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4254 Volume III | Chapter 4

MISSISSIPPI INCOME: INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEM (IEVS)

Revised 04-01-13 When there is a match from this source, form MDHS-EA-975, IEVS State Resource Data, will be generated to the policy unit. The worker must send the client the MAVERICS notice A905 or the MDHS-EA-942, Request for Information, stating that the Agency has information which may affect eligibility and benefit level for TANF which must be resolved. Regulations prohibit revealing the source of this data; it is permissible only to state that the information has become available from electronic data matches. Inform the client of specific information needed for providing the necessary verification for resolving the problem. Ongoing safeguard procedures for handling IEVS must be followed upon receipt in the policy unit of MDHS-EA975, IEVS State Resource Data and MDHSEA-978, SRD Transmittal and Report. NOTE: If any SRD paper alerts are received for combination (TANF and SNAP) cases, changes affecting the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program should be handled according to ongoing policy. IEVS Social Security Number Enumeration/Validation Match Data When the SSNs that are reported by the household are entered into MAVERICS, verification is accomplished through a monthly computer enumeration tape match with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The worker shall accept as verified an SSN which has been verified by another program participating in IEVS. The IEVS SSN Enum/Val Match Data on-line alert is created when the social security number (SSN) in MAVERICS cannot be validated by SSA. This type IEVS alert must be handled immediately, as the SSN is the basis for the IEVS match. Social Security numbers are unverified if an IEVS SSN Validation Match Data Alert is received. (See VOLUME X, MAVERICS Manual.) Social Security numbers may be unverified in the system because of unmatched data such as date of birth, race/sex or surnames. If an SSN Validation Match Data Alert is received, the worker shall check the case record to determine if data has been correctly entered into the system. If so, the worker shall, within 10 days, contact the assistance unit to determine if the information provided is correct and obtain the correct information of appropriate. If the assistance unit is unable to validate the SSN, the worker shall refer the individual to SSA by means of Form MDHS-EA-949, Referral for SSN Application, to correct the discrepancy. The client shall be allowed adequate time based on county access to a SSA office, to resolve the discrepancy. MDHS-EA-949 will be returned to the county office by SSA or the client may bring other documentation from the SSA office to show the resolution.

Revised 03-01-12