HB1387

Mississippi HB1387 revises Medicaid and Department of Human Services provisions to enhance eligibility verification and fraud prevention.

Mississippi HB1387 revises provisions under the Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act to enhance eligibility verification and fraud prevention. The bill mandates the Department of Human Services and the Division of Medicaid to use an eligibility verification service at least quarterly. It requires the Department of Human Services to verify identity, household composition, and expenses before certification or recertification, prohibiting self-attestation unless strictly necessary.