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California Department of Social Services Guide To:. Deceased Persons Match (DPM). History:. Public Law 105-379 In 2001, the DPM was implemented statewide. Data Sources:. Medi-Cal Master Extract File (MMEF) from Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
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California Department of Social Services Guide To: Deceased Persons Match (DPM)
History: • Public Law 105-379 • In 2001, the DPM was implemented statewide.
Data Sources: • Medi-Cal Master Extract File (MMEF) from Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) • Social Security Administration (SSA)
Criteria: The DPM uses recipients Social Security Number (SSN) and matches it against the SSA’s death master File.
Tolerance Level: DPM does not provide tolerance levels for CalWORKs and CalFresh. Counties will receive DPM information for each case that has a match.
Frequency: • The match is sent semi-annually.
Method: • Golden State Overnight (GSO) courier A receipt of acknowledgement (included in the package) is required to be faxed back to CDSS
Age of Data: This information is current upon receipt by the County.
Mandates: • Public Law 105-379
Questions? Comments? • Email us! • CDSSfraudprevention@dss.ca.gov