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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 6

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• Payee name; and • Income amount. This information is not considered verified upon receipt for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and is subject to independent verification for all programs. For SNAP, the agency must provide the household with the Notice of Match Results (NCHZ) and the matched individual must be given 10 days to contest the findings. The IRS information received is subject to the special procedural requirements in this chapter. 6.3.3 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE REPORTING INFORMATION SYSTEM (PARIS) The PARIS data match occurs quarterly. There are three types of PARIS matches on income and medical benefits: Federal, Interstate and Veterans Affairs. PARIS conducts matches on income and health coverage information. Verification is received through data exchange and is compared to the information in the case record. The client’s Social Security Number (SSN) is used to retrieve the information. 6.3.3.A Federal Match A return on this match is initiated from the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The match indicates an individual is receiving income, and includes records for active and retired federal civilian and military personnel. Healthcare coverage eligibility is also available in the federal match (civilian health coverage or TriCare, formerly Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services [CHAMPUS]). Workers have access to the federal match directly and must follow up on information obtained. This information is not verified upon receipt and is subject to independent verification for all programs. 6.3.3.B Interstate Match A return on this match indicates an individual is enrolled for benefits in two or more states. Automatic disenrollment for the West Virginia program occurs for the matched individuals. If the individual is the primary person in the entire case, it will close.