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MISSISSIPPI CORRECTIVE AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES]

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If the individual requests a local or state hearing during the advance notice period, the worker must authorize the benefit and continue assistance until a hearing decision is reached. Admission to Public Institution When the worker learns of the admission of the TANF payee or child as an inmate to a public institution, the worker will close the case or adjust the money payment for the current payroll month. If the payee is the inmate, use the emergency payment procedures described in Chapter 3, Emergency Situations. Voluntary Request for Closure In some instances a payee will state that he no longer wishes assistance for his children and will request action to close his case. To request case closure, the payee must submit in writing the request to close the TANF case. If the request is made by telephone and the worker has enough identifying information to proceed, action may be taken to close the case, with the action documented in MAVERICS via CADM. The worker will terminate assistance on the next possible payroll date. NOTE: The voluntary closure procedure may not be used as a means to avoid sanction due to noncompliance with Child Support Enforcement or the TANF Work Program. If the individual wishes to close his/her case, compliance must be met before allowing a voluntary closure. If compliance is not met, the appropriate sanction will be applied and must be served. Only Child in Grant Removed from Home When an only child in a TANF grant is removed from the home as a result of judicial determination or voluntarily placed in foster care by his parent or legal relative, advance notice is not required. Terminate payment on the next possible payroll. RETROACTIVE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION When to Take Action The county office will make retroactive and corrective payments in the following circumstances: