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GN 00304.110: Adding Funeral Director Reports of Death to the Numident

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  • Effective Dates: 08/05/2016 - Present
  • Effective Dates: 01/17/2018 - Present
  • TN 17 (10-11)
  • GN 00304.110 Adding Funeral Director Reports of Death to the Numident
  • A. Policy for adding funeral director reports of death to the numident
  • 1. Deceased not entitled to benefits
  • Add death data received by SSA from funeral directors via Form SSA-721 (Statement of Death by Funeral Director) to the NUMIDENT if the deceased individual was not a beneficiary.
  • 2. Deceased entitled to benefits
  • If the deceased individual was a beneficiary, follow instructions in GN 02602.050 reports of death. Follow instructions in GN 0206.051 for processing reports of death using the Death Information Processing System (DIPS).
  • If the deceased individual was a beneficiary, follow instructions in GN 02602.050 reports of death. Follow instructions in GN 02602.051 for processing reports of death using the Death Information Processing System (DIPS).
  • B. Procedure for adding funeral director reports of death to the NUMIDENT
  • 1