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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 6
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 2 Chapter 6 Data Exchanges
6.1.2 IEVS DATA EXCHANGES The IEVS provides the DOHS with additional sources of information for use in determining eligibility and the amount of the benefit for applicants and clients. This information is provided to the Worker through data exchanges. Through the eligibility system, DOHS staff receive information obtained through data exchanges with other governmental agencies. The IEVS procedures ensure that appropriate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) privacy and procedural safeguards are applied in the use of the information. The same precautions with privacy and procedural safeguards apply to information received through the FDH. Information obtained through IEVS is used for the following purposes: • To verify the eligibility of the assistance group (AG) • To verify the proper amount of benefits • To determine if the AG received benefits to which it was not entitled • To obtain information for use in criminal or civil prosecution based on receipt of benefits to which the AG was not entitled. Federal regulations require use of the following data exchanges that are provided using the IEVS: o WorkForce West Virginia – Wage and unemployment compensation information (UCI) data is available. o Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – Unearned income data is available. o Social Security Administration (SSA) – Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance (RSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and net earnings from self-employment data are available. The Social Security Number (SSN) of each applicant and client of SNAP benefits, WV WORKS, and Medicaid is used to obtain IEVS information. A data exchange in the eligibility system occurs: • When a new case is created; • When a new person is added to a benefit; • When a person’s demographic information is changed; and, NOTE: Federal Medicaid regulations require the utilization of the following IEVS data sources when nothing is returned from the Hub or when discrepancies exist that are not reasonably compatible: WorkForce WV, IRS and SSA.