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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |17 Effective Date: January 2019 PARIS (Public Assistance Reporting Information System) matches are performed quarterly using the eligibility file of active recipients in Mississippi with the eligibility files from all other states for the purpose of detecting duplicate participation. Any match data whereby a MS recipient’s SSN has been matched with the SSN of a recipient in another state will appear as an alert that must be reviewed for possible action. If the data is already known or is being processed, document the case narrative accordingly. If the data is not known, follow-up is required to notify the recipient of the data match and request independent verification of state residency, as outlined above in 102.03.12 and 102.03.15. Verification must be provided to establish MS residency. 102.04 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP An eligible individual for ABD Medicaid or MAGI-related Medicaid or CHIP must either be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien, discussed in Section 102.05. Most United States citizens are natural-born citizens, meaning they were born in the United States or were born to United States citizens overseas. Individuals born in the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U. S. Virgin Islands, the Northern Marinara Islands and the Panama Canal Zone before it was returned to Panama, are U. S. citizens at birth (unless born to foreign diplomatic staff), regardless of the citizenship or nationality of the parents. Nationals from American Samoa or Swain’s Island are citizens for Medicaid purposes. Verification of U.S. citizenship and qualified non-citizen status is a statutory requirement under The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 and statutes collectively called the Affordable Care Act. Certain applicants and recipients are exempt from providing verification of citizenship or identity as specified in 102.04.01 below. Others are exempt from providing documentation of citizenship or identity because electronic data from the Federal Data Services Hub and/or SVES provides proof of citizenship/identity. However, for others, verification is required. Verification must be either an original document or copy certified by the issuing agency or document(s) can be a photocopy, facsimile, scanned or other copy of the original or certified document. If information on a copy is inconsistent with other available information or there is reason to question the validity of, or the information in, a copy, request the original or certified copy of the document.