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A parent may apply for a Social Security number on behalf of a newborn by allowing the hospital to provide the Social Security Administration with information concerning the child.
This process is known as "Enumeration at Birth." A photocopy of such a birth certificate is acceptable documentation that an application for an SSN has been made on the newborn's behalf.
If enumeration at birth occurred at the hospital and an N-FOCUS alert was received on the birth documenting enumeration at birth on other actions are required. When a birth/enumeration alert is not received or the parent/payee did not participate in enumeration at birth for the newborn, the worker should refer the parent or the payee to the Social Security office with a Form IM-68.
The worker must remind the parent(s) to furnish the newborn's SSN when it is received since children enumerated in this manner will not be included in tape exchanges with the Social Security Administration.
(Rev. May 15, 2000)