Rule 23-102-4.3 - Non-Applicants and EnumerationA. Non-applicants cannot be required to disclose their own SSN as a condition of eligibility.B. For example, a mother who is applying for Medicaid only for her children cannot be required to provide her SSN even though she has financial responsibility for the children.C. Voluntary disclosure of the SSN will enable the agency to make a more accurate eligibility determination and ensure correct benefits.D. The application must not be denied solely because a non-applicant's SSN is not disclosed.E. If the non-applicant's income is countable in the budget and is from a source usually verified using the SSN, alternate verification will have to be provided.23 Miss. Code. R. 102-4.3
42 CFR §435.910 (Rev. 2001).