Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG)

The Intergovernmental Reference Guide (IRG) contains Policy, Profile and Contact information for States, Tribes or International entities when available.   The IRG provides many contact phone numbers, & e-mail addresses to individuals in County, State, Regional, International and Tribal child support offices along with Program-At –A –Glance Q&A for other participating IV-D programs.

There are several ways to access the IRG—the OCSS IRG Website, the IRG State Map, and through the Child Support Portal (CSP).  The OCSS IRG website is a good first choice to access information about current “foreign reciprocating countries” and “foreign treaty countries” and to find International FIPS Codes.

• OCSS IRG Website – Simply select which entity (State, International, Tribe) for which you would like to know more information and press the Go button. Access a short OCSS IRG Website Training Guide especially focusing on international [insert link to OCSS IRG Website Training Guide.pdf where indicated by underline].  The Training Guide tells you how the website works for all entities (State, International, Tribe, OCSS) and also how to interpret the Location Code – Country and the Province/Jurisdiction fields to discover the International FIPS Code.
• IRG State Map – Click on  any state or U.S. Territory you wish to know more about and a Profile about the State will appear. The 14 profile sections (A through N) for a state or territory will usually consist of the following information, but a few only include contact information and 3 territories do not have any information:
  1. General/Program-At-A-Glance
  2. UIFSA
  3. Reciprocity
  4. Age of Majority
  5. Statute of Limitations
  6. Support Details
  7. Income Withholding
  8. Paternity
  9. Support Order Establishment
  10. Support Enforcement
  11. Modification and Review/Adjustment
  12. Payments
  13. Insurance Match
  14. Case Closure
• Access the IRG through CSP (Child Support Portal) – Log in using your DHS U# and current DHS network password
  

  USERNAME	PASSWORD
  Your U#	Your current DHS Network Password

A pdf of the IRG User’s Guide.

For international entities, you may also want to refer to the CSQuest article International FIPS Codes. All of the information in the International FIPS Codes article is gathered from the OCSS IRG website at least once a year for update in the article.