29.519—Referral to a collection agency.
(a)
The Department retains the responsibility
for resolving disputes, compromising debts,
referring overpayment debts for litigation, and
suspending or terminating collection action.
(b)
The Department may not refer overpayment
debts to commercial collection agencies until all
procedures required by or requested under § 29.511
through § 29.514 have been completed.