Adult Medicaid Manual MA-2505 CITIZENSHIP/IDENTITY SSA DATA MATCH

REVISED 07/01/10– CHANGE NO. 10-10

I. INTRODUCTION

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-171) mandated that all Medicaid applicants and recipients claiming to be citizens of the United States must provide documentation of citizenship. The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA or Public Law 111-3) modifies the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend those requirements to North Carolina Health Choice applicants and recipients. Effective January 1, 2010, the requirement to provide documentation of US citizenship and identity applies to applicants of North Carolina Health Choice (NCHC).

Effective January 11, 2010, DMA will request a Social Security Administration (SSA) Citizenship match through EIS for NCHC and Medicaid applicants. A returned accurate match verifies both citizenship and identity for any NCHC or Medicaid applicant. The SSA data match is completed only for individuals who state they are US citizens and who have a Social Security Number (SSN).

Individual data such as name, date of birth, and SSN must be consistent with SSA data in order to ensure an accurate match.

The purpose of this section is to provide instructions for verifying citizenship and identity using the SSA data match.