DED Deductions

To specify payment related information for child support payment deductions

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

DED01

1511

Type of Deduction Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

Code specifying type of deduction being withheld from an employee's pay

DED01 is the type of deduction.

DED02

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Mandatory

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.

DED03

373

Date

Date (DT)

Mandatory

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

DED03 is the pay date.

DED04

610

Amount

Mandatory

Monetary amount

DED04 is the payment amount.

DED05

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Mandatory

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.

DED06

1073

Yes/No Condition or Response Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

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.

DED07

Name

String (AN)

Optional

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.

DED08

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Optional

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.

DED09

1073

Yes/No Condition or Response Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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.