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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M02 October 2021 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0240 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIREMENTS M0240.001 1

M0240.000 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIREMENTS

M0240.001 GENERAL PRINCIPLES

A. Policy To be eligible for medical assistance (MA), an individual must provide his Social Security number (SSN) as well as the SSN of any person for whom MA is requested, or must provide proof of application for an SSN. This requirement applies to both the Medicaid and FAMIS Programs. Exceptions – 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. An individual who is applying only for others and is not applying for himself is not required to provide an SSN for himself. B. Failure to Meet SSN Requirement Any individual for whom an application for an SSN has not been filed or for whom the SSN is not furnished is not eligible for MA EXCEPT for the following individuals. 1. Child Under Age 1 A child under age one born to a Medicaid-eligible or to a FAMIS-covered mother is deemed to have applied and been found eligible for MA, whether or not the eligibility requirements, including SSN, have actually been met. This includes an infant born to a mother in FAMIS Prenatal Coverage who is assigned to Aid Category 110 AND who is NOT in managed care. An infant born to a mother in FAMIS Prenatal Coverage who is assigned to AC 110 and who IS in managed care OR who is assigned to in AC 111 is not a deemed newborn; however, the infant is not required to provide an SSN or proof of application for an SSN in order to be enrolled. See M0240.200 C. 2. Individual With Religious Objections An individual who refuses to obtain an SSN due to well-established religious objections must provide documentation of (1) membership of a recognized religious sect of division of the sect and (2) adherence to the tenets or teachings of the sect or division of the sect and for that reason being conscientiously opposed to applying for or using a national identification number.