Authority and Purpose

Authority and Purpose A. The purpose of this policy is to establish the procedures and guidelines the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) will follow in order to effectively establish overpayments as a result of improper benefit payments within the programmatic divisions of this agency. B. The Mississippi Department of Human Services has established an independent unit called the Benefit Recovery Unit within the Office of Inspector General which shall be responsible for establishing, monitoring, tracking, and recovering overpayments as a result of improper benefit payments found within the programmatic divisions within the Mississippi Department of Human Services. The Benefit Recovery Unit is also responsible for the recovery of subgrantee collections as a result of Monitoring Audits and Findings.