1. (1) Enumeration is the procedure by which the Social Security Administration (SSA), in cooperation with the Department, assigns and/or verifies social security numbers (SSN) for Families First applicants/recipients. The SSN will be used by the Department only in the administration of the Family Assistance Program.

2. (2) As a condition of eligibility to receive Families First each applicant/recipient must:

   1. (a) Furnish to the Department a Social Security Account Number (SSN) or numbers if more than one has been issued; or
   2. (b) If an individual’s account number is unknown or one has not been issued to him, application for an SSN must be filed;
   3. (c) The Social Security Administration will not accept an application for a social security number for an unborn child. Such application can be submitted only after the child is born.
3. (3) This eligibility requirement applies to the grantee relative, caretaker, second parent, and each child in the Families First AG. A person who does not furnish or apply for a Social Security Number is not eligible to receive Families First. If an otherwise eligible A/R does furnish or apply for an SSN he/she may be approved for Families First benefits.

4. (4) Informing Requirement.

   1. (a) Federal law and regulations require that each applicant or recipient be advised of the regulation requiring that he/she furnish a Social Security Number to this Department and how the number is to be used.
   2. (b) If, after an explanation is given, individual(s) who are required to furnish or apply for a Social Security Number refuse to do so, they shall be excluded from the Families First AG.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-201 et seq., 71-1-105, Public Acts of 1996, Chapter 950, and 45 C.F.R. 205.52. Administrative History: Original rule filed December 2, 1996; effective February 15, 1997.