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6. The provider must verify (complete Section B) and return the referral notice to the case manager. A cash register receipt, signed by the merchant, may be used to verify a purchase and authorize payment, if the case manager authorized the purchase; 7. Through JAWS, the case manager will update the referral, add an expense record and authorize payment to the provider of the item(s)/service (component must be open). Timely payments must be issued to providers; therefore, case managers will complete the steps to authorize payment the same day/week the completed referral/receipt is received by the county; and 8. JAWS will automatically generate a check to the provider the following Friday after the payment is authorized. JAWS will support the case manager in the determination of the amount, control and issuance of payments for work-related expenses. Conditions for authorization and payment of a work-related expense will be dependent upon the participant’s attendance, satisfactory progress in the component, and/or the return of the referral notice by the provider who rendered the service. Refer to the JAWS User Manual, Chapter 13, for additional information. Processing Provider Payments After Component Closure Once an authorized purchase is made, MDHS is responsible for payment to the merchant/provider. JAWS will not allow the case manager to update the referral and add an expense record if the component is closed. If the component is closed at the time the completed Work Related Expense Referral, Notice T025, or cash register receipt is returned, the case manager will issue payment to the merchant/provider via an underpayment. Refer to the Payment Process, Improper Payments, for the policy and procedures for processing improper payments.

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MISSISSIPPI [ TANF WORK PROGRAM - PAYMENT PROCESS: SUPPORTIVE SERVICES]

Revised 07 - 01 - 09