GIS 25 MA/16, dated 12/23/2025, discusses the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS). Paris is used to identify people who are reported to be receiving public benefits in more than one state. If there is a match, the person must be given 30 days to provide a copy of one of the documents listed in the GIS’s attachment. The attachment specifies that the document must be dated within six months.
If the person does not respond, or if the person confirms that they left the state, their Medicaid eligibility must be terminated.
The GIS spells out special rules for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.
The documents listed in the attachment are:
- Lease/letter/rent receipt from landlord, with the person’s home address
- Utility bill (gas, electric, phone, cable, fuel or water), with residential address
- Property tax records or mortgage statement, with residential address
- Driver’s license
- Government ID card, with address
- Postmarked envelope or post card, sent to home address (no window envelopes)
There are different requirements for children.
Posted 01/02/2026