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2890.00.00 VERIFICATION OF INCOME All income must be documented and verified. For MED 1, 2, 4 AGs, income can be verified through an electronic interface or database or a written, telephone, or personal collateral contact with the employer or source of income. When verifying income, the date and source of verification and the receipt date and amount of income received must be recorded. The worker is responsible for obtaining and verifying all pertinent information regarding the financial situation of the applicant/recipient to make accurate determinations of initial and continuing eligibility. The applicant/recipient must supply required documents and records and must assist in obtaining verifications if such information cannot be obtained electronically through an interface or database. All paper documentation must be completed and signed by the appropriate individuals (for example, the employer, and the client). For MAGI, an applicant must attest to income on the application. The income provided by the applicant is then verified by electronic sources or paper documentation. If an individual attests to income below the Medicaid or CHIP income standard and electronic data on the income is unavailable or conflicts with the amount attested, further documentation will be requested from the applicant. If an individual attests to income above the Medicaid or CHIP income standard and the electronic data verification amount indicates income below the applicable threshold, the individual is determined ineligible with no additional information requested. The individual will then be screened for eligibility in other insurance affordability programs available on the Federal Marketplace and the application transferred to the Federal Marketplace for a determination of qualified health coverage, Advance Premium Tax Credit (APTC), and Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR). If the difference between the attested amount and the electronic data verification amount results in the placement in a different benefit package or cost sharing amount, further documentation will be requested from the applicant. Documentation that may be requested includes, but is not limited to, a signed contract for employment, wage receipts, wage statements, employment verification form or pay stubs.43 For time standards and responsibility for verification refer to IHCPPM sections 2025.00, 2215.15.00 and 2220.00. • Ongoing benefits must not be closed or reduced based on electronic income verifications unless the member was subsequently sent a request for information giving them the chance to explain or rebut the information which was found. The notice of closure or benefit reduction itself is not a request for information and does not serve this purpose. 42 CFR 435.952(c), (d)