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CODE OF COLORADO REGULATIONS 10 CCR 2505-10 8.100 Medical Services Board

65 i) Providing verbal or written statements describing the individual’s effort at obtaining the required documentation; ii) Providing copies of emails, letters, applications, checks, receipts, or other materials sent or received in connection with a request for documentation; or iii) Providing verbal or written statements of the individuals’ efforts at identifying people who could attest to the individual’s citizenship or identity, if citizenship and/or identity are included in missing documentation. An individual’s verbal statement describing his or her efforts at securing the required documentation should be accepted without further verification unless the accuracy or truthfulness of the statement is questionable. The individual’s good faith efforts should be documented in the case file and are subject to all record retention requirements. 8.100.3.I. Additional General Eligibility Requirements 1. Each person for whom Medical Assistance is being requested shall furnish a Social Security Number (SSN); or, if one has not been issued or is unknown, shall apply for the number and submit verification of the application, unless an exception below applies. The application for an SSN shall be documented in the case record by the eligibility site. Upon receipt of the assigned SSN, the client shall provide the number to the eligibility site. This requirement does not apply to those individuals who are not requesting Medical Assistance yet appear on the application, nor does it apply to individuals applying for emergency medical services, limited reproductive health services, or eligible newborns born to a Medical Assistance eligible mother. a. An applicant's or client's refusal to furnish or apply for a Social Security Number affects the family's eligibility for assistance as follows: i) that person cannot be determined eligible for the Medical Assistance Program; and/or