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Page 3 of 4 § 10:69-2.8 Eligibility factors other than need implemented by SSA entitled "Hospital Enumeration at Birth Project." This process is for the convenience of the parent and is optional. 2. If the service is available at the hospital and the parent elects to apply, the parent is given Form SSA-2853/0P4, "Message From Social Security," that bears the name of the newborn for whom SSN application has been made and the dated signature of an authorized hospital official. 3. If Form SSA-2853/0P4 contains the identifying information in (e)2 above, it serves as satisfactory verification that the family has applied for a SSN on behalf of the newborn for AFDC-related Medicaid purposes provided that other documentation is available to connect the child to the parent. 4. In instances of "enumeration at birth," the CSSA worker shall not need to complete Form SS-5, "Application for a Social Security Number Card," for the newborn. Block QM/92 on FAMIS Form 105B shall be completed by utilizing the "888" coding option for the infant in such situations. 5. Parents who elect to enumerate their newborn child(ren) through this process are required to furnish the assigned SSN to the CSSA when it is received. The CSSA shall, however, request proof of receipt of the SSN after six months from the child's birth have lapsed or at time of the beneficiary's next redetermination, whichever occurs first. If a SSN has not been assigned to the newborn at that time, then the CSSA shall complete the SS-5 form for such newborn. 6. If the family is unable to provide Form SSA-2853/0P4, then the child shall be enumerated by the CSSA through completion of an SS-5 following current application procedures. 7. CSSAs shall not contact hospitals to verify that a child was enumerated through those facilities. (f) Rules concerning enumeration of others without a Social Security Number (SSN) are as follows: 1. When an applicant does not have an SSN, the system shall generate a generic identification number beginning with "777." 2. If the applicant has an SSN but the number is not known or an application has been filed and is pending, the system shall generate a generic identification number beginning with "888." 3. The CSSA shall update and/or correct the identification number when proof of receipt of the applicant's SSN is provided or at the time of the client's annual redetermination, whichever is earliest. History HISTORY: Amended by R.2005 d.64, effective February 22, 2005. See: 36 N.J.R. 3622(a), 37 N.J.R. 646(a). In (c), rewrote 2. Amended by R.2017 d.209, effective December 4, 2017. See: 49 N.J.R. 1789(a), 49 N.J.R. 3729(a). In (c)1, substituted a comma for "or" following the second occurrence of "child(ren)", and substituted "entire household" for "child(ren) only"; in (d) and (e), substituted "CWA" for "CBOSS" throughout; in the introductory paragraph of (d)3iii, substituted "Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)" for "Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)" and "Welfare Agency" for "Board of Social Services"; in (d)3iii(2), substituted "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services" for "Immigration and Naturalization Service"; in (d)3iii(3) and (e)7, substituted "CWAs" for "CBOSSs"; in (d)4i, inserted a comma following "delayed"; and added (f). Annotations