§ 43-12-33. Gaps in eligibility reporting
The Department of Human Services shall not establish or use a simplified reporting system under 7 CFR Section 273.12(a)(5). The department shall provide a written report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, and the House […]
§ 43-12-35. Noncompliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program rules
The Department of Human Services shall only grant benefits when an approved applicant has signed a written agreement clearly enumerating continued eligibility requirements, circumstances in which sanctions may be imposed, and any potential penalties for noncompliance. The department shall require all enrollees to be compliant with all program requirements, including work requirements, before granting benefits. […]
§ 43-12-37. Noncompliance with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rules
The Department of Human Services shall set disqualification periods for all instances of noncompliance with any SNAP requirement, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. The department shall institute a three-month, full-household disqualification period for the first instance of noncompliance, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. The department shall institute a six-month, full-household disqualification period for […]
§ 43-12-39. Out-of-state spending
The Department of Human Services shall post on its website and make available on an annual basis to the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee a report of SNAP and TANF benefit spending. The report also shall […]
§ 43-12-41. Public reporting
The Division of Medicaid and the Department of Human Services shall provide on an annual basis to the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House Public Health and Human Services Committee and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, and the House and Senate Medicaid Committees, a report of characteristics of recipients […]
§ 43-12-43. Pilot program for photos on EBT cards
The Department of Human Services may establish a pilot program in which a photograph of the recipient is included on any electronic benefits transfer card issued by the department to the recipient, unless the recipient declines to have the photograph included. When a recipient is a minor or otherwise incapacitated individual, a parent or legal […]
§ 43-12-45. Limits on spending locations
Funds available on electronic benefit transfer cards shall not be used to purchase alcohol, liquor or imitation liquor, cigarettes, tobacco products, bail, gambling activities, lottery tickets, tattoos, travel services provided by a travel agent, money transmission to locations abroad, sexually oriented adult materials, concert tickets, professional or collegiate sporting event tickets, or tickets for other […]
§ 43-12-47. Excessive EBT card loss
The Department of Human Services shall send all recipients that have requested four (4) replacement cards within a twelve-month-period a letter informing them that another request shall require participation in a face-to-face interview with a fraud investigator and eligibility expert. If a third-party vendor is administering replacement cards directly to recipients, it shall notify the […]
§ 43-12-71. Eligibility for TANF or SNAP benefits following certain criminal convictions
As provided in 21 USC Section 862a(d)(1), Mississippi opts out of the application of 21 USC Section 862a(a) to all individuals domiciled in the state.
§ 43-12-27. Maximum family grant
For purposes of determining the maximum aid payment under the TANF program, the number of persons in a household shall not be increased for any child born into a household that has received aid under TANF continuously for the ten (10) months before the birth of the child.