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MS Code § 43-12-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-23. Broad-based categorical eligibility

  In no case shall categorical eligibility under 7 USC Section 2014(a) or 7 CFR Section 273.2(j)(2)(iii) be granted for any noncash, in-kind or other benefit unless expressly required by federal law for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).   The Department of Human Services shall not apply gross income standards for food assistance higher than the standards specified in 7 USC Section 2014(c) unless expressly required by federal law. Categorical eligibility exempting households from such gross income standards requirements shall not be granted for any noncash, in-kind or other benefit, unless expressly required by federal law.
MS Code § 43-12-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-25. Sharing enrollee information across agencies

  The Division of Medicaid and the Department of Human Services shall share eligibility information with each other within thirty (30) business days when an enrollee has been disenrolled for any financial or nonfinancial reason that may result in the enrollee's disqualification for benefits with the other department, and shall include the rationale for the action.   Any department, agency or division receiving information under subsection (1) of this section shall establish procedures to redetermine eligibility for any enrollee whose eligibility or benefit levels could change as a result of new information provided under subsection (1) of this section.
MS Code § 43-12-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-27. Maximum family grant

 For purposes of determining the maximum aid payment under the TANF program, the number of persons in a household shall not be increased for any child born into a household that has received aid under TANF continuously for the ten (10) months before the birth of the child.
MS Code § 43-12-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-29. Verify identities and household composition, and all expenses of welfare applicants

 The Department of Human Services shall verify identity, household composition, expenses, and any other factor affecting eligibility allowed under 7 CFR Section 273.2(f)(3).
MS Code § 43-12-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-31. Full cooperation with fraud investigations

 The Department of Human Services shall communicate the expectation of mandatory cooperation with a fraud investigation and that noncompliance could result in case closure and termination of benefits within thirty (30) business days.
MS Code § 43-12-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-33. Gaps in eligibility reporting

 The Department of Human Services shall not establish or use a simplified reporting system under 7 CFR Section 273.12(a)(5). The department shall provide a written report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, and the House and Senate Medicaid Committees, on the costs and state and federal savings of not using a simplified reporting system. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.
MS Code § 43-12-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-35. Noncompliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program rules

  The Department of Human Services shall only grant benefits when an approved applicant has signed a written agreement clearly enumerating continued eligibility requirements, circumstances in which sanctions may be imposed, and any potential penalties for noncompliance.   The department shall require all enrollees to be compliant with all program requirements, including work requirements, before granting benefits.   The department shall institute a three-month, full-household sanction for the first instance of noncompliance with any TANF requirement, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   The department shall terminate benefits for the second instance of noncompliance with any TANF requirement, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   An individual sanctioned under subsection (3) of this section shall not have benefits reinstated without reviewing the agreement required under subsection (1) of this section.   The department shall deny benefits to any adult member of a household where another adult member of the household has been found to have committed benefits fraud.
MS Code § 43-12-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-37. Noncompliance with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rules

  The Department of Human Services shall set disqualification periods for all instances of noncompliance with any SNAP requirement, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   The department shall institute a three-month, full-household disqualification period for the first instance of noncompliance, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   The department shall institute a six-month, full-household disqualification period for the second instance of noncompliance, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   The department shall institute a permanent disqualification period for the third instance of noncompliance, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   If a recipient is subject to a disqualification period under subsection (4) of this section, the department shall institute a six-month disqualification period for the recipient's entire household, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.   Unless expressly prohibited by federal law, recipients shall be subject to disqualification for failure to perform actions required by other federal, state, or local means-tested public assistance programs.
MS Code § 43-12-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-39. Out-of-state spending

  The Department of Human Services shall post on its website and make available on an annual basis to the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee a report of SNAP and TANF benefit spending. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.   The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall include:   The dollar amount and number of transactions of SNAP benefits that are accessed or spent out-of-state, disaggregated by state;   The dollar amount and number of transactions of TANF benefits that are accessed or spent out-of-state, disaggregated by state;   The dollar amount, number of transactions, and times of transactions of SNAP benefits that are accessed or spent in-state, disaggregated by retailer, institution, or location, unless expressly prohibited by federal law; and   The dollar amount, number of transactions, and time of transactions of TANF benefits that are accessed or spent in-state, disaggregated by retailer, institution, or location.     The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall be de-identified to prevent identification of individual recipients.
MS Code § 43-12-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-41. Public reporting

  The Division of Medicaid and the Department of Human Services shall provide on an annual basis to the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, and the House and Senate Medicaid Committees, a report of characteristics of recipients of Medicaid, SNAP and TANF benefits. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.   The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall include:   The length of enrollment, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;   The share of recipients concurrently enrolled in one or more additional means-tested programs, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;   The number of means-tested programs recipients are concurrently enrolled in, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;   The demographics and characteristics of recipients, disaggregated by program and eligibility group; and   The dollar amount spent on advertising and marketing for TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and other means-tested programs, including both state and federal funds, disaggregated by program.     The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall be de-identified to prevent identification of individual recipients.
MS Code § 43-12-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-43. Pilot program for photos on EBT cards

