[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR32.3]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 32_ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  32.3  General rule.



    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, whenever a 

delinquent debt is owed by an individual, the Secretary, or another 

federal agency collecting a debt on the Department's behalf (See 45 CFR 

part 30), may initiate proceedings administratively to garnish the wages 

of the delinquent debtor.

    (b) The Secretary may not garnish the wages of a debtor who the 

Secretary knows has been involuntarily separated from employment until 

the debtor has been re-employed continuously for at least 12 months. The 

debtor has the burden of informing the Secretary of the circumstances 

surrounding an involuntary separation from employment.