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MAGI-BASED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PLAN (Insert Medicaid, CHIP, or Both) State: Last updated Section D. Additional Verification Questions Medicaid & CHIP Louisiana 10/30/2019 Question Response 1 If paper documentation is required when a data source is not available or the information obtained from a data source is not reasonably compatible with the information provided by or on behalf of the individual, briefly describe how the state determined that establishing and using an electronic data source was not effective, considering such factors as cost and program integrity in accordance with 42 CFR 435.952(c): Louisiana intends to use paper documentation in limited circumstances for determining eligibility: For income when electronic sources are incompatible with self-attestation and it would have an impact on eligibility; for citizenship and immigration. Other than income, Louisiana accepts self-attestation for many factors of eligibility and only requests paper documentation from the applicant if discrepancies are identified with internal data sources that cannot be resolved through other available data sources and a reasonable explanation from the individual; this will include proof of termination of private insurance for those programs sensitive to insurance until the State secures a new contractor for this service. Paper documentation required for waiting period exceptions 2,3,4,5,6,7, 10, and 11 as defined in Section C. 2 Please describe how the state uses PARIS? PARIS is primarily used when changes are reported or at renewal. A file of all active enrollees is forwarded to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on a quarterly basis. Data is available in this system the following month. PARIS provides income verification for VA benefits, earned and unearned income through the Department of Defense from anywhere in the United States, and out-of-state benefits. The information concerning out-of-state benefits is especially useful when attempting to locate enrollees at renewal. Once an enrollee’s benefits are terminated, no updated information is received as closed enrollees are not on the quarterly file sent to DCFS. Louisiana houses PARIS in our SIEVS. Employees are granted access to PARIS through their request for SIEVS access and all related security issues are addressed in this manner. See Section B1- 12 and B2- 12. MAGI-BASED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PLAN SECTION D - Additional Verification Questions 11