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[ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS:

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MISSISSIPPI AUTHORIZING CHANGE TO PROTECTIVE PAYEE Procedures and Notification The county will use a letter by which to notify the grantee relative of the decision with regard to the need for the change to the protective payee and the reasons for this. Mississippi Debit MasterCard In cases involving money mismanagement only, the Mississippi Debit MasterCard to which the TANF benefit is posted each month will be issued in the name of the protective payee. The EBCR screen in MAVERICS should be coded where the protective payee is the individual who has access to the TANF benefits rather than the parent/caretaker relative. See Benefit Availability later in this chapter. CHANGE IN OR RELEASE OF PROTECTIVE PAYEE Changes will come about in the circumstances of a protective payee that will require his release from this responsibility and it is also possible that sometimes a payee's services will not be satisfactory. The worker will review the plan and the service which the payee has given before discussing either the release or the change of the protective payee. Use the EBCR screen in MAVERICS to enter or delete the name of a protective payee. [ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS: PROTECTIVE AND VENDOR PAYMENTS]

Revised 08-01-06

Some of the reasons for a finding of unsatisfactory service on the part of the protective payee include: 1. His failure to use the assistance payment in ways which the TANF family considers important and which are reasonable, or failure to consult the grantee relative in such matters. 2. Violation of the confidential nature of the relationship with the family or the agency. 3. Failure or inability to meet the terms of the agreement with the Department, such as failure to make the required reports or to give other needed information.