Common use of Verification Procedures and Opportunity to Contest Clause in Contracts

Verification Procedures and Opportunity to Contest. A. Verification of Match Information 1. CMS will take appropriate steps to independently verify all information received from Treasury’s Working System to determine the validity and/or applicability of the information obtained through this matching program prior to the termination, denial, suspension or reduction of any benefits. 2. The parties agree that the occurrence of a match is not conclusive evidence that the individual who or organization that is the subject of the search and the individual or the subject in the search results are the same person or organization. 3. CMS is responsible for verifying and determining whether the search results retrieved from Treasury’s Working System are consistent with the information in their files and for resolving any discrepancies or inconsistencies as to positive identification on an individual basis. 4. CMS will screen the initial data to verify that the matched individual or organization is in fact the payment/benefit recipient about which/whom the search was initiated. CMS will do this by separately comparing the "match results" file with the information in their files to verify the individual's or organization’s identity and will conduct independent inquiries to resolve questionable identities. 5. Any discrepancies or inconsistencies in the original source agency data files, based on information received from Treasury’s Working System, or developed as a result of the match, will be independently investigated and verified by CMS prior to taking any adverse action against any individual or organization.

Verification Procedures and Opportunity to Contest. A. Verification of Match Information 1. CMS HUD will take appropriate steps to independently verify all information received from Treasury’s Working System to determine the validity and/or applicability of the information obtained through this matching program prior to the termination, denial, suspension or reduction of any benefits. 2. The parties Parties agree that the occurrence of a match is not conclusive evidence that the individual who or organization that is the subject of the search and the individual or the subject in the search results are the same person or organization. 3. CMS HUD is responsible for verifying and determining whether the search results retrieved from Treasury’s Working System are consistent with the information in their files and for resolving any discrepancies or inconsistencies as to positive identification on an individual basis. 4. CMS HUD will screen the initial data to verify that the matched individual or organization is in fact the payment/benefit recipient about which/whom the search was initiated. CMS HUD will do this by separately comparing the "match results" file with the information in their files to verify the individual's or organization’s identity and will conduct independent inquiries to resolve questionable identities. 5. Any discrepancies or inconsistencies in the original source agency data files, based on information received from Treasury’s Working System, or developed as a result of the match, will be independently investigated and verified by CMS HUD prior to taking any adverse action against any individual or organization.

Verification Procedures and Opportunity to Contest. A. Verification of Match Information 1. CMS DAS will take appropriate steps to independently verify all information received from Treasury’s Working System to determine the validity and/or applicability of the information obtained through this matching program prior to the termination, denial, suspension or reduction of any benefits. 2. The parties Parties agree that the occurrence of a match is not conclusive evidence that the individual who or organization that is the subject of the search and the individual or the subject in the search results are the same person or organization. 3. CMS DAS is responsible for verifying and determining whether the search results retrieved from Treasury’s Working System are consistent with the information in their files and for resolving any discrepancies or inconsistencies as to positive identification on an individual basis. 4. CMS DAS will screen the initial data to verify that the matched individual or organization is in fact the payment/benefit recipient about which/whom the search was initiated. CMS DAS will do this by separately comparing the "match results" file with the information in their files to verify the individual's or organization’s identity and will conduct independent inquiries to resolve questionable identities. 5. Any discrepancies or inconsistencies in the original source agency data files, based on information received from Treasury’s Working System, or developed as a result of the match, will be independently investigated and verified by CMS DAS prior to taking any adverse action against any individual or organization.