Effective date - April 1, 2006 606 Social Security Number (SSN) Requirement Child Care - ARW, Chapt. 1, Purchase of Service Food Stamps - 7 CFR 273.2 and .6 Medical Assistance - 42 CFR 435.401 POWER - Social Security Act, Section 1137; ARW, Chapt. 1, Section 5
	A. Determine if each Assistance unit member meets the SSN Eligibility factor, excluding the following individuals: 1. An individual potentially eligible for Emergency Services for Aliens, PDA program or the TY medical subtypes; 2. A parent(s) of a child(ren) eligible for the children’s program;
	3. Any other individual(s) in the assistance unit who will not be directly receiving medical benefits. B. Refer to Section 303 for information concerning acceptable evidence when hard copy Verification is required. C. Validation 1. Require a hard copy of the SSN card or a copy of an interface no later than six months from the date of Application or at the first Periodic review, whichever occurs first, for Child Care and POWER; 2. Terminate the Child Care and POWER assistance unit when this requirement is not met; 3. Require a social security number or proof of application for a card for the Food Stamp program unless good cause exists; and 4. Disqualify the assistance unit member who refuses or fails to provide or apply for a SSN from the Food Stamp program; 5. Require a social security number or proof of application for same for medical assistance, excluding individuals listed in A. ; and 6. Deny the individual(s) who would otherwise receive medical benefits when refusal or failure to provide or apply for a SSN exists. D. Alien Without Work Authorization Realize SSA will not assign or replace a SSN to an alien who does not have INS work authorization unless a federal, state or local statute or regulation, in accordance with federal law, requires the alien to provide a SSN to receive assistance/benefits. 1. Establish the alien(s) meets all requirements to receive assistance except for a SSN; 2. Obtain Verification the alien does or does not have authorization of the INS to work in the U.S., excluding an individual potentially eligible for Emergency Services for Aliens or PDA: a. Use the SAVE process as outlined in Section 607; or b. Obtain Verification from the INS as outlined in Section 607. 3. Require the alien who does not have authorization of the INS to work in the U.S. to provide evidence of age, identity and lawful alien status; 4. Submit to the local SSA a Statement on letterhead stationery specifying: a. The identity of the alien; b. The reason the SSN is required; c. The alien meets all the requirements to receive assistance except a SSN. Food Stamps only - 7 CFR 273.6 E. Good Cause 1. Determine if the assistance unit member who is unable to provide or apply for a SSN has Good cause; a. Has applied for the SSN; or b. Made every effort to provide SSA with the necessary information; or c. Refused to apply for a SSN based on a sincere religious objection. 2. Use documentary evidence from the assistance unit, the SSA and the DFS-FO case record to confirm the assistance unit member; 3. Allow the assistance unit member to participate for 30 days in addition to the Month of application when good cause exists; 4. Reevaluate the good cause monthly until the SSN is provided and allow continued participation when good cause exists; 5. Document the reason good cause is allowed.