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MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF MEDICAID Eligibility Policy and Procedures Manual CHAPTER 102 – Non-Financial Requirements Page |64 Effective Month: September 2018 • Enumeration at Birth: A parent gives permission on the birth certificate registration form for the Bureau of Vital Statistics to provide a child’s birth information to SSA to assign a Social Security Number to the child. When a Medicaid application is filed for a newborn, not deemed eligible, the parent must either provide the child’s Social Security Number or provide verification that an application has been filed through the enumeration at birth process or directly with SSA. Enumeration can be verified by the newborn’s birth certificate which verifies enumeration at birth or by a document from SSA such as the SSA-2853, A Message from Social Security, or SSA-5028, Application for a Social Security Number, which confirms the SS-5 was filed. When these verification methods are used, the SSN must be provided at the next annual review. 102.06.05 VERIFICATION OF THE SSN When the applicant provides a document with the SSN or provides the number verbally, the Medicaid Specialist must enter the SSN in MEDS and select “Hub verification” so that the SSN can be verified with SSA to ensure the SSN was issued to that individual and to determine whether any other SSN’s were issued to that individual. The Federal Data Services Hub or SVES verifies SSN’s. If the FDSH verifies the SSN belongs to the individual, a MEDS entry of “verified” will be entered automatically. If the SSN is not verified, the specialist must resolve any discrepancies, such as incorrect entry of the SSN. Upon correcting the SSN, verification from the FDSH will occur in real time. An applicant should be referred to SSA to resolve issues with a name/SSN mismatch. The SSN must be verified prior to approving eligibility unless SSA confirms the correct SSN by direct contact or confirms the amount of time needed to resolve the matter. Multiple SSN’s in Different Names Individuals may have multiple SSN’s assigned based on evidence documenting harassment, abuse or life endangerment or for other specific reasons allowed by SSA. When SSA assigns a new SSN for one of their acceptable reasons, the old and new SSN’s are cross-referenced. If an applicant has more than one SSN and the SSN’s are not cross-referenced, there must be a determination made by SSA if the SSN’s actually belong to the individual. Refer the individual to SSA to resolve the issue and request that the individual return with documentation from SSA as to the outcome.