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Manual Title Chapter Page Revision Date Virginia Medical Assistance Eligibility M02 July 2024 Subchapter Subject Page ending with Page M0240 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIREMENTS M0240.200 3

M0240.100 APPLICATION FOR SSN

A. Policy If an SSN has not been issued for the individual or the individual’s child(ren), the applicant must cooperate in applying for a number with the local Social Security Administration Office (SSA). Instruct the applicant to submit form SS-5, the Application for Social Security Number, to the SSA and to obtain a receipt from SSA verifying that the application was submitted. The SS-5 is available online at: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber/ss5.htm.

The agency must provide at least one 90-calendar-day reasonable opportunity period for the individual to obtain and provide an SSN and may not delay, deny, reduce or terminate benefits for an individual whom the agency determines to be otherwise eligible for Medicaid during such reasonable the opportunity period. If the application for an SSN was made through hospital enumeration, the agency must allow 120 calendar days for the SSN to be obtained and provided.

The applicant must provide the SSN to the local social services department as soon as it is received and the number must be verified and entered in the eligibility/enrollment system. 1. Newborns In the case of a newborn child, the applicant/recipient may satisfy this requirement by requesting that an SSN be applied for by hospital staff in conjunction with the filing of the birth record at the time of the child's birth. Form SSA-2853 will be given to the mother by hospital staff as verification of application for the child’s SSN. For 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 enrolled in AC 111, see M0240.200 C.

2. Failure to Apply for SSN Applicants who refuse to furnish an SSN or to show proof of application for a number are ineligible for Medicaid.

3. Retroactive Eligibility An individual who provides proof of application for an SSN after he applies for medical assistance, meets the application for SSN requirement in the three months retroactive to his medical assistance application.

M0240.200 FOLLOW-UP REQUIREMENTS FOR SSN APPLICATION

A. Applicant Applied for SSN When an applicant who has applied for an SSN is determined eligible for medical assistance, he is enrolled with a pseudo-SSN. The worker must obtain the enrollee’s SSN when it is assigned and enter it into the enrollee’s records. For 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 AC 111, see M0240.200 C.