Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) 448-01-50-40
(Revised 3/1/12 ML #3304)
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The Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) is a computer data matching and information exchange system administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and Administration for Children and Families (ACF). This system provides States with a tool to improve program integrity in administering Economic Assistance and Health Care Coverage Programs. PARIS is designed to match State enrollment data from TANF, SNAP and Health Care Coverage Programs with data from other participating States and from a selected group of Federal databases.
There are three matches currently received through the PARIS Match:
- The Interstate Match – SSN’s are used to match State data with data from all other participating States to determine if recipients are receiving assistance in two or more States.
- The Veterans Administration (VA) Match – SSN’s are used to match State data from Federal databases to verify recipients who are receiving income and medical coverage/payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
- The Federal Match – SSN’s are used to match State data with information from the Department of Defense (DoD) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to determine if recipients are receiving income/pensions from any of these sources or are eligible for Federal health care coverage.
A file is submitted and the SSN’s from our file are matched against other State’s and Federal data bases on a quarterly basis. Upon receipt of the return file, a State staff person from each program is provided results of the match.
If a match is received on a recipient, program staff will contact Eligibility Workers individually and provide instructions for needed processing. The county must take appropriate action and respond back to program staff within 10 days.
Form SFN 1050 – PARIS Match (Duplicate Benefits) Out-of-State Inquiry was developed as a tool to obtain verification of Medicaid, SNAP and TANF benefits received in another state.
