This collection is necessary to verify income and eligibility requirements for Medicaid recipients, as required by Section 1137 of the Social Security Act.
The increase in burden occurred due to a new requirement for States to perform matches through the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS). The increase in burden also resulted from updated projections of the number of Medicaid recipients and data requests to various agencies to verify income and eligibility of Medicaid applicants.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.