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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Independence (EI) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-400-FITAP-SNAP Enumeration/Social Security Numbers Document No./Name B-470-SNAP Enumeration At Birth Project Effective Date September 1, 2026

1 of 2 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

A CLIENT MAY APPLY FOR AN SSN FOR A NEWBORN WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE CLIENT WILL BE GIVEN PROOF OF APPLICATION WHICH WILL BE FORM SSA 2853 OR A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE FORM WHICH VERIFIES THE SSN APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE. ALSO, SOME BIRTH CERTIFICATES WILL INDICATE WHETHER AN SSN APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE. A COPY OF THE VERIFICATION MUST BE FILED IN THE CASE RECORD.

TO BE ACCEPTABLE VERIFICATION THE FORM SSA 2853 MUST INCLUDE:

• THE NAME OF THE NEWBORN AND

• THE DATE AND SIGNATURE OF AN AUTHORIZED HOSPITAL OFFICIAL.

A MODIFIED FORM SSA 2853 MUST INCLUDE:

• THE NAMES OF THE PARENT AND NEWBORN,

• THE DATE AND SIGNATURE OF AN AUTHORIZED HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE AND

• THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE HOSPITAL.

A CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE MUST INCLUDE:

• THE NAME OF THE NEWBORN,

• THE SIGNATURE OF ONE AUTHORIZED HOSPITAL OFFICIAL, AND

• A "YES" BLOCK TO INDICATE ELECTION TO APPLY.

II. PROCEDURES

WHEN A NEWBORN IS ENUMERATED THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE, THE SSN MUST BE PROVIDED TO THE AGENCY UPON ITS RECEIPT. PROVIDE THE CLIENT WITH A SELF- ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR THIS PURPOSE.

IN CASES IN WHICH A HOUSEHOLD IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE OR APPLY FOR AN SSN FOR A NEWBORN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BABY’S BIRTH, THE HOUSEHOLD MUST PROVIDE THE SSN OR PROOF OF APPLICATION FOR A SSN FOR A NEWBORN AT ITS NEXT REDETERMINATION OR WITHIN SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE MONTH IN WHICH THE BABY IS BORN, WHICHEVER IS LATER.