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Enhancements to Citizenship, Identity, Social Security Number, and Immigration Verification - Amended 4/8/2019

This operations memo announces policy changes and enhancements to CARES Worker Web (CWW) to support verification of citizenship, identity, Social Security number (SSN), and immigration status. This memo also announces the implementation of a 95-day reasonable opportunity period for health care applicants to verify their immigration status. In addition, this memo describes systems changes required by the Federal Data Services Hub (FDSH), which provides real-time verification of immigration status for individuals requesting health care.

Memo Issued By
DMS
Official Memo Number
19-J3
Memo Issue Date
February 15, 2019
Last revised January 9, 2023