DED Deductions

To specify payment related information for child support payment deductions

Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
DED-01
Type of Deduction
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
2
2
1
Code specifying type of deduction being withheld from an employee's pay
DED01 is the type of deduction.
DED-02
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
80
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
DED02 is the code indicating the case identifier.
DED-03
Date
Date (DT)
Mandatory
8
8
1
Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year
DED03 is the pay date.
DED-04
Amount
N2
Mandatory
1
15
1
Monetary amount
DED04 is the payment amount.
DED-05
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Mandatory
1
80
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
DED05 is the social security number of the absent parent.
DED-06
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
1
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
DED06 indicates if the obligor has family medical insurance coverage available through their employer. A "Y" indicates medical coverage is available. An "N" indicates there is no coverage. A "W" indicates that the disposition of medical insurance is not applicable to the deduction.
DED-07
Name
String (AN)
Optional
1
60
1
Free-form name
DED07 is the name of the absent parent. The absent parent's name contains the first seven letters of the obligor's last name followed by the first three letters of the obligor's first name. A comma must be used to separate the last name from the first name of the absent parent when the last name is less than seven characters.
DED-08
Reference Identification
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
1
Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier
DED08 contains the Federal Information Process Standard (FIPS) Code. The FIPS code is 5 characters when indicating both the state and county codes. It is seven characters when indicating state, county and local codes.
DED-09
Yes/No Condition or Response Code
Identifier (ID)
Optional
1
1
1
Code indicating a Yes or No condition or response
DED09 identifies to the child support enforcement agency that an individual's employment has terminated. A "Y" is used if the employee has been terminated otherwise the field is not used. DED04 may contain zero if this field is used.

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