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2. Identify new, discrepant or unverified facts. 3. Investigate and verify information where warranted. 4. Send the assistance unit the appropriate change or adverse action notice, or document the case record and/or appropriate IEVS screen regarding the decision not to send one. EXCEPTION: The 45-day timeliness standard may be waived on up to, but no more than, 20% of the matches, provided third party verification has been timely requested but has not been received. A timely request is one made early enough in the 45-day time frame to provide the third party adequate time to respond and to allow the worker time to take necessary action and send the appropriate notice within the allotted 45 days. In other words, the only acceptable “good cause” for failure to handle any match within 45 days is when the worker has timely requested and is awaiting verification from a third party regarding the IEVS data. No other reason constitutes good cause. EXAMPLE: A county receives 200 IEVS match forms with a “Tape Received” date of November 3. By December 18, the county must have completed, at a minimum, 160 of these matches and the remaining 40 are incomplete only because the worker has timely requested but not received information from third party sources. When there is a delay, the worker should follow up on earlier requests and may require the recipient to verify the information or to assist in obtaining verification from the third party. When requested information is received after the expiration of the 45-day period, the worker will act within guidelines and timeliness standards for acting upon reported changes or in conjunction with the next case action when such verification is not received, whichever is earlier. For appropriate handling and codes, please refer to Volume X, IEVS MATCH. MONITORING AND REPORTING IEVS ALERTS A tracking system for monitoring adherence to the IEVS requirements is mandatory. Management Information Systems (MIS) will immediately process the information received from Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), Social Security Administration (SSA), and the State Resource Data (SRD). In addition, data must be collected in order to comply with the reporting requirements. The requirements will be handled as outlined below: INCOME: INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY

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