  The Department of Human Services may establish a pilot program in which a photograph of the recipient is included on any electronic benefits transfer card issued by the department to the recipient, unless the recipient declines to have the photograph included. When a recipient is a minor or otherwise incapacitated individual, a parent or legal guardian of such recipient may have a photograph of such parent or legal guardian placed on the card.   The Department of Human Services shall explore opportunities with other state agencies, departments, or divisions, including the Department of Public Safety, to share photographs when available. The Department of Human Services may sign one or more memorandum of understanding with such agencies, departments, or divisions as necessary to implement this section.
MS Code § 43-12-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-45. Limits on spending locations

  Funds available on electronic benefit transfer cards shall not be used to purchase alcohol, liquor or imitation liquor, cigarettes, tobacco products, bail, gambling activities, lottery tickets, tattoos, travel services provided by a travel agent, money transmission to locations abroad, sexually oriented adult materials, concert tickets, professional or collegiate sporting event tickets, or tickets for other entertainment events intended for the general public.   Electronic benefit transfer card transactions shall be prohibited at all retail liquor stores, casinos, gaming establishments, jewelry stores, tattoo parlors, massage parlors, body piercing parlors, spas, nail salons, lingerie shops, tobacco paraphernalia stores, vapor cigarette stores, psychic or fortune telling businesses, bail bond companies, video arcades, movie theaters, cruise ships, theme parks, dog or horse racing facilities, pari-mutuel facilities, sexually oriented businesses, retail establishments that provide adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment, and businesses or retail establishments where minors under eighteen (18) years of age are not permitted.   Upon enrollment, the Department of Human Services shall provide new applicants an itemized list of prohibited purchases, including those specified in subsection (1) of this section, and make such a list available on the department's website.   The department shall prohibit establishments identified under subsection (2) of this section from operating ATMs that accept electronic benefit transfer cards. Businesses found in violation of this subsection shall be subject to appropriate licensing sanctions.   If a recipient is found to have violated subsection (1) of this section, the department shall issue a warning in writing to the recipient. The recipient shall be subject to disqualification of benefits for up to three (3) months following the first offense and a permanent termination of benefits following the second offense, unless expressly prohibited by federal law.
MS Code § 43-12-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-47. Excessive EBT card loss

  The Department of Human Services shall send all recipients that have requested four (4) replacement cards within a twelve-month-period a letter informing them that another request shall require participation in a face-to-face interview with a fraud investigator and eligibility expert.   If a third-party vendor is administering replacement cards directly to recipients, it shall notify the department after the request for a fourth replacement card in a twelve-month-period, and any subsequent request thereafter.   Upon a recipient's request of a fifth replacement card within any twelve-month-period, and any subsequent request thereafter, the department shall schedule an interview, within thirty (30) business days, with a fraud investigator and eligibility expert before another new card is issued.   Unless expressly prohibited by federal law, if a recipient fails to appear at an interview scheduled under subsection (3) of this section, the department shall terminate the recipient's benefits within ten (10) business days, or the minimum required by federal law.
MS Code § 43-12-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-71. Eligibility for TANF or SNAP benefits following certain criminal convictions

 As provided in 21 USC Section 862a(d)(1), Mississippi opts out of the application of 21 USC Section 862a(a) to all individuals domiciled in the state.
MS Code § 43-14-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 14 - Mississippi Statewide System of Care for Children and Youth|§ 43-14-3. Powers and responsibilities of Council

 In addition to the specific authority provided in Section 43-14-1, the powers and responsibilities of the Interagency Coordinating Council for Children and Youth shall be as follows:   To serve in an advisory capacity and to provide state level leadership and oversight to the development of the Mississippi Statewide System of Care; and   To insure the creation and availability of an annual pool of funds from each participating agency member of the ICCCY that includes the amount to be contributed by each agency and a process for utilization of those funds.
MS Code § 43-14-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 14 - Mississippi Statewide System of Care for Children and Youth|§ 43-14-5. Operating fund

 There is created in the State Treasury a special fund into which shall be deposited all funds contributed by the Department of Human Services, State Department of Health, Department of Mental Health, State Department of Rehabilitation Services insofar as recipients are otherwise eligible under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and State Department of Education for the operation of a statewide System of Care by MAP teams and "A" teams utilizing such funds as may be made available to those MAP teams through a Request for Proposal (RFP) approved by the ICCCY.
MS Code § 43-16-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-1. Title

