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5. The method of establishing eligibility including: a. The use of documentary and other records for verifying factual data. Contacts may be made with relatives, other agencies, employers and others as necessary. Explain the need for a birth certificate or other documents to establish date of birth and relationship to the caretaker relative and provision of the Social Security number in order to comply with the enumeration requirement. b. The use of Social Security account number to match with the Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) to obtain information from the Social Security Administration, Employment Security Commission, and Internal Revenue Service. c. The types of information the agency will have to obtain from him or others for determining initial or continuing eligibility, including income and resources. Information not verified during the interview should be coded in MAVERICS as pending by using “PE” and a date in the verification field. The date should be set for 10 days from the date of the request for information. The worker should send MAVERICS Notice A301, or the manual form MDHS-EA-942, Request for Information (if MAVERICS is not operating), to remind the applicant of verification he is expected to submit. If the manual request for information is used, be sure to document in MAVERICS with the A000 notice to history. d. The purpose of form MDHS-EA-900, MDHS Application for Assistance and the fact that there are penalties for misrepresentation of facts. e. The responsibility for reporting promptly certain changes in circumstances that affect eligibility. Give examples of changes to be reported (PI moving out of state and 5-day reporting criteria). See Chapter 7, Changes. f. The necessity for regular redeterminations and the possibility of special reviews by eligibility staff and a full review by Quality Assurance staff. 6. That TANF benefits are limited and the family may wish to request closure of the TANF case when the benefit is not a necessity in order to prevent using up months countable toward the 60-month lifetime maximum.

MISSISSIPPI [ ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS: THE APPLICATION PROCESS]

Revised 07 - 01 - 17