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Volume III | Chapter 1

1051 MISSISSIPPI

[GENERAL: CONFIDENTIALITY] Revised 02-01-17

• Exchange of information for electronic verifications and data matches (IEVS), including information from Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) and the Tax Commission/Motor Vehicle registry and National Directory of New Hires (NDHS). • Exchange of information with employers, housing entities, landlords, etc., for the purpose of establishing eligibility status. • Exchange of information relating to child support enforcement, work requirements, and suspected Program violations. NATURE OF INFORMATION TO BE SAFEGUARDED MDHS prohibits any employee, state or local, working in any capacity, from disclosing confidential information concerning any applicant or recipient of assistance or services, except in the administration of the program as described above. The information which shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed except in the administration of the laws, under which MDHS works, shall be: 1. Names and addresses of applicants and recipients. 2. Lists of applicants and recipients will on occasion be requested for commercial, personal, or political use. Under no condition may a list of clients be disclosed to any person, agency or business organization except as described below. 3. Case records, with each and every document included. 4. Information obtained from the computer. This includes computer access and data form sources including, but not limited to, the Social Security Administration through Wire Third Party Query (WTPQ) and Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal Tax Information (FTI) through IEVS, Mississippi Department of Employment Security through IEVS, Motor Vehicle Verification, and the Division of Medicaid. Employees shall not disclose information of a confidential nature even though a record of the information has not been made. Volume III | Chapter 1 1050