Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 5101:1-3-09 | Ohio works first: social security number requirement.

                                                
(A) What is the requirement related to
		  social security numbers?
(1) As a condition of eligibility for
			 Ohio works first (OWF), each assistance group member shall provide or apply for
			 a social security number.
(2) The county agency shall refer an
			 individual who does not possess a social security number to the local social
			 security office to apply for a social security number. When the assistance
			 group has complied with the requirement of providing or submitting verification
			 of an application for a social security number, the county agency shall not
			 deny, delay or terminate benefits pending the issuance or verification of the
			 social security number.
(3) For each assistance
			 group member who physically possesses a social security card, the county agency
			 shall retain a copy of the social security card in the assistance group
			 record.
(B) What happens when an assistance group
		  does not cooperate with providing or applying for a social security
		  number?
(1) When an assistance
			 group member refuses to provide or apply for a social security number, he or
			 she shall be removed from the assistance group resulting in a reduction of the
			 OWF grant. The assistance group member may be the payee for children for whom a
			 social security number has been applied for or provided.
(2) The assistance group
			 member who supplies his or her own number or cooperates in applying for one but
			 refuses to provide or apply for a social security number for his or her
			 child/children will remain in the assistance group, but the child/children will
			 be removed from the assistance group. In some cases, the only remaining member
			 of the assistance group may be the parent or specified relative. In these
			 cases, assistance shall be denied.
(C)  How is a social security number verified?
(1) A social security
			 number may be verified by matching the reported social security number with
			 information supplied by the social security administration (SSA) such as
			 beneficiary data exchange (BENDEX) or state data exchange (SDX) computer tapes
			 or printouts: or
(2) Observing the
			 assistance group member's social security card or any official document
			 containing the social security number.
An "official document" is defined as
			 a W-2 form, a railroad retirement, retirement, survivors, disability, and
			 health insurance (RSDI) or supplemental security income (SSI) award letter, or
			 another document containing the social security number that by law or
			 regulation was required to be verified by the social security
			 administration.
(3) When the assistance group member does
			 not possess a social security card, or any "official document"
			 containing the social security number or when the social security number
			 appears questionable, the county agency shall either verify the number by
			 matching it with SSA records or by completing the top portion of the JFS 07355
			 "Notice of Application for Social Security Number" (rev. 4/2001). The
			 assistance group member shall take the JFS 07355 to the local social security
			 district office. The local social security district office will complete the
			 bottom portion of the JFS 07355 and return the form to the county agency by
			 mail.
(D) When is the social security number
		  requirement considered met?
(1) For the purposes of the beginning
			 date of aid, the social security number eligibility requirement will be
			 considered to have been met the date the social security administration
			 employee certifies that the individual applied for a social security
			 number.
(2) For newborns, when the social
			 security number is applied for no later than the first day of the second month
			 following birth or the mother's discharge from the hospital, the social
			 security requirement is considered met on the child's date of
			 birth.


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