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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B − Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-100-FITAP Age Document No./Name B-120-FITAP Verification of Age Effective Date July 3, 2024

1 of 1 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

Verify the age of each child at certification or when adding a child. Do not delay certification of a child obviously under age 16 pending receipt of verification.

II. PROCEDURES

B-121-FITAP- PR HOW TO VERIFY AGE

View an official birth record, or baptismal certificate from a church with valid records.

If these proofs do not exist, use: Passports, naturalization papers, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) documentation and/or identifying information provided in correspondence from a Voluntary Agency, insurance policies over 3 years old, church records, medical records, licensed midwife records, U. S. Census records, family Bible, immunization or other Health Unit records, school records or other reliable documents. The document must include the child's name and birthdate.

* Paternity Establishment and Support Enforcement (PESE) interface must be checked prior to requesting verification of age from the person being interviewed. If age is verified through PESE, document the case with a case note and enter the birth certificate number in the Document Type/Number column on the family tree in LITE. **

III. FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

There are no forms associated with this policy.

IV. REFERENCES

LAC 67:III.1221