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BEM 223 3 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• A newborn is assigned an SSN via the Enumeration At Birth process, and the parent provides any of the following documents: • A DHS-4557, Information About Your Baby’s Social Security Card. • SSA-2853, Information About When You Will Receive Your Baby’s Social Security Card. • A copy of a signed State of Michigan Certificate of Live Birth indicating that a Social Security card was requested. • A modified birth document, indicating a Social Security card was requested. See Verification Sources in this item. Note: Inform clients who provide an SSA-5028 or proof of Enumeration at Birth that they must report the SSN upon receipt. SSNs issued through these processes are not tape matched onto Bridges. Failure to report these SSNs within six months of receipt or by the next redetermination, whichever is later, results in an overissuance. EXCUSED FROM PROVIDING AND OBTAINING AN SSN All Programs An individual excused by court order is excused from providing and obtaining an SSN. FAP and MA Only An individual is excused from providing and obtaining an SSN based on religious grounds. If an SSN already exists, it may be used. MA Only The following individuals are excused from providing and obtaining an SSN: • Newborns automatically eligible per BEM 145. • Deceased individuals. • Safe Delivery babies.

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BEM 223 3 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

• A newborn is assigned an SSN via the Enumeration At Birth process, and the parent provides any of the following documents: • A DHS-4557, Information About Your Baby’s Social Security Card. • SSA-2853, Information About When You Will Receive Your Baby’s Social Security Card. • A copy of a signed State of Michigan Certificate of Live Birth indicating that a Social Security card was requested. • A modified birth document, indicating a Social Security card was requested. See Verification Sources in this item. Note: Inform clients who provide an SSA-5028 or proof of Enumeration at Birth that they must report the SSN upon receipt. SSNs issued through these processes are not tape matched onto Bridges. Failure to report these SSNs within six months of receipt or by the next redetermination, whichever is later, results in an overissuance. EXCUSED FROM PROVIDING AND OBTAINING AN SSN All Programs An individual excused by court order is excused from providing and obtaining an SSN. FAP and MA Only An individual is excused from providing and obtaining an SSN based on religious grounds. If an SSN already exists, it may be used. MA Only The following individuals are excused from providing and obtaining an SSN: • Newborns automatically eligible per BEM 145. • Deceased individuals. • Safe Delivery babies.