2018 Mississippi Code
Title 43 - Public Welfare
Chapter 12 - Medicaid and Human Services Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act
§ 43-12-41. Public reporting.
(1) 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 of Medicaid, SNAP and TANF benefits. The report also shall be provided to the other members of the Legislature upon request.
(2) The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall include:
(a) The length of enrollment, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;
(b) The share of recipients concurrently enrolled in one or more additional means-tested programs, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;
(c) The number of means-tested programs recipients are concurrently enrolled in, disaggregated by program and eligibility group;
(d) The demographics and characteristics of recipients, disaggregated by program and eligibility group; and
(e) The dollar amount spent on advertising and marketing for TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and other means-tested programs, including both state and federal funds, disaggregated by program.
(3) The report required under subsection (1) of this section shall be de-identified to prevent identification of individual recipients.
