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MAGI-BASED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PLAN SECTION B1 - Use of Electronic Data Sources, Financial 3 MAGI-BASED ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PLAN (Insert Medicaid, CHIP, or Both) Medicaid & CHIP State: Texas Date Submitted: (mm/dd/yyyy) Section B1. Use of Electronic Data Sources Financial: Electronic Data Source Determined Useful (Y/N)1 Accuracy Considered (Y/N) Timeliness Considered (Y/N) Ability to Access Considered (Y/N) Age of Data Considered (Y/N) Comprehensive Considered (Y/N) Other Criteria Used (Y/N) (Please Describe in Comments section) Data Source Used at Application (Y/N) Data Source Used at Renewal (Y/N) Data Source Used Post-Enrollment (Y/N) If Data Source Used for Post-Enrollment - Frequency Used (e.g. monthly, quarterly) Comments 1. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Texas HHSC has determined that the income data available from the IRS via the Federal Data Services Hub is not timely and is not comprehensive. Therefore, Texas will not use the data to determine eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP. 2. Social Security Administration (SSA) (SSI, Title II) YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Other (specify in comments) Frequency - Monthly HHSC receives Title II income in real-time through the HHSC's direct interface with SSA (SOLQi). 3. State Wage Information Collection Agency (SWICA) YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Other (specify in comments) Used post-enrollment to identify any changes. Frequency - Monthly 4. State Unemployment Compensation YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Other (specify in comments) Used post-enrollment to identify any changes. Frequency - Monthly 5. State Administered Supplementary Payment Program NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Other (specify in comments) Texas does not administer a supplementary payment program available to MAGI groups. 6. State General Assistance Programs NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Texas does not administer a State General Assistance Program. 7. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Other (specify in comments) Texas operates an integrated system for eligibility determinations for assistance programs. The Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) allows eligibility workers to access an applicant's information from applications for other programs such as SNAP and TANF. Frequency - Any time an income change is reported. 8. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Other (specify in comments) Texas operates an integrated system for eligibility determinations for assistance programs. The Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) allows eligibility workers to access an applicant's information from applications for other programs such as SNAP and TANF. Frequency - Any time an income change is reported. 07/22/2019