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Refund of Reimbursement 2.7.6

Upon receipt of an IDA recipient's retroactive SSI benefit payment, the DHS Office of the Controller (DHS- OC) has 10 days to determine what portion may be retained by DHS and what portion, if any, should be refunded to the IDA recipient. DHS-OC in conjunction with IMA will provide a written explanation of the calculation and pay any amount due within those 10 days.

Overpayments 2.7.7

IDA recipients are not required to repay wrongly issued benefits. No claims will be established for IDA overpayments.

VERIFICATION 2.8

The SSR should use standard verification procedures to verify financial and non-financial eligibility requirements.