Affirmative proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States must be provided to be eligible to receive public benefit.
This requirement affects participants who are referred to the:
- Adult Brain Injury (ABI) Program, regardless of age
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program, seventeen (17) years of age or older.
Service Coordinator’s from either program will contact designated Central Office staff for assistance by email. The
designated Central Office members are by Program:
CYSHCN Program:
- CYSHCN Public Health Program Associate
- CYSHCN Program Manager
ABI Program:
- ABI Public Health Program Associate
- ABI Program Manager
Any designated Central Office staff member who receives a Lawful Presence verification request will access the
Missouri Department of Social Service System, Missouri Department of Health Birth Name Inquiry (IBTH) screen to
determine if a Missouri Birth Certificate registration exists.
Otherwise, a Service Coordinator will need to require a referred party to produce another form of affirmative proof:
- Valid Driver or Non-Driver License;
- U.S. Birth Certificate - issued by a state of local government (hospital-issued birth certificates are not
acceptable); - U.S. Passport;
- Certificate of Citizenship, Naturalization, or Birth Abroad; or
- Any document issued by the federal government that confirms an alien’s lawful presence in the United States.
Send an email request to the designated Central Office staff in order to request an IBTH system search. The
following information about the party to be searched must be included in the email:
- Current name of the party to be searched (Last name, First name, and Middle name)
- f the party to be searched is female, the maiden name (Last name, First name, and Middle name)
- The date of birth (Birth Month, Day of Birth, and Birth Year).
The designated Central Office staff member will return the IBTH search results in an email to the Service
Coordinator who made the request.
If the IBTH search located a Missouri Birth Record, the email will include a uniform statement that is to be used
in SHCN Information System to document the results of the IBTH search.
Documentation in the SHCN Information System is only required if the party becomes a registered participant with
SHCN.
The uniform statement to be used for documentation purposes when an IBTH search confirms Lawful Presence is:
A Department of Health Birth Name Inquiry screen search confirmed a registered Missouri birth certificate, (#), for (Full Name, DOB).
The uniform statement to be used for documentation purposes when an IBTH search could not verify Lawful presence.
A Department of Health and Birth Inquiry search was unable to locate a registered Missouri Birth Certificate for (Full Name, DOB).