New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-W - Former Division of Human Services
Chapter He-W 600 - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE
Part He-W 625 - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES, OLD AGE ASSISTANCE, AID TO THE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, AND AID TO THE NEEDY BLIND
Section He-W 625.01 - Application for Social Security Account Numbers

(a) Financial assistance applicants or recipients who do not have a social security number (SSN), or are unable to furnish their SSN, shall apply for an original SSN or replacement card.

(b) The individual shall provide verification of an SSN or application for an SSN as specified in He-W 606.36.

(c) The department shall grant good cause for failure to furnish an SSN or to apply for an SSN card when the individual is unable to furnish or apply for an SSN card or submit the required verification, despite good faith efforts to do so.

(d) Good cause for failure to furnish or apply for an SSN card shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(e) The individual shall complete the SSN application requirements for a newborn child by the second month following the month in which the child's mother is discharged from the hospital, for newborn children who receive financial assistance.