As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Arkansas Data Services Hub" means the Arkansas data services hub that provides an electronic method to verify:
(A) Age, residency, and child support information via the Department of Finance and Administration;
(B) Age, marriage, and death information via the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health;
(C) Age, Social Security number, citizenship, and Medicare coverage information via the state online portal to the Social Security Administration;
(D) Employment earnings and unemployment benefit payment information via the Department of Workforce Services; and
(E) Receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;
(2) "Federal Data Services Hub" means the federal data services hub that provides an electronic method to verify:
(A) Social Security number verification via the Social Security Administration;
(B) Citizenship verification via the Social Security Administration;
(C) Incarceration verification via the Social Security Administration;
(D) Verification of income under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. ยง 401 et seq., via the Social Security Administration;
(E) Quarters of coverage information via the Social Security Administration;
(F) Modified adjusted gross income information via the Internal Revenue Service;
(G) Immigration status verification via the United States Department of Homeland Security;
(H) Indicators for lawful presence, qualified noncitizen, and five-year bar status via the United States Department of Homeland Security; and
(I) Public minimum essential coverage;
(3) (A) "Medicaid eligible" means an individual who is eligible for Medicaid benefits.
(B) "Medicaid eligible" does not include establishment of an entitlement to a particular benefit package or the reimbursement of particular medical assistance; and
(4) "Supplemental manual verification investigation" means an investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services or its designee to gather information by methods such as contacting family members, employers, and medical facilities to verify information received via the Medicaid Eligibility Verification System.
Section: 20-77-2102 20-77-2103 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016