Section 710. Income and eligibility verification system

A. The Medicaid agency has established a system for income and eligibility verification in accordance with the requirements of 42 CFR 435.940 through 435.960.

B. 12VAC30-20-220 describes, in accordance with 42 CFR 435.958(a)(6), the information that will be requested in order to verify eligibility or the correct payment amount and the agencies and the state or states from which that information will be requested.

C. The Commonwealth has an eligibility determination system that provides for data matching through the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS), or any successor system, including matching with medical assistance programs operated by other states. The information that is requested will be exchanged with states and other entities legally entitled to verify Title XIX applicants and individuals eligible for covered Title XIX services consistent with applicable PARIS agreements.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR460-01-79, eff. January 1, 1988; amended, Volume 29, Issue 14, eff. April 10, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 1396 et seq.