13.3.3  Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Report

The PARISPublic Assistance Reporting Information Systems data exchange is a report containing information for recipients of public assistance who are receiving duplicate benefits in two or more states. DCF receives this report quarterly and reviews it for possible duplicate benefits. If there is a W-2 recipient on the report who is receiving duplicate benefits in another state, DCF contacts the participant’s W-2 agency, and the W-2 agency must refer the case to BRITSBenefit Recovery and Investigation Tracking System and complete their fraud investigation and potential overpayment claim. If the participant is found to have knowingly committed fraud to receive payments in two or more states, they are subject to the penalty under section 13.5.2.

History: Release 25-01.