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provisions related to the SSI methodology for Community Medicaid located in Part 40-05-1 of this Title apply. 2. State responsibilities – The State must provide assistance upon request to help applicants obtain and verify information about non-financial eligibility factors. Such information must be accessible to persons with limited English proficiency as well as persons with disabilities. The State’s responsibilities related to application information and verification include, but are not limited to: a. Information for applicants/beneficiaries. The State must inform applicants in both on-line and paper application forms whether attestations related to non-financial eligibility factors are verified, by what means, and how the information will be used in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Title. In addition, when a discrepancy is noted between a data source and an attestation, the State must provide any assistance requested by the applicant to validate and/or correct the information from the data source. b. Information from applicants. An applicant is only required to provide the information necessary to determine eligibility. In addition, the following limits apply: (1) Any information requested by the State about non-applicants in the household must be related to the applicant’s eligibility. Therefore, information pertaining to a non-applicant’s tax filing status, relationship, or income is requested when constructing a MAGI household. Information about the income and resources of a non- applicant spouse is generally required to determine Medicaid eligibility for most of the Integrated Health Care Coverage Group members (request, income, and resources may be required for some types of eligibility). (2) Request for the SSN of a non-applicant is permitted only if the State indicates clearly that it is being provided voluntarily and for purposes directly connected to initial or continuing eligibility for Medicaid. A non-applicant requesting eligibility for someone else in the household is not required to provide an SSN. (3) The State does not request information about the citizenship and immigration status of non-applicants in the household. 3.7 Citizenship and Immigration Status A. The requirements related to citizenship and immigration eligibility factors for Medicaid and CHIP-funded coverage categories are established in Federal law as follows: