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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 2

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 19 Chapter 2 Common Eligibility Requirements

2.7.2 WHO MUST BE REFERRED TO APPLY FOR AN SSN? All individuals included in the SNAP, WV WORKS, Medicaid, or WVCHIP AG must be referred to the Social Security Administration (SSA) for an SSN if: • A number has never been assigned to the individual; or • A number was assigned, but the individual does not have the number. A child eligible for Medicaid as a Continuously Eligible Newborn (CEN) is not required, as a condition of eligibility, to be enumerated. However, the mother should be encouraged to apply for an SSN for the child. The child must have an SSN by his first birthday. A non-qualified noncitizen who applies for Emergency Medicaid is not required, as a condition of eligibility, to be enumerated. However, a noncitizen who is enumerated must provide his SSN. 2.7.3 REFERRAL PROCEDURES When necessary, the individual is referred to SSA using either SSA's Enumeration at Birth Project form or a DFA-HS-3, Referral to Social Security Administration. 2.7.3.A Enumeration at Birth Project When the referral is made through the Enumeration at Birth Project, the application for an SSN is taken while the newborn is still in the hospital. Individuals in this Project receive form SSA- 2853, Enumeration at Birth (EAB) Receipt, Message from the Social Security Administration, which states that the SSA is processing the newborn's application for an SSN. 2.7.3.B DFA-HS-3, Referral to SSA When the referral is made using the DFA-HS-3, the Worker must: • Complete the DFA-HS-3. A separate form must be completed for each individual who is being referred. The state identification number (510) and case number, eligibility system