(a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct annual cross-matches of all or a selected group of the records of recipients of public assistance and state-administered general assistance with the records of other agencies or financial institutions in this state and in bordering states to determine whether such recipients are eligible for and are receiving correct amounts of assistance. The selection of which groups of recipients and which records to cross-match shall be based on criteria established by the commissioner. Financial institutions shall furnish such information as the commissioner determines is necessary to conduct a feasible cross-match pursuant to this section and shall respond to requests for information and cross-matching data within forty-five days of the request by the commissioner.

(b) Financial institutions shall not discriminate against recipients selected for cross-matching pursuant to this section.

(P.A. 83-354, S. 3, 4; P.A. 85-505, S. 8, 21; P.A. 92-13; P.A. 95-194, S. 20, 33; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 50, 165.)

History: P.A. 85-505 specified that cross-match be conducted at least annually, authorized use of identifying information of depositors other than social security numbers and added provisions re criteria for selection of groups to cross-match and re information furnished by financial institutions and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) prohibiting discrimination by institutions against persons selected for cross-matching and requiring semiannual reports by income maintenance commissioner; P.A. 92-13 amended Subsec. (a) to remove the requirement that regulations be adopted and deleted Subsec. (c) re reporting requirements; Sec. 17-12k transferred to Sec. 17b-108 in 1995; P.A. 95-194 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring the commissioner to conduct cross-matches annually in this state and in bordering states and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1995; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997.