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BEM 223 5 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

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

• The client will be interviewed in person at the SSA office. Note: Non-Citizens and individuals 18 or older who have never had a Social Security number must be interviewed in person at the SSA office. • The document(s) cannot be obtained before the application is otherwise ready for processing. • The client should not, or chooses not, to give up possession of the document(s), for example a driver's license. Note: SSA requires original documents or copies certified by the issuing agency. In these situations, tell the client to go to the SSA office and give him a photocopy of the SS-5 to take along so that SSA has the Bridges case number. Tell the client to comply with SSA requirements. SS-5 Follow-Up All Programs Follow up at each redetermination for each client whose SSN is not on Bridges: • If the client received an SSN, he must provide his SSN. • If the client did not receive an SSN, a current SS-5 is required, and the SS-5 Instructions above must be followed. Exception: Wait until the next redetermination to have a duplicate SS-5 processed if it is for a child under six months old and the SSN was applied for via birth certificate. MORE THAN ONE SSN All Programs Client Presents Multiple SSNs If a client presents multiple SSNs do all of the following: • Enter one of them on the Bridges in the SSN field on the individual information screen.

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BEM 223 5 of 12 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS BPB 2023-006 4-1-2023

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

• The client will be interviewed in person at the SSA office. Note: Non-Citizens and individuals 18 or older who have never had a Social Security number must be interviewed in person at the SSA office. • The document(s) cannot be obtained before the application is otherwise ready for processing. • The client should not, or chooses not, to give up possession of the document(s), for example a driver's license. Note: SSA requires original documents or copies certified by the issuing agency. In these situations, tell the client to go to the SSA office and give him a photocopy of the SS-5 to take along so that SSA has the Bridges case number. Tell the client to comply with SSA requirements. SS-5 Follow-Up All Programs Follow up at each redetermination for each client whose SSN is not on Bridges: • If the client received an SSN, he must provide his SSN. • If the client did not receive an SSN, a current SS-5 is required, and the SS-5 Instructions above must be followed. Exception: Wait until the next redetermination to have a duplicate SS-5 processed if it is for a child under six months old and the SSN was applied for via birth certificate. MORE THAN ONE SSN All Programs Client Presents Multiple SSNs If a client presents multiple SSNs do all of the following: • Enter one of them on the Bridges in the SSN field on the individual information screen.