(a) Prior to awarding any public welfare benefit, and on a quarterly basis after any benefit is awarded, the department shall, to the extent practicable, determine the following information as it relates to each applicant for or recipient of a public welfare benefit: Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this subsection will read as: (a) Prior to awarding any public welfare benefit, and at the intervals specified in this section after any benefit is awarded, the department shall, to the extent practicable, determine the following information as it relates to each applicant for or recipient of a public welfare benefit: (i) Earned and unearned income information maintained by the United States internal revenue service; (ii) Weekly, monthly or quarterly reports of income and unemployment insurance payment information maintained by the department of workforce services; (iii) Income information maintained by the United States social security administration; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (iii) Income information maintained by the United States social security administration, reviewed by the department at every application and recertification period; (iv) Immigration status information maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (iv) Immigration status information maintained by the United States citizenship and immigration services and verified through the SAVE online service or other acceptable documentation; (v) Death register information maintained by the United States social security administration; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (v) Death register information maintained by the United States social security administration, reviewed by the department not less than on a monthly basis; (vi) Prisoner information maintained by the United States social security administration; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (vi) Prisoner information maintained by the United States social security administration, reviewed by the department of family services at every application and recertification period; (vii) Public housing and section 8 housing assistance payment information; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (vii) Public housing and section 8 housing assistance payment information, reviewed by the department of family services at every application and recertification period; (viii) Fleeing felon, probation or parole violation information; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (viii) Fleeing felon, probation or parole violation information, reviewed by the department of family services at every application and recertification period; (ix) Wage reporting information maintained by states contiguous to Wyoming; (x) Beneficiary records and earnings information maintained by the United States social security administration in the beneficiary and earnings data exchange system; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (x) Beneficiary records and earnings information maintained by the United States social security administration in the beneficiary and earnings data exchange system, reviewed by the department at every application and recertification period; (xi) Earnings and pension information maintained by the United States social security administration in the beneficiary earnings exchange record system; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (xi) Earnings and pension information maintained by the United States social security administration in the beneficiary earnings exchange record system, reviewed by the department at every application and recertification period; (xii) Earnings and pension information maintained by the Wyoming retirement system; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (xii) Earnings and pension information maintained by the Wyoming retirement system, reviewed by the department of family services at every application and recertification period and by the department of health upon the receipt of applicable information from the Wyoming retirement system; (xiii) Employment information maintained by the department of workforce services; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (xiii) Employment information, reviewed by the department at every application and recertification period; (xiv) Employment information maintained by the United States department of health and human services in the national directory of new hires; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (xiv) Employment information maintained by the United States department of health and human services in the national directory of new hires, reviewed by the department of family services at every application and recertification period; (xv) Supplemental security income information maintained by the United States social security administration in the social security income state data exchange system; Note: Effective 1/1/2027 this paragraph will read as: (xv) Supplemental security income information maintained by the United States social security administration in the social security income state data exchange system, reviewed by the department at every application and recertification period; (xvi) Veterans' benefits information; (xvii) Child care services information maintained by the department; (xviii) Utility payment information maintained by the state under the low income home energy assistance program as provided in W.S. 42-2-501; (xix) Emergency utility payment information maintained by the state or local governmental entities; and (xx) Income and employment information maintained by the department and the United States department of health and human services office of child support enforcement. (b) The department is authorized to enter into agreements with third-party vendors to obtain the following information prior to awarding any public welfare benefit, and on a quarterly basis after any benefit is awarded: (i) Information on public welfare benefits received in other states maintained in any real time national database, including the national accuracy clearinghouse; (ii) A nationwide public records data source of physical asset ownership including real property, automobiles, watercraft, aircraft, luxury vehicles or any other vehicle; (iii) A nationwide public records data source of incarcerated individuals; (iv) A nationwide best available address and driver's license data source to verify individuals are residents of Wyoming; (v) A comprehensive public records database that identifies potential identity fraud or identity theft which can closely associate name, social security number, date of birth, phone and address information; or (vi) National and local financial institutions, in order to locate undisclosed depository accounts or verify account balances of disclosed accounts. (c) In addition to the records specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the department may also consider information from any database or source which is substantially similar to or a successor of any record, database or information specified under this section. (d) On not less than a quarterly basis, the department of family services and department of health shall each make available on their public websites all of the following data from findings on noncompliance and fraud investigations, provided the data is presented in the aggregate and does not include confidential or personally identifying information: [NOTE: This subsection will be effective 1/1/2027.] (i) The total number of public benefit cases investigated for intentional program violations or fraud; (ii) The total number of public benefit cases referred to the attorney general's office for prosecution; (iii) Total improper payments and expenditures; (iv) Total monies received; (v) Aggregate data concerning improper payments and ineligible recipients as a percentage of those recipients investigated and reviewed.
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