NATIONWIDE PRISONER MATCH (NPM)

California Department of Social Services Guide To:

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History:

• The Federal Budget Act of 1997• In 2000, the NPM was implemented

statewide. • In 2007, SSA stopped including release

data in the match.

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Data Sources:

• Medi-Cal Master Extract File (MMEF) from Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)• Penal Institutions • County Social Service Agencies / Special

Investigation Units

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Criteria:

The match is based on the Social Security Number (SSN) only.

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Tolerance Level:

NPM does not provide tolerance levels for CalWORKs and CalFresh. Counties will receive NPM information for each case that has a match.

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Frequency:

The match is sent monthly.

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Method:

Golden State Overnight (GSO) courier

A receipt of acknowledgement (included in the package) is required to be faxed back to CDSS

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Age of Data:

This information can be up to 13 months old upon receipt by the County.

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Mandates:

Public Law 105-33

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Questions? Comments?

Email us!CDSSfraudprevention@dss.ca.gov