Data Matches

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  1. On at least a quarterly basis, the department of human services shall conduct data matches against information databases as required by federal law, including the following:
    1. Earned and unearned income information maintained by the federal internal revenue service;
    2. Employer reports of income and unemployment insurance payment information maintained by the federal department of labor;
    3. Earned income information maintained by the federal social security administration;
    4. Death register information maintained by the federal social security administration;
    5. Prisoner information maintained by the federal social security administration;
    6. Beneficiary records and earnings information maintained by the federal social security administration;
    7. Employment information maintained by the Tennessee department of labor and workforce development;
    8. Employment information regarding new hires maintained by the federal department of health and human services;
    9. Supplemental security income information maintained by the federal social security administration; and
    10. Veterans' benefits information maintained by the federal department of health and human services, in coordination with the Tennessee department of health and Tennessee department of veterans services.
  2. The department of human services shall, upon approval from the secretary of the United States department of agriculture, take any steps necessary to enter into an intra-agency agreement joining a multi-state cooperative that identifies individuals who are currently receiving benefits in other surrounding states to minimize dual participation.


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