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The policy on this page is from a previous version of the handbook.
10.1.1 SSN Requirements Introduction
Medicaid applicants must provide a SSN or be willing to apply for one. Assist the member in applying for an SSN for any group member who does not have one. Non-applicants are not required to provide SSN.
Do not deny benefits pending issuance of a SSN if you have any documentation that an SSN application was made.
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 the State On-Line Query (SOLQ-I) process.
Verify the SSN only once.
Do not require or verify SSNs of member's who receive emergency services only.
Refer to Process Help Section 44.4 if the SOLQ-I process returns a mismatch record.
Inform the member if the SOLQ-I process suggests that another individual is using the same SSN. Advise the member to contact the SSA . The member may request SSA to conduct an investigation. Do not provide the member with any information that would identify the individual who is using the member's SSN.
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.
Medicaid applicants and members who belong to a recognized religious sect that conscientiously opposes applying for or using a SSN are exempt from meeting the SSN requirements. A person who refuses to apply for or use a SSN due to religious beliefs must provide verification from a church elder or other officiant that doing so is against the church doctrine.
This page last updated in Release Number: 15-01
Release Date: 06/10/2015
Effective Date: 06/10/2015
The information concerning the Medicaid program provided in this handbook release is published in accordance with: Titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act; Parts 430 through 481 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations; Chapters 46 and 49 of the Wisconsin Statutes; and Chapters HA 3, DHS 2, 10 and 101 through 109 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
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Publication Number: P-10030