SCHIP: U.S. Citizenship Verification Records for State Health Programs

U.S. records from the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) project, which implements Public Law 111-3. The Social Security Administration provides this data to states for verifying the U.S. citizenship of new program applicants by matching names and Social Security Numbers against the NUMIDENT database. Records are processed via the State Verification and Exchange System (SVES) using EVS Processing Code 322.

Use Cases

• Verify applicant citizenship status based on Social Security Administration records mentioned in the description
• Analyze the verification process flow based on the described SVES and EVS systems
• Study the implementation of Public Law 111-3 based on the legislative requirement described

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Social Security Administration NUMIDENT database.
• The verification process is defined by a specific legislative act, Public Law 111-3.
• Records are processed through a defined system (SVES) with a specific verification code (EVS 322).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Social Security Administration

Collection Method

Records are submitted by states via the State Verification and Exchange System (SVES) and matched against the SSA's NUMIDENT database.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 18:16:35.520677; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States