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9. Notify the county of actions taken by sending a copy of demand letters, etc. 10. Place accounts that are delinquent three years or more in a permanent inactive file. Exception: Improper payments will be reactivated should the payee become eligible again. 11. Require a minimum repayment of approximately 10% of the available monthly income. The minimum may be increased when the family has cash reserve. On the other hand, in extenuating circumstances, the minimum may be reduced to $5. Fraud Investigation Unit Responsibilities Upon receipt of improper payment material on cases of suspected fraud from the Claims Management Unit, staff in the Fraud Investigation Unit will: 1. Review all reports of suspected fraud to determine whether or not legal action is indicated. If action is needed, the FI Unit will conduct further research, discuss with the county attorney and client and report back to the division director the decision made by the attorney. 2. Assign suspected fraud claims on which payments will be made directly to an investigator for further investigation and recoupment efforts. 3. Cooperate in completing required federal and state reports on identified overpayments and on recovery of such overpayments. Budgets and Accounting Responsibilities The Division of Budgets and Accounting is responsible for: 3. Posting payments as received into the appropriate case.

2. At the end of the month, sending receipts to all clients who made a payment that month. 3. Compiling information and preparing federal reports. MAVERICS Responsibilities MAVERICS will complete the functions listed below after the county has completed the procedures set out above. 1. Withhold the designated amount for the appropriate number of months. 2. Subtract the withheld amount each month from the total amount due and maintain records of the balance due. 3. Subtract the remaining amount due in the last month of the payment period. This amount may or may not vary from the payments in preceding months. MISSISSIPPI [ CLAIMS: RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENTS ]

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