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citizenship or non-citizen status, and the true identity of the individual; and (3) Send the application to SSA or, if there is evidence that the individual has previously been issued a SSN, request that the SSA furnish the number. (c) The following are exceptions to the requirements of subsection (a): (1) The department may give a Medicaid identification number to an individual who: (A) Is born to a Medicaid mother; (B) Is not eligible to receive a SSN; (C) Does not have a SSN and may only be issued a SSN for a valid non-work reason; or (D) Refuses to obtain a SSN because of well-established religious objections as defined in 42 C.F.R. §435.910(h)(3). (2) The identification number may be either a SSN obtained by the department on the individual’s behalf or another unique identifier. (3) A newborn under age one year is not required to provide a SSN. [Eff 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 346-71; 42 C.F.R. §§435.910, 435.956) (Imp: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §§435.910, 435.956)

§17-1714.1-12 Verification of SSN. (a) The department shall verify the SSN furnished by an individual with SSA to insure the SSN was issued to that individual, and to determine whether any other SSNs were issued to that individual. (b) To the extent that the SSN information is available through a federal or State electronic service, the department shall obtain verification of the individual’s SSN information through the electronic service from SSA. For purposes of this chapter, “federal electronic service” means a service established by the federal government through which the department may verify certain information with, or