(Revised 4/1/12 ML #3321)
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REVISED IM 5162
IM 5162
(N.D.A.C. Section 75-02-02.1-13)
- A valid social security number (SSN), or verification of application for SSN, must be furnished as a condition of eligibility, for each individual for whom Medicaid benefits are sought except the following individuals do not have to provide a SSN, or verification of application for SSN:
- A newborn child for the first sixty days, beginning on the date of birth and for the remaining days of the month in which the sixtieth day falls, or if the newborn is continuously eligible, for the remaining days of the newborn's first eligibility period;
- An individual who is currently eligible for Transitional or Extended Medicaid Benefits; and
- An illegal alien seeking emergency services. (see 05-35-70 for a description of emergency services.)
When the exempt period ends, a social security number or verification of application for SSN must be provided to continue Medicaid coverage.
Members of the Medicaid unit who are not seeking benefits may voluntarily provide their SSN; however, they are not required to do so.
- Persons who do not have a number must be referred to the Social Security Administration to apply for one. The county agency may assist the applicant as needed.
- A copy of the enumeration at birth form (SSA 2853) that is completed at the hospital, or any other receipt from the Social Security Administration is adequate verification of application for SSN.
- The Medicaid household must be informed, at the time of application that the agency will use the SSN in the administration of the Medicaid Program. The SSN will be used to verify income and asset information from the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Job Service, Unemployment Compensation, SNAP, TANF Program, Child Support Enforcement, State Motor Vehicle, Department of Vital Statistics and other states.
The informing requirement is met by the appropriate language found on the Application for Assistance.
- Social Security numbers are electronically verified through the NUMIDENT system for all recipients. When a number is reported as not valid, the recipient must provide their valid SSN in order to continue eligible for Medicaid.
- Except for recipients excused in Subsection 1, recipients who provide verification of application for a SSN must provide a SSN by the next review. If a child is within a continuous eligibility (CE) period when the case review is being completed, and the SSN is not provided, the child is eligible through the end of the current CE period; however, the child's SSN must be provided for eligibility to continue past the end of that CE period.