 This chapter may be cited as the "Child Residential Home Notification Act."
MS Code § 43-16-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-3. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly provides otherwise:   "Child" means a person who has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years or who has not otherwise been legally emancipated.   "Child residential home" means any place, facility or home operated by any person which receives children who are not related to the operators and whose parents or guardians are not residents of the same facility for supervision, care, lodging and maintenance for twenty-four (24) hours a day, with or without transfer of custody. This term does not include:   Residential homes licensed by the Department of Human Services under Section 43-15-5;   Any public school;   Any home operated by a state agency;   Child care facilities as defined in Section 43-20-5;   Youth camps as defined in Section 75-74-3;   Health care facilities licensed by the State Department of Health; or   The home of an attorney-in-fact operating under a power of attorney executed under Section 93-31-1 et seq.   "Department" shall mean the State Department of Health.   "Person" shall include an individual, partnership, organization, association or corporation.
MS Code § 43-16-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-5. State Department of Health to discharge provisions of chapter; notification agency

 The State Department of Health shall be the notification agency for all child residential homes, and the department shall discharge as additional duties and responsibilities the provisions of this chapter.
MS Code § 43-16-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-7. Operators of home to give notice of operation; existing homes to be licensed or give notice

  The operator of any child residential home shall provide notification in accordance with this chapter within sixty (60) days of beginning operation.   All child residential homes operating on July 1, 1989, shall either apply for a license from the Department of Public Welfare pursuant to Section 43-15-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, or file notification in accordance with this chapter, prior to August 1, 1989.
MS Code § 43-16-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-9. Person required to file notification; contents of notification

 Such notification shall be filed by the executive director of the child residential home to the department upon forms provided by the department and shall contain the following information:   Name, street address, mailing address and phone number of the home.   Name of the executive director and all staff members of the home.   Name and description of the agency or organization operating the home, which shall include a statement as to whether or not the agency or organization is incorporated.   Name and address of the sponsoring organization of the home, if applicable.   The names of all children living at the home which shall include the following personal data:   Full name and a copy of the child's birth certificate;   Name and address of parent(s) or guardian(s); and   Name and address of other nearest relative.   School(s) attended by the children served by such home.   Fire department or State Fire Marshal inspection certificate.   Local health department inspection certificate.   Proof, to be shown by the sworn affidavit of the executive director of the home, that the home has performed (i) criminal record background checks, and (ii) felony conviction record information checks on all employees, prospective employees, volunteers and prospective volunteers at such home, and that such records are maintained to the extent permitted by law, for every such employee, prospective employee, volunteer and prospective volunteer.   Proof, to be shown by the sworn affidavit of the executive director of the home, that medical records are maintained for each child.
MS Code § 43-16-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-11. Acknowledgement of notification; fire and health inspections of home; chancery or youth court to receive copy of notification

  Acknowledgement of notification shall be issued by the department upon the filing of a properly completed notification form accompanied by (a) a certificate of inspection and approval by the fire department of the municipality or other political subdivision in which the home is located, and (b) a certificate of inspection and approval by the health department of the county in which the home is located.   If no fire department exists where the home is located, the State Fire Marshal shall certify as to the inspection for safety from fire hazards. The State Fire Marshal shall establish standards for safety from fire hazards at child residential homes.   Upon notification by a child residential home, the department shall provide copies of the notification form to the chancery court or the youth court, as appropriate, of the county in which the home is located.
MS Code § 43-16-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-13. Monthly reports

 Each child residential home shall file monthly reports with the department, on forms provided by the department. Said monthly report shall indicate any changes in the notification information originally provided in accordance with Section 43-16-9 which have occurred, if any. The department shall provide copies of this monthly report to the youth court of the county in which the home is located.
MS Code § 43-16-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-15. Annual inspections of homes; inspectors

 The department once a year shall make or cause to be made inspections limited to health, nutrition, cleanliness, sanitation, written medical records for children, discipline policy, family communication policy and required criminal checks of all child residential homes. Reasonable additional inspections may be made as often as may be deemed necessary by the department, but shall not be scheduled so as to disrupt the normal activities of the home. Department inspectors shall be persons knowledgeable with the state's child abuse and neglect laws, child labor laws and compulsory education laws. The State Fire Marshal, or his designee, shall make or cause to be made annual inspections limited to the safety of all child residential homes. Any violation of state law on the premises of such child residential home shall immediately be reported by such inspection personnel to the appropriate law enforcement officer.
MS Code § 43-16-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 16 - Child Residential Home Notification Act|§ 43-16-17. Written discipline and family communication policies required

 Every child residential home shall have a written discipline policy and written family communication policy which shall be approved in writing, if possible, by the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the children residing at such home, and shall be made available to authorized inspection personnel upon request.