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■ TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP In December 2009, the government of Puerto Rico enacted Law 191 of 2009 which voided all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010. Effective September 30, 2010, all Puerto Rican birth certificates issued prior to July 1, 2010, will become voided. A voided Puerto Rican birth certificate may not be used to verify identity or citizenship for the TANF or SNAP programs. Previously accepted Puerto Rican birth certificates remain acceptable for TANF or SNAP determinations made prior to September 30, 2010. There will be no need to re-verify citizenship or identity at recertification or redetermination. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, verification of the member’s citizenship status is not required unless questionable for SNAP. Under no circumstances may a household member be denied SNAP benefits based solely on the possessing a voided Puerto Rican birth certificate. b. State of Nevada Vital Statistics Birth Details printout. c. Certification of Report of Birth, issued to U.S. citizens who were born outside the U.S. d. Report of Birth Abroad of a U.S. Citizen (FS-240). e. Certification of Birth (FS-545). f. U.S. Citizen I.D. card (I-197). g. Northern Marianas Identification Card, issued to a collectively naturalized citizen, who was born in the CNMI before November 4, 1986. h. Final adoption decree showing the child’s name and U.S. place of birth, if an adoption is not final, a statement from a State-approved adoption agency that shows the child’s name and U.S. place of birth. i. Evidence of U.S. Civil Service employment before June 1, 1976. j. U.S. Military Record showing a U.S. Place of birth. k. A data match with the SAVE program or any process established by the Department of Homeland Security to verify that an individual is a citizen. l. Documentation that a child meets the requirements of section 101 of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (8 U.S.C. 1431). m. Medical records, including, but not limited to, hospital, clinic or doctor records, or admission papers from a nursing facility, skilled care facility, or other institution that indicates a U.S. place of birth. A-421.2 CITIZENSHIP Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 01 May 26 MTL 06/26 Evidence of U.S. Citizenship or Nationality