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MISSISSIPPI A new MDHS-EA-314, Agreement Between Department of Human Services and Protective Payee, must be completed when there is to be a change in protective payee. REVIEW OF PROTECTIVE CASES TANF cases in which a protective payment has been agreed upon must be reviewed periodically. Reconsider the plan at every six months' redetermination unless circumstances warrant a special review between six month intervals. Determine the status of the case and either continue the protective payment or remove the protective payee. Money Mismanagement Cases Review these cases at the regular redetermination time and at any other time as needed after initiation of the protective payment. This review must result in one of three choices: 1. Release of the protective payee and restoration of access to the benefit to the grantee relative. 2. Continuation of the protective payment because improvement has not been made in the ability of the relative to manage, or sufficient improvement has not been noted. 3. Another plan must be made for the child, such as working out a plan for the child to live with another grantee relative, a foster home placement, or the appointment of a legal guardian for the grantee relative. Cases on protective payment because of mismanagement of money cannot continue for more than one year, except that the payee may be continued for not more than three more months if this additional time is needed in order to complete other plans for the care of the child. Fifteen months must be the maximum period of time for cases of protective payment.