Can I collect social security numbers from participants in New York? What are the requirements?

Here are the requirements for collecting social security numbers from participants in New York:

Requirements for collecting social security numbers in New York

According to the documents provided, there are specific regulations related to the collection of social security numbers in New York. Here are the relevant requirements:

• Verification of identity: The Justice Center or a delegate investigatory entity responsible for investigating a reportable incident pursuant to paragraph (c) of subdivision (3) of section 492 of the Social Services Law shall be authorized to obtain the social security number of any custodian who is being investigated as a subject of a reportable incident, by consent from the custodian under investigation or from the applicable facility or provider agency, for purposes of verifying the custodian’s identity as the subject of any open or substantiated report in the VPCR and, where applicable, as an individual included on the staff exclusion list. ^[6.1]
• Providing social security numbers for screening: Any person applying for a position for which such person must be screened against the staff exclusion list pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 495 of the Social Services Law shall provide the applicable screening agency with his or her social security number for submission to the Justice Center for the purpose of verifying the person’s identity to determine whether the individual is included on the staff exclusion list. ^[6.1]

Based on the documents provided, there are no other regulations related to collecting social security numbers from participants in New York. Therefore, it is unclear whether collecting social security numbers from participants is allowed or not.

Conclusion

Based on the documents provided, there are specific regulations related to the collection of social security numbers in New York for verification of identity and screening purposes. However, there are no regulations related to collecting social security numbers from participants in New York. Therefore, it is unclear whether collecting social security numbers from participants is allowed or not.

Source(s):

• [6.1] Verification of identity.

Jurisdiction

New York

• Privacy