PARIS Interstate Match Report
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This section includes information about the PARIS Interstate Match Report.
Policy
The Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) is a data matching program between the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) and state public assistance agencies (SPAA).
The purpose of this matching program is to identify public assistance(g) recipients receiving public assistance benefits in two or more states. The PARIS data matches help identify improper payments and minimize fraud and abuse. Participation in the program is voluntary.
Quarterly each year, all of the following are completed:
●SPAA provides a file of all active NA and CA recipients to the ACF.
●ACF completes and identifies matching demographic data between the files.
●ACF sends the SPAA a PARIS Interstate Match Report.
For the state of Arizona, PARIS matches the Social Security number (SSN) and date of birth of each adult participant in the budgetary unit against the participating SPAA files. When the demographic data matches and the other state’s NA or CA benefit start date is prior to the benefit start date in Arizona, the PARIS Interstate Match Report is created and sent to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). AHCCCS reviews the report for currently active participants and shares the case information with FAA.
When a PARIS match is made for an active NA or CA participant, it is considered unclear information(g). FAA reviews the information and determines whether additional information or action to the case is required.
Legal Authorities
7 CFR 272.12
77 FR 48055
1137 and 1903(r) of the Social Security Act (the Act)
42 U.S.C. §§ 602 1320b-7, and 1396b(r)
last revised 03/17/2025