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9.7 Reserved This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01 Release Date: 06/10/2015 Effective Date: 06/10/2015 9.8 Reserved This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01 Release Date: 06/10/2015 Effective Date: 06/10/2015 9.9 Reserved This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01 Release Date: 06/10/2015 Effective Date: 06/10/2015 10.1 SSN Requirements 10.1.1 Social Security Number Requirements Medicaid applicants must provide an SSN or be willing to apply for one. Assist the applicant in applying for an SSN for any group member who does not have one. See SECTION 20.3.2 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER for more information on assisting an applicant with applying for an SSN. Non-applicants are not required to provide an SSN. If an SSN application was made in good faith and the applicant cooperated fully with the application process, do not deny benefits if the SSN application was denied for reasons beyond the applicant’s control. See SECTION 20.3.2 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER for more information on health care eligibility without a verified SSN. An applicant does not need to provide a document or Social Security card. He or she only needs to provide a number, which is verified through data exchanges. If the caretaker is unwilling to provide or apply for the SSN of a minor or 18-year-old, then the person who does not have the SSN is ineligible. Verify the SSN only once. 10.1.2 Social Security Number Exceptions Do not require an SSN for: • Pre-adoptive infants living in a foster home. • Non-qualifying immigrants applying for or receiving emergency services. • Someone without an SSN who may only be issued one for a valid non-work reason. • Someone who refuses to obtain an SSN because of well-established religious objections. ("Well- established religious objections" means that the applicant or member is a member of a recognized religious sect or division of the sect and that the applicant or member adheres to the tenets or teachings of the sect or division of the sect and for that reason is conscientiously opposed to applying for or using a national identification number.)