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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |63 Effective Month: September 2018 Medicaid Specialists should explain that the voluntary disclosure of the SSN will enable the agency to make a more accurate eligibility determination and ensure correct benefits. The application for MAGI or Medicare Cost Sharing must not be denied solely because a non-applicant’s SSN is not disclosed. If the non-applicant’s income is countable in the budget and is from a source usually verified using the SSN, alternate verification will have to be provided. Non-applicants whose assets would count in the applicant’s budget are required to provide their social security number for asset tested ABD COEs. 102.06.03 USE OF SSN’s SSN’s will be matched with state and federal agencies specified in Chapter 101, Section 101.08.03A, Electronic Data Sources Utilized by DOM. Data matches with state and federal agencies occur at the time of application for the purpose of verifying U.S. citizenship or qualified alien status and at application and renewal for the purpose of verifying certain types of income and resources. PARIS matches to identify duplicate participation occur quarterly for active recipients. Match data must be evaluated by the Specialist in a timely manner, i.e., within 10-days of receipt of the data, to determine what action is needed. Match data may result in no action needed, or the need for independent verification of the data or result in an adverse action needed, depending on the data source and the information reported. The agency has permission to obtain match data based on signed and dated application and/or renewal forms that provide an explanation of how SSN’s will be used for matching purposes to determine eligibility. 102.06.04 APPLICATION FOR A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER When an applicant has not been enumerated, two methods may be used to obtain an SSN. The methods are: • Application Filed at the Social Security Office: The applicant/beneficiary completes a Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Card, and mails or takes the original SS-5 with required documentation to the SSA office. The applicant/beneficiary then must provide DOM with an official receipt from SSA to meet the requirement of applying for a SSN. A copy of the receipt must be filed in the case record.