Before awarding assistance, applicants for benefits must complete a computerized identity authentication process that shall confirm the applicant owns the identity presented in the application. The department shall continue to review the recipient's identity ownership periodically to verify and protect the identity of the recipient.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act
§ 43-12-3. Integration of eligibility systems
§ 43-12-9. Enhanced identity authentication process
§ 43-12-13. Referrals for fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation
§ 43-12-17. Transparency in Medicaid
§ 43-12-21. Federal asset limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
§ 43-12-27. Maximum family grant
§ 43-12-29. Verify identities and household composition, and all expenses of welfare applicants
§ 43-12-31. Full cooperation with fraud investigations
§ 43-12-33. Gaps in eligibility reporting
§ 43-12-71. Eligibility for TANF or SNAP benefits following certain criminal convictions