5101:4-3-24 Food assistance: good cause for failure to comply in providing a social security number.

 

 

 

5101:4-3-24                 Food  stamps:  Good  good  cause  for  failure  to  comply  in providing a social security number.

 

 

 

(A)    In determining if good cause exists for failure to comply with the social security number (SSN) requirement, the county agency shall consider information from the assistance group (AG) member, the social security administration (SSA), along with information contained in the case file (especially if the county agency failed to refer the AG member to SSA, or SSA did not process the referral and/or SSN application in a timely manner). Documentary evidence or collateral information that the AG member has applied for an SSN or made every effort to supply SSA with the necessary information to complete an application for an SSN shall be considered good cause for not complying on a timely basis with this requirement. Good cause does not include delays due to illness, lack of transportation or temporary absences, because SSA makes provisions for mail-in applications in lieu of applying in person. If the AG member can show good cause why an application for an SSN has not been completed in a timely manner, that person shall be allowed to participate for one month in addition to the month of application. If the AG member applying for an SSN has been unable to obtain the documents required by SSA, the county agency should shall make every effort to assist the individual in obtaining these documents. Good cause for failure to apply must shall be shown monthly in order for such a an AG member to continue to participate. Once an application has been filed, the county agency shall permit the member to continue to participate pending notification of the county agency of the AG member's SSN. If the AG is unable to provide proof of application for an SSN for a newborn, the AG must shall provide the SSN or proof of application at its next reapplication or within six months following the month the baby is born, whichever is later. If the AG is unable to provide an SSN or proof of application for an SSN at its next reapplication or within six months following the baby's birth, the county agency shall determine if the good cause provisions of this paragraph are applicable.

 

(B)   If an AG member refuses to provide his or her SSN, he or she, as an individual, is ineligible to participate. This disqualification applies to the individual for which the number is not provided (including the child who is under eighteen whose parent has refused to cooperate for him or her) and not to the entire AG. The earned or unearned income of an individual disqualified for failure to comply with this requirement shall be treated as described in rule 5101:4-6-13 of the Administrative Code. Prior notice requirements shall be followed before the AG's benefit level can be decreased.

 

(C)   The AG member disqualified may become eligible upon providing the county agency with an SSN.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5101:4-3-24                                                                                                                           2

Effective:                                                     09/01/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         05/02/2006 and 09/01/2011

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

07/07/2006

Date

Promulgated Under:                           111.15

Statutory Authority:                           5101.54

Rule Amplifies:                                  329.04, 329.042, 5101.54

Prior Effective Dates:                         4/1/81, 6/1/83, 9/24/83, 9/3/86 (Emer.), 10/25/86,

1/16/87 (Emer.), 4/6/87, 4/10/87 (Emer.), 6/22/87,

8/1/92 (Emer.), 10/30/92, 4/1/97 (Emer.), 6/6/97