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Child Care Assistance Program Policy Manual Issued 07/2023 Verification - DHS systems 7.24 Child Care Assistance Program participants are required to verify certain information as a condition of eligibility and to authorize care. See Chapter 7 (Verification). For families who have received public assistance benefits through the Minnesota Department of Human Services and/or the county human service agency(s), this may mean certain information can be verified through MAXIS or various other Department systems or interfaces. This happens in two ways: • Information is verified directly through a third-party interface. Examples of information that can be verified directly through a third-party interface include, but are not limited to: - Social Security numbers (SSN): An interface between MEC² and the Social Security Administration (SSA) will verify all Social Security Numbers by entering a validation code on the MEC² Member window. If the client information does not match the Social Security Number, the worker will get an Alert. The message will list the discrepancy that needs to be clarified. To clarify the information, compare the information on the Member window to the case file or contact the client for more information. - Social Security income:  The State Verification Exchange System (SVES) interface on MAXIS is an exchange with the Social Security Administration (SSA), which allows workers with access to verify Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (RSDI) benefit information. Information coded on the STAT/UNEA panel in MAXIS does not qualify as being verified directly from the Social Security Administration; verification must come from the SVES interface.  Social Security Administration State Online Query (SOLQ) is a web-based application and can be used to verify RSDI. - Disbursed Child Support income: For child support tracked and verified through PRISM, the last six months of information is recommended. See Chapter 7.9 (Income Verification). Income coded on the STAT/UNEA panel in MAXIS does not qualify as being verified directly from Child Support Enforcement; verification must come from PRISM. - Identity and/or citizenship information:  The “SSA/MA Citizenship Verification” field on the STAT/MEMI panel in MAXIS interfaces directly with the Social Security Administration. If this field is coded with an “A” (indicating that citizenship was verified through the Social Security Administration), the Child Care Assistance Program recognizes this as acceptable verification of identity for that family member and/or citizenship for that child.  Identity can be verified through the Social Security Administration State Online Query (SOLQ). In SOLQ use the SSN verification section that displays after selecting “View VerifyMN.” Identity is verified only when the code in the “SSN Verification Code” is “V.” If a code other than “V” displays do not use SOLQ as verification of identify. - Relationship information: The Case Status (CAST) screen in PRISM can be used to verify the relationship of children to the parent. Information from the BCRD, BCRM and ROPD screens should not be used. Workers can contact the child support workers for more information. - Earned Income: Earned income can be verified through the Work Number/Equifax which provides wage and employment verification. The Child Care Assistance Program recognizes this as acceptable verification of earned income.