Child Support: All children in the program are receiving regular, reliable child support payments on a monthly basis from their parent(s) and the children have healthcare coverage. Medicaid Recovery: Medicaid avoids paying for, or is reimbursed for, medical expenses billed to Medicaid as measured by cost avoidance estimates and collection totals.
Office of Recovery Services
Current support collection rates (LFA, federal)
Current Value
64.74
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Measure Definition
The current support collection rate is a measure that identifies the percentage of current support paid as compared to the total amount of current support owed during the federal fiscal year.
This is a federal measure calculated at the end of the federal fiscal year that ends on September 30th.
Story Behind the Curve
The current support collection rate for the Utah child support program has remained fairly static, averaging 64.17% from federal fiscal years 2009 through 2023. It did trend downward during the pandemic, reaching a five year low in 2022, but there is a slight upward trend for 2023.