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[ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS:

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MISSISSIPPI 2. If assistance was improperly terminated, use the REPT screen to revert the TANF program to OPEN status. Begin working the case with the CURRENT MONTH of TANF on the case profile screen (CAP2) and continue through the current payroll month. 3. If assistance has been paid in incorrect amounts, correct the TANF benefit for the current payroll month by reworking the case in MAVERICS. Note that it is possible for the CURRENT MONTH of TANF on the case profile screen to be different from the current payroll month. If for some reason the case's CURRENT MONTH is behind the current payroll month, the case must be worked in the system from the CURRENT MONTH through the current payroll month. 4. Make corrective payments for any paid month(s) in which the TANF benefit was improperly reduced or not increased by manually calculating the increased amount for each month and entering the amount(s) on the underpayment authorization (UNAU) screen in MAVERICS. The supervisor must review and authorize any underpayment. 5. Notify the applicant or recipient of the action being taken and the reason for it. Corrective Action Based on Failure to Authorize The agency will take corrective action in the instances set out below. The types of error in failure to authorize which require corrective action are: 1. Failure to authorize the benefits through oversight. 2. Failure to meet the standard of promptness requirement on an application. Retroactive Action on Hearings When the result of the hearing is a decision that the individual is eligible, retroactive action will be taken back to the effective date on which assistance was terminated, reduced, or the application rejected, provided that: