County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants CAPI Program Guide Systems to Assist in Fraud PreventionDetection Number Page 991134 1 of 2 Revision Date October 1 2019 Background This section provides information regarding available resources to prevent and detect fraud in CAPI Purpose This section is revised for the sunset review No Program rules have changed Policy The state and county provide automated systems for use by the worker in fraud prevention These systems match customer information against certain databases They systems are described below 1 Income and Eligibility Verification System IEVS IEVS provides information from data matches with other agencies including SSA Employment Development Department EDD and Franchise Tax Board FTB Data is accessed through the customers SSN Make use of the information available through IEVS especially in cases where there is conflicting information which may be resolved through this data match process For CAPI cases no IEVS abstracts can be requested However if the CAPI customer has an active MediCal or CalFresh case IEVS information can be obtained online Other information from the IEVS granted subsystems such as Payment Verification System PVS is only available to the CAPI worker if the information is received through a companion case with federal benefits or MediCal The Known to Welfare screen of the IEVS main menu through MEDS can be used to identify if a customer has received CalWORKs MediCal andor Homeless Assistance within California 2 MEDS MEDS identifies all individuals who receive MediCal andor CAPI in California as well as CalFresh and GR This includes SSISSP customers MEDS may be helpful in preventing or identifying duplicate aid cases The MEDS historical record is for 13 months including the current month A truncated record which only indicates a prior MEDS record is available after 13 months 3 Central Database CDB CDB is a statewide database within the MEDS network It is available to verify current and historical receipt not amounts of CalFresh benefits anywhere in California for 13 months Like MEDS a truncated record is available after 13 months 4 CalWIN CalWIN is the system for determining eligibility for aid programs in San Diego County Current case records are located here as well as any cases that may have closed after June 2006 5 AssessorSecured Property Inquiry ST1NST1SAS08 is the county mainframe system indicating the owner of a county property parcel the assessed value of the property or if the property exists This helps the worker determine if the customer is giving conflicting information regarding hisher address or resources County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants CAPI Program Guide Systems to Assist in Fraud PreventionDetection Number Page 991134 2 of 2 6 Jail ClearanceProbation Clearance The DF20DF05DF34 screens are part of a county system indicating if a customer andor spouse is in or out of jail in San Diego County or is on county probation 7 Recorders Office Vital Statistics The Vital Statistics system allows the worker to verify birth marriage and death information within San Diego County 8 Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Access California DMV access indicates if a customer may have an unreported motor vehicle See the DMV Clearance EPPG for the processes and procedures to complete a DMV clearance Request a DMV clearance when the worker suspects the customer has a motor vehicle 9 Deceased Person Match Data System Deceased Person Match Data System generates reports for individuals who have been reported to SSA as deceased The system matches the individuals SSN last name first name middle initial and date of birth BPAI receives the report and forwards the information on active individuals to the worker Procedure Use the systems described above to assist in preventingdiscovering fraud Other Program Impacts None References MPP 20000 and 20200 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance on or by 10312022 Approval for Release Rick Wanne Director Eligibility Operations