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In determining if good cause exists for failure to comply with the requirement to apply for or provide the county department with a SSN, the county department shall consider information from the household member, SSA, and the county department (especially if the county department did not complete the DHR-PAD-1542 correctly prior to providing it to the household). Documentary evidence or collateral information that the household member has applied for a SSN or made every effort to supply SSA with the necessary information to complete an application for a SSN shall be considered good cause for not complying timely with this requirement. If the household member applying for a SSN has been unable to obtain documents required by SSA, the county department should make every effort to assist the individual in obtaining these documents. Good cause does not include delays due to illness, lack of transportation or temporary absences, because SSA makes provisions for mail-in applications in lieu of applying in person. Periodic Determination of Good Cause If the household member can show good cause why an application for a SSN has not been completed in a timely manner, that person shall be allowed to participate for one month in addition to the month of application. After the second month, good cause for failure to apply for a SSN must be determined monthly in order for the household member to continue to participate. Once an application for a SSN has been filed (such applications are not considered by SSA to be filed unless the application is complete), the county department shall permit the member to continue to participate pending notification to the county department of the household member’s SSN. The household shall be requested to provide the SSN when it is received from the SSA. If reported, the number shall be recorded and verification handled in accordance with Section 205(A). When the SSA-2853 is provided as proof of application for a SSN, the case shall be flagged for review six months from the month the SSA-2853 is received if the remaining months in the certification exceed six months as the client is responsible for reporting the assignment of SSN. The county department shall, at recertification, determine if the SSN has been assigned if the household has not reported its receipt. 1. If the SSN has been received, and is provided by the household, verification of the number shall be handled in accordance with Section 205(A). 2. If the SSN has not been received, the county department shall determine through the SSA office or SSA representative the reason for the delay in the assignment of the number. If the SSA is at fault for failing to assign the number, the household member shall continue to participate.