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MS Code § 43-9-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-9. Amount of assistance

 The amount of assistance for the needy aged which any recipient shall receive shall be determined by the county department with due regard to the resources, income, and necessary expenditures of the individual and the conditions existing in each case and in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the state department, and shall be sufficient when added to all other income and support of the recipient to provide him with a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health or special needs as permitted under the federal Social Security Act. However, the state department of public welfare may disregard the amount of monthly income of the recipient as specified by the federal Social Security Act.
MS Code § 43-9-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-11. Application for assistance to the needy aged

 Application for assistance under this chapter shall be made to the county welfare agent of the county in which the applicant resides. The application shall be in writing or reduced to writing in the manner and upon the form prescribed by the state department. Such application shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the state department.
MS Code § 43-9-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-13. Investigation of applications

 Whenever a county welfare agent receives an application for assistance under this chapter, an investigation and record shall promptly be made of the circumstances of the applicant to ascertain the facts supporting the application made under this chapter and such other information as may be required by the rules of the state board.   The county department and the state department shall have the power to conduct examinations, subpoena witnesses, require the attendance of witnesses, and the production of books, records and papers, and make application to the circuit court of the county to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of such books, records and papers. The county board and such officers and employees as are designated by the state commissioner may also administer oaths and affirmations.
MS Code § 43-9-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-15. Granting of assistance

 Upon completion of the investigation, the county department shall determine in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state department, whether the applicant is eligible for assistance under the provisions of this chapter, the amount of assistance he shall receive, and the date upon which such assistance shall begin. All checks for such assistance shall be mailed by the state department or county welfare office to the recipients at their postoffice address. The director of the state department shall determine whether such checks shall be mailed by the state department or by the county welfare office.   It shall be the duty of the state department insofar as is practicable to provide assistance to eligible persons, who, due to limitations of available funds have not been placed upon the assistance rolls, as soon as practicable after additional funds become available to the department and prior to making a general increase in assistance grants to persons already on said assistance rolls. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to bar or limit any county department of public welfare from granting individual increases in the amount of assistance to recipients based upon their individual needs. The state department shall, as soon as made possible by the availability of additional funds, take steps to eliminate all waiting lists. The state department or the office of public welfare of the various counties shall notify each applicant concerning the action taken on his or her application for assistance, and if the application for assistance is denied, the applicant shall be notified and given the reasons for such denial, and the lack of money shall not constitute a reason for such denial.
MS Code § 43-9-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-17. Payment for benefit of recipient

 If the recipient or applicant is found incapable of taking care of himself or his money, payments may be paid to any person, firm, corporation, association, institution or agency designated to receive it by order of the county department of his county.
MS Code § 43-9-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-19. Assistance not assignable

 No assistance given under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and none of the money paid or payable under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
MS Code § 43-9-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-21. Appeal to the State Department of Public Welfare

 The county department shall at once report to the state department its decision upon each application. If an application is not acted upon by the county department within thirty (30) days after the filing of the application, or is denied or revoked, the applicant may appeal to the state department in the manner and form prescribed by rules and regulations. The state department shall upon receipt of such an appeal give the applicant an opportunity for a fair hearing. The state department may also, upon its own motion, review any decision of a county department and may consider any application upon which a decision has not been made by the county department within a reasonable time.   The state department may make such additional investigation as it may deem necessary and shall make such decision as to the granting of assistance and the amount of assistance to be granted the applicant as in its opinion is justified and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. All decisions of the state department shall be binding upon the county department involved and shall be complied with by such county department.
MS Code § 43-9-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-23. Periodic reconsideration and changes in amount of assistance

 All assistance grants made under this chapter shall be reconsidered as frequently as may be required by the rules and regulations of the state board. After such further investigation, the amount of assistance may be changed or assistance may be entirely withdrawn if the state commissioner or county department finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant such action. The county department may at any time cancel and revoke assistance for cause and it may for cause suspend assistance for such period as it may deem proper. Whenever assistance is thus withdrawn, revoked, suspended or in any way changed, the county department shall at once report to the state department such decision together with the record of its investigation. All such decisions shall be subject to review by the state commissioner as provided in Section 43-9-21.
MS Code § 43-9-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-25. No fees to be paid

 No person shall make any charge or receive any fee for representing any applicant or recipient of assistance in any proceeding hereunder except as to criminal proceedings brought pursuant to Section 43-9-27; or with respect to any application whether such fee or charge be paid by the applicant or recipient or by any other person or persons. Any violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable as provided in Section 43-9-27.
MS Code § 43-9-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-27. Fraudulent acts

