Code of Massachusetts Regulations
106 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Title 106 CMR 703.000 - Transitional Cash Assistance Programs: Nonfinancial Eligibility
Section 703.810 - EAEDC Identification of the Applicant
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
The worker shall establish the identity of the applicant. Proof of identity shall be by:
(A) a birth certificate;
(B) a hospital birth record;
(C) a Social Security Card;
(D) a driver's license;
(E) a voter registration card;
(F) military service papers;
(G) a marriage license;
(H) court records;
(I) employment papers;
(J) a passport;
(K) a baptismal certificate;
(L) other official government document; or
(M) in the event that none of the above are available at the time of application, identity may be temporarily verified by a signed and dated third-party sworn statement from an authorized person from one of the following types of organizations:
An applicant or client who has only temporarily established identity must take the necessary steps to obtain permanent verification of identity (see106 CMR 703.810(A) through (M)) within the application time frames. Unreasonable failure to do so shall result in the denial or termination of assistance; no additional periods of eligibility may be established until such permanent identity verification is provided.
