ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 118

(2)      the Administration shall send to the obligor, by [certified mail,
return receipt requested, and] first class mail, at the obligor's last known home
address or, if the home address is unknown, the place of employment last reported to
the court:

[(1)] (I) a copy of the earnings withholding notice;

[(2)] (II) a statement of the procedures under § 10-134 of this subtitle
that the obligor must follow to terminate earnings withholding;

[(3)] (III) a statement of the obligor's right to contest the accuracy of the
information provided in the earnings withholding notice by filing a motion for a stay
of the earnings withholding notice in circuit court or requesting an investigation no
later than 15 days after a copy of the withholding notice is mailed to the obligor under
this section; and

[(4)] (IV) a statement of the amount of arrears apportioned to each
payment that is to be included in the amount of earnings withheld under § 10-122 of
this subtitle.

(d) The only issues that may be adjudicated at a hearing or contested in an
investigation under subsection [(c)(3)] (C)(2)(III) of this section are:

(1)     whether an arrearage existed;

(2)     the amount of the withholding or the amount of any arrearage;
(3) the identity of the obligor; or

(4)     that the amount of the withholding notice exceeds the limits of the
federal Consumer Credit Protection Act.

(e) (1) If an obligor requests an investigation, the Administration shall:

(i) conduct an investigation within 15 days after the obligor's
request; and

(ii) on completion of the investigation, notify the obligor of the
results of the investigation and the obligor's right to appeal the decision of the
Administration to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

(2) An appeal under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection shall be
conducted in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 3 of the State Government Article.
12-102.

(d) (1) If a court orders a parent to provide health insurance coverage under
this section, the parent under the order or the support enforcement agency shall send
a copy of the order or medical support notice to the parent's employer by certified
mail, return receipt requested, OR BY OTHER MEANS APPROVED BY THE CHILD
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, separate from or in conjunction with an
earnings withholding order, as provided in § 10-123 of this article.

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