1. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing a formula for:

(a) The adjustment of court orders for the support of children based upon changes in the cost of living; and

(b) The times at which such an adjustment is appropriate.

2. If a request for the review of a court order for the support of a child has not been filed pursuant to NRS 125B.145 for such a time as the Division establishes pursuant to subsection 1, the Chief may, as provided in this section, order the responsible parent to pay monthly the amount the responsible parent is required to pay pursuant to the court order plus an additional amount to compensate for changes in the cost of living.

3. Upon request by the responsible parent, the person to whom support is owed or the enforcing authority, the Chief shall:

(a) Determine, in accordance with the formula established pursuant to subsection 1, the amount of the additional payments; and

(b) Notify the responsible parent, by first-class mail to the last known address of the responsible parent, of the amount of the additional payments and that the additional payments must be made within 30 days after the mailing of the notice to the parent unless a request for a review of the court order is filed pursuant to NRS 125B.145 within that time.

4. If a request for a review of the court order:

(a) Is filed pursuant to NRS 125B.145 within those 30 days, the court shall proceed pursuant to that section and the Chief shall not enter an order pursuant to this section.

(b) Is not filed pursuant to NRS 125B.145 within those 30 days, the Chief shall order the responsible parent to pay the additional amount.

5. An order entered by the Chief pursuant to this section expires upon modification or adjustment, pursuant to NRS 125B.145, of the court order upon which the order entered by the Chief is based.

6. The provisions of NRS 125B.080 do not apply to the entry of an order by the Chief pursuant to this section.

7. As used in this section, “court order” means an order that a court of this state has jurisdiction to modify pursuant to chapter 130 of NRS.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 2241; A 1997, 2347)