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Title 8: Medicaid Page 55 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Social Security Number Revised October 10, 2025 How Clients Can Apply for a Social Security… How Clients Can Apply for a Social Security Number Legal reference: 42 CFR 435.910”e”, 441 IAC 75 (Rule in Process) Assist the client to apply for a social security number as needed. There are several different ways to apply:  The client can apply directly to the Social Security Administration (SSA).  You can issue form SS-5 or SS-5-SP, Application for a Social Security Number Card to the client to apply for a social security number. Either you or the client can submit the form. The Social Security Administration will automatically notify the Department when the number has been assigned, if form SS-5 or SS-5-SP is completed as instructed in 14-G, Enumeration.  The client can apply for a number for a newborn child at the hospital where the child was born, under the “Enumeration at Birth” project. Form SSA-2853, Information About When You Will Receive Your Baby’s Social Security Card, is available through the hospital. Proof of an application for a social security number is not required for an infant that is born in a hospital and goes home with the mother. The client must give you one of the following forms that are issued by the Social Security Administration as proof the an application has been made:  Form SSA-2853, Information About When You Will Receive Your Baby’s Social Security Card, when application is made through the “Enumeration at Birth” project.  Form SSA-5028, Proof of Application.  Form SSA L669, Request for Evidence in Support of an SSN Application - U.S. Born Applicant.  Form SSA L670, Request for Evidence in Support of an SSN Application - Foreign Born Applicant. The client must report the social security number to you within ten days of receipt. If the client does not provide a number within two months, contact the client to determine the cause of the delay. You may also require verification from the Social Security Administration if it appears that the client is not cooperating.