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[NON-FINANCIAL CRITERIA: CHILD SUPPORT]

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MISSISSIPPI Revised 08-01-0610-01-21 4. noncooperation status which originated in a prior case will affect the new application or reapplication for benefits and must be resolved before completing the eligibility determination. 5. Eligibility may be established for the month following verification of compliance. Upon receipt of the MDHS-EA/CSE-943/643 verifying that the noncooperating individual has now met compliance, the worker must have the supervisor change the TANF benefit start date to the first day of the calendar month after compliance occurred. If adding an individual to an active case, add them to the money payment for the first possible month after compliance has occurred. NOTIFICATIONS In order to carry out state and federal requirements related to child support, notices of appointments and case actions must be sent to the individual and certain notifications must be completed and exchanged between the IV-A and IV-D offices. Communication and coordination are essential to the success of the support program. The county director is responsible for ensuring that all the required data is obtained on the MDHSEA- 900 and entered into MAVERICS on child support related screens and that all outstanding alerts received from Child Support are handled timely. It is even more critical that all case actions are handled promptly and accurately because of the complexity of multiple assistance programs (TANF and SNAP) now affected by child support requirements. The eligibility worker is responsible for completing the appropriate child support screens in MAVERICS for the following: 1. MAVERICS will generate referrals and changes to METSS when: a. A case is approved that includes a child with an absent parent(s) who is alive or for whom paternity has not been established. b. A new child is added to an existing case c. A case is being reapproved for assistance after a closure or when there is a program change. d. Children from one TANF case who have absent parents already referred in this assistance case number are added to a new case. Note that the IV-D parent identifier on the second referral may change. For example,