 Whoever obtains, or attempts, or aids, or abets any person to obtain by means of a wilfully false statement or representation or by impersonation, or other fraudulent device;    Assistance to which he is not entitled; or   Assistance greater than that to which he is justly entitled, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon the conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned for not more than three (3) months, or be both so fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. In assessing the penalty, the court shall take into consideration the amount of money fraudulently received.
MS Code § 43-9-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-29. Recovery from recipient's estate for false representation

 On the death of any recipient, double the total amount of assistance paid to such recipient under this chapter shall be allowed as a claim against the estate of such person if it is found that such recipient has obtained funds by false representation.
MS Code § 43-9-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-31. Limitations of chapter

 All assistance granted under this chapter shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing law that may hereafter be passed. No recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by any amending or repealing law.
MS Code § 43-9-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-33. Receipt and disposition of federal and other funds

 The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to receive on behalf of the state, and to execute all instruments incidental thereto, federal or other funds to be used for payments of assistance herein provided, and to place all such funds in a special account to the credit of the "state department of public welfare," which said funds shall be expended by the department for the purposes and under the provisions of this chapter, and shall be paid out by the state treasurer as funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this chapter are paid out by him.
MS Code § 43-9-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-35. Disbursement of funds; how made

 The state department shall issue all checks for assistance to person qualifying for aid under the provisions of this chapter. All such checks shall be drawn upon funds made available to the state department of public welfare by the state auditor, upon requisition of the commissioner, approved by the state board.
MS Code § 43-9-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-37. Limitation of assistance and administrative cost

 The total amount of assistance granted under the provisions of this chapter and the expenses incurred thereunder shall not exceed the amounts of funds appropriated therefor by the legislature, together with any funds received from the federal government or other sources for the purposes of this chapter and Chapter 1 of this title. The cost of administering this chapter and Chapter 1 of this title shall not exceed the funds appropriated by the state legislature.
MS Code § 43-9-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-39. Litigation

 No suit shall be maintained in any court for the purpose of compelling an award of assistance or to enforce payment of any award of assistance made under the provisions of this chapter. Awards made hereunder shall in no case create any vested or other rights for assistance in the recipients.
MS Code § 43-9-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-41. Construction of law

 This chapter and Chapter 1 of this title are supplementary to and in aid of any and all welfare laws now in force in Mississippi which are not directly in conflict herewith.
MS Code § 43-9-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-43. Reservation of right to amend or repeal old age security law

 The Legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of the Mississippi Old Age Security Law at any time, and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, benefits, or immunities conferred by said law or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal said law at any time.
MS Code § 43-9-45 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-45. Termination of federal assistance program as ipso facto repeal

 The Mississippi Old Age Security Law is continued in force in pursuance of Public Law 92-603, 92nd Congress, under Title III thereof establishing supplemental security income for the aged, blind and disabled; and under Title VI thereof providing grants to the several states for services to the aged, blind or disabled to help needy individuals who are sixty-five (65) years of age or over, are blind, or are disabled to attain or retain capability for self-support or self-care under plans approved by the secretary of health, education and welfare, for services to the aged, blind or disabled; to continue the administration of aid to families with dependent children, pursuant to Title IV, federal Social Security Act, and Sections 43-17-1 through 43-17-25; to determine the eligibility of needy persons for food stamps from the U. S. Department of Agriculture or other federal agency, thus enabling the state to make more adequate provisions for needy aged, blind or disabled persons and for families with dependent children by reason of said federal grants therein provided, the state being unable financially to provide such services and assistance without such federal aid. Therefore, in the event that Public Law 92-603, 92nd Congress, or Title IV, federal Social Security Act, should be finally adjudged invalid, or in the event that the federal grants-in-aid provided thereunder should be substantially reduced below fifty percent (50%), then and in either of such events, and upon public proclamation of the governor, the Mississippi Old Age Security Law shall ipso facto be thereby repealed and rendered null and void.
MS Code § 43-9-47 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 9 - Old Age Assistance|§ 43-9-47. Authority of municipality or county to match federal funds

  The governing authority of any municipality or county of the State of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to expend such sums as it deems necessary and desirable to match federal funds for any assistance program for aged persons in the State of Mississippi. The governing authority of any municipality or county is authorized to make a voluntary contribution to any such assistance program for aged persons.   The sums expended under this section may be paid from any available funds of the municipality or county to any agency, project, grantee or program approved or sponsored by the Mississippi Council on Aging.
MS Code § 43-12-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act."
MS Code § 43-12-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-3. Integration of eligibility systems

 The Division of Medicaid shall submit a final Advanced Planning Document to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the purpose of applying for the OMB A87 exception to support the integration of eligibility systems between the division and any applicable Department of Human Services program where an integrated system of eligibility will serve the state's interest in developing shared eligibility services across health and human services programs, while at the same time promoting and enhancing the state's efforts of ensuring maximum program integrity across each agency. In preparing the final Advanced Planning Document, the division also shall:   Identify functions that can be leveraged or shared across the state Medicaid program and other Department of Human Services programs;   Weigh benefits of shared systems;   Identify interoperability and integration goals;   Seek guidance from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) and the Office for the Administration of Children and Families (ACF) on state ideas before submitting the Advanced Planning Document; and   Ensure that the enhancement to front end identity and asset verification is an integral part of the advanced planning and integration process going forward.   The division shall submit a report on its progress to the chairmen of the House and Senate Medicaid Committees within ninety (90) business days and on a quarterly basis thereafter until the final Advanced Planning Document is completed. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.
MS Code § 43-12-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-7. Enhanced eligibility verification process

  Before awarding assistance, the department shall verify eligibility for assistance by using the enhanced eligibility verification service established in Section 43-12-5(2). The department shall also conduct enhanced eligibility verification under Section 43-12-5(2) periodically between eligibility redeterminations and during eligibility redeterminations when there is a risk of changes in income, assets, residency or other relevant factors and the department has determined that the benefits of enhanced eligibility verification outweigh the cost.   It is the intent of the Legislature that any recipient who has moved out of state shall be terminated from the rolls of eligible recipients within three (3) months of the department being made aware of their change of residency.
MS Code § 43-12-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-9. Enhanced identity authentication process

 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.
MS Code § 43-12-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-13. Referrals for fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation

 After reviewing changes or discrepancies that may affect program eligibility, the department shall refer, within forty-five (45) business days, suspected cases of fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation to appropriate agencies, divisions, or departments for review of eligibility discrepancies in other public programs. This shall also include cases where an individual is determined to be no longer eligible for the original program. In cases where fraud affecting program eligibility is substantiated, the department or other appropriate agencies shall garnish wages or state income tax refunds until the state recovers an amount equal to the amount of benefits that were fraudulently received.
MS Code § 43-12-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-15. Reporting

  Thirty (30) business days before entering into a competitively bid contract for the eligibility verification service required by Section 43-12-5, the department shall provide a written report to the Governor, 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, detailing the data sources proposed to be used by the third-party vendor for eligibility and redeterminations, the relevancy of the information from the data sources, the frequency of how often each data source will be accessed, and an explanation of why other data sources that are readily available are not being used. The report shall include a dynamic cost-benefit analysis that shows the ratio of potential fraud detection to the types and kinds of data sources and information tools proposed to be used by the third-party vendor. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.   Six (6) months after the implementation of the eligibility verification service required by Section 43-12-5, and quarterly thereafter, the department shall provide a written report to the Governor, 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, detailing the effectiveness and general findings of the eligibility verification service, including the number of cases reviewed, the number of case closures, the number of referrals for criminal prosecution, recovery of improper payments, collection of civil penalties, and the savings that have resulted from the service. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.
MS Code § 43-12-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-17. Transparency in Medicaid

 Following the precedent set by Medicare, the department shall electronically release to the public data that includes, but is not limited to the following: the provider's name and office locations; a provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI); the type of service provided by Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code; and whether the service was performed in a facility or office setting. This public data shall also include the number of services, average submitted charges, average allowed amount, average Medicaid payment, and a count of unique beneficiaries treated. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to publicly share protected information as defined by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
MS Code § 43-12-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-19. Work requirements

 The Department of Human Services shall not seek, apply for, accept or renew any waiver of requirements established under 7 USC Section 2015(o), except during a formal state or federal declaration of a natural disaster.
MS Code § 43-12-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 43 - Public Welfare|Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act|§ 43-12-21. Federal asset limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

 In no case shall the resource limit standards of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) exceed the standards specified in 7 USC Section 2014(g)(1), unless expressly required by federal law. In no case shall categorical eligibility exempting households from these resource limits be granted for any noncash, in-kind or other benefit, unless expressly required by federal law.