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• Health insurance coverage (see SECTION 7.4 CURRENT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE) • Parent or caretaker relative cooperation with child welfare reunification plan (see SECTION 9.9.11.1 CHILD WELFARE CARETAKERS AND PARENTS) • Former Foster Care Youth status (see SECTION 9.9.11.3 FORMER FOSTER CARE YOUTH) • Tribal membership or Native American descent (see SECTION 9.9.8 TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP, DESCENT, OR ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES) • Pre-tax deductions (see SECTION 16.3.2 PRE-TAX DEDUCTIONS) • MAGI tax deductions (see SECTION 16.3.3 TAX DEDUCTIONS) • Huber Law participation, for incarcerated individuals qualifying for the Huber Law exemption (see SECTION 45.8.3 HUBER LAW) 9.9.1 Social Security Number Social security numbers (SSNs) must be furnished for household members requesting BadgerCare Plus unless they are exempt from the SSN requirement (see SECTION 6.1.1 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER REQUIREMENTS). SSNs are not required from non-applicants, including outside of the home tax dependents and co-filers. An applicant is not required to provide a document or Social Security card. They only need to provide a number, which is verified through the CARES SSN validation process. If the SSN validation process returns a mismatch record, the member must provide the Social Security card or another official government document with the SSN displayed. If an applicant does not yet have an SSN, they must be willing to apply for one. Agencies must assist any household that requests help with applying for an SSN for any applicant or member who does not have one. “Assisting the applicant” may include helping with filing the SS-5 SSN Application form, obtaining a birth certificate on behalf of the applicant, or assisting with obtaining another document needed to apply for the SSN. Health care eligibility may not be delayed if the person is otherwise eligible for benefits and any of the following are true: • The person has provided an SSN, even if the SSN has not yet been verified • The person has requested assistance with applying for an SSN • The person has verified that they have applied for an SSN In cases where an application for SSN has been filed with the Social Security Administration, an SSN must be provided by the time of the next health care renewal for the case or health care eligibility will be terminated for that individual. In addition, if eligibility for another program pends for provision of an SSN and the SSN application date on file is six months or older, eligibility for health care will also pend. Members will have 20 days to provide an SSN, but if they do not, health care eligibility must be terminated. Even when U.S. citizenship cannot be verified due to a lack of a verified SSN, health care benefits should not be delayed for lack of an SSN during the reasonable opportunity period for verification of U.S. citizenship (see SECTION 4.2.4.4 REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY PERIOD FOR VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP). 9.9.1.1 Fraudulent Use of SSN The member should be informed if the SSN validation process indicates another individual is using the same SSN. The member should contact the Social Security Administration and request they conduct an