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MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: ENUMERATION]

Revised 08 - 01 - 06

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REQUIREMENTS The parent or other caretaker relative must disclose or apply for a Social Security account number for all members of the assistance unit. The application for and disclosure of Social Security account numbers is a technical factor of eligibility for assistance through the TANF and other assistance programs. Only those individuals for whom we have a Social Security number or for whom an application for a number has been completed are eligible to be included in the assistance budget. The enumeration requirement will be considered met at application when one of the following exists for each member of the assistance unit: 1. Provision of the Social Security number (SSN), either verbally or by showing the card or other document containing the number for each individual in the assistance unit; 2. Receipt of a completed MDHS-EA-949, Referral for Social Security Number Application, showing SS-5 completed; 3. Receipt of form SSA-5028, Receipt for Application for a Social Security Number, completed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) office; 4. Proof of the request for enumeration at birth by copy of the certified birth certificate (long form) with the name of the newborn, official signature of a hospital employee, and a checkoff box attesting to the application for a SSN for the newborn; 5. Copy of a revised SSA-2853 including, at a minimum, the name and address of the hospital, the date and the signature of an authorized hospital employee, and the name of the parent and newborn; 6. Receipt of any official statement from the SSA that provides a Social Security number or verifies that an application has been made to obtain a number. Only items that include an actual SSN will meet the enumeration requirement on an ongoing basis. Proof of application for a number will be valid only prior to receipt of the actual number. The SSN must be recorded in the case record for each individual receiving assistance no later than the next regular case review, unless good cause is documented. The application must not be approved without the SSN or verification of the SSN application for the PI. Duplicate or multiple SSN’s and other MISSISSIPPI [ NON - FINANCIAL CRITERIA: ENUMERATION] Revised 08 - 01 - 06