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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M01 July 2019 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0130 APPLICATION PROCESSING M0130.200 7

See M0130.200 E below for instructions on the verification of legal presence. See subchapter M0220 for instructions on the verification of identity and citizenship. See subchapter M0310 for instructions on the verification of age and disability. D. Social Security Numbers Applicants must provide the SSN of any person for whom they request Medicaid, if an SSN is required for that individual’s eligibility. An individual who is applying only for others and is not applying for himself is not required to provide an SSN for himself.

1. SSN Verification The Federal Hub, SVES or SOLQ-I may be used to verify the individual’s SSN. 2. Exceptions to SSN Requirements The SSN requirement does not apply to: • an alien who is eligible only for Medicaid payment of emergency services, as defined in subchapter M0220,

• a non-citizen who is only eligible to receive an SSN for a valid non-work reason,

• a child under age one born to a Medicaid-eligible or FAMIS- covered mother (see M0330.301 B. 2 and M2220.100.), or

• an individual who refuses to obtain an SSN because of well-established religious objections.

See M0240 for additional information and verification requirements. 3. SSN Not Yet Issued If an SSN has not been issued, the applicant must cooperate by applying for a number with the local Social Security Administration (SSA) office. Instruct the applicant to submit form SS-5, the Application for Social Security Number, to the SSA and to obtain a receipt from the SSA verifying that the application was submitted. The SS-5 is available online at: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ss- 5.pdf. The applicant must provide the SSN to the local social services department as soon as it is received and the number must be entered in the eligibility and enrollment system. Applicants who refuse to furnish an SSN or to show proof of application for a number will be ineligible for medical assistance. In the case of a newborn child not eligible in a child under 1 covered group, the applicant can request hospital staff to apply for an SSN for the child through hospital enumeration procedures. Form #SSA-2853 will be given to the applicant as proof of application for an SSN. When entering the individual in the eligibility/enrollment system, use the date the individual applied for an SSN, or the individual’s date of birth, preceded by “999” as the individual’s SSN. For example, an individual applied for an SSN on October 13, 2006, enter “999101306” as the individual’s SSN. E. Legal Presence (Effective January 1, 2006) Effective January 1, 2006, Section 63.2-503.1 of the Code of Virginia requires most applicants for or recipients of public assistance who are age 19 or older to provide proof of citizenship or legal presence in the U.S. Applicants or recipients age 19 or older for whom medical assistance is requested must prove their citizenship or legal presence.