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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-12-9
Enhanced identity authentication process
Known as the Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act
The act spans §§ 43–43 (25 sections).
Laws, 2017, ch. 421, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 2019.
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