18 Miss. Code. R. 17-5.14 - Reporting Requirements

A. MDHS requires parents participating in the CCPP to report any changes in circumstances or information that occur during the 12-month eligibility period. Failure to report any changes in circumstances affecting eligibility for the CCPP (family unit income, work hours, employment or education/job training, relocation to another state, or voluntary withdrawal from CCPP) shall be subject to the participant penalties as described in Chapter 9: Program Compliance.

B. MDHS is required to act on information reported by the family if it will reduce the family's co-payment or increase the family's subsidy. MDHS is prohibited from acting on information reported by the family that would reduce the family's subsidy unless the information reported indicates that the family's income exceeds 85% of SMI after considering temporary or irregular fluctuations in income or the family has experienced a non-temporary change in meeting the work/education requirement.

C. MDHS deems the last reported contact information to be accurate unless notified otherwise by the parent. Any notice sent to the last reported contact information will be considered adequate constructive notice if the parent has not reported the change in contact information within the ten (10) day deadline or prior to the notice date.

D. Parents must report any of the following changes within ten (10) days of the change:

1) Family unit income - Parents must report all changes in income

2) Work Hours - Parents must report if work hours fall below twenty-five (25) hours per week

3) Marital status

4) Household size

5) Address change

6) Email address

7) Phone number

8) Parent or Guardian name

9) Parents must report when he/she voluntarily withdraws a child from the program

10) Employment or Education/Job Training

a. Any cessation in employment (i.e. resignation, retirement, termination, or reduction in workforce) must be reported to MDHS

b. Any cessation of attendance at a job training or educational program

c. Failure to report under this rule will result in the parent's inability to be eligible for the 90-day job search period, which can result in a loss of subsidy.

E. Providers are notified no later than the date MDHS becomes aware of a family's eligibility status change. The notification gives providers a two-week notice of the pending change.

Notes

18 Miss. Code. R. 17-5.14

45 CFR 98.21; Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-2(4); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-1-4 Revised: May 2023

Adopted 3/6/2020 Amended 11/1/2021 Amended 5/15/2023