceremony, Briefings and Presentations |
| Meeting #2 | April 13, 1999 | Washington, DC | National Medical Support Notice |
| Meeting #3 | May 12-13, 1999 | Washington, DC | Mission, Goals, Objectives, Priorities, and Organizational Structure developed Subcommittees |
| Meeting #4 | August 12-13, 1999 | Chicago, Illinois Hooking onto the National Child Support Enforcement Association Annual Meeting | Subcommittee Reports and Discussion |
| Meeting #5 | October 4-5, 1999 | Washington, DC | Discuss and Adopt Recommendations |
| Meeting #6 | November 18-19, 1999 | Washington, DC | Finalized Working Group’s Recommendations |
| Meeting #7 | January 10-11, 2000 | Washington, DC | Finalize Recommendations and Discuss Report |
| Meeting #8 | March 30, 2000 | Washington, DC | Finalize Recommendations and Working Group’s Report |
| Meeting #9 | June 8, 2000 | Washington, DC | Final Meeting to Vote on Working Group’s Report to the Secretaries |
Subcommittees were chaired by Working Group members, assisted by staff leads from HHS and DOL. There were four subcommittees:
These four subcommittees of the Working Group met bi-weekly doing research, identifying principles, barriers, and issues, and defining options and early recommendations. Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) regulations permit subcommittees to meet in person or by conference call between meetings of the entire Working Group. Subcommittees may develop advice or recommendations to present to the whole Working Group for review and discussion. Federal regulations do not permit subcommittees to make recommendations directly to Federal agencies. Subgroups were not authorized to make binding decisions or perform tasks for which the full Working Group or Agencies is/are responsible. In addition, meetings of such subgroups need not be open to the public and do not require a Federal Register Notice. Each subgroup meeting was attended by at least one employee of each Agency, designated by the Co-Chairs.
Subcommittees presented their draft recommendations to the full Working Group at regular meetings for discussion and consideration. The Working Group developed the following strategy to work through issues and recommendations:
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