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Remember to send an advance notice when required. Follow these procedures for determining the balance of a claim and the months remaining in the recoupment period. 1. Access REHI to determine the outstanding balance of a previous claim (if applicable) and add that amount to the amount of the additional claim. 2. Divide the resulting total by the revised usual monthly recoupment amount to determine the months remaining in the recoupment period. The above procedure is similar to the procedure used for changes in income and in grants except that two amounts may be added together to determine the total amount due. Of course, it is possible that the former improper payment will have been recovered by the effective month for reporting the case. If some recoupment has been made prior to submittal of a corrected report, MAVERICS will compute the recoupment after the Claims Unit approves and enters the correction. Refer to Volume X for TANF claim processing in MAVERICS. Establishing Recoupments On Reapplications Once a reapplication has been approved, recoupment must start on any outstanding claim balance. REHI can be accessed to determine if there is an outstanding balance during the application process. MAVERICS will compute the recoupment amount using the balance remaining on improper payments. OVERPAYMENTS THAT INVOLVE CHILD SUPPORT The narrative for the claim will be entered into MNCLMS. The county Child Support Office must be contacted to determine the recovery amount for the claim period. If Child Support reports the amount of recovery and it is less than the total for which the individual was eligible, the county will include in the narrative the amount of overpayment as the amount of unrecovered TANF. If the recovery amount is equal to or in excess of the total for which the individual was eligible, the county will not have a claim. The Division of Child Support Enforcement should be notified if there has been an over-recovery of TANF. MISSISSIPPI [CLAIMS: PROCEDURES AFTER APPROVAL OF CLAIM] Revised 09-01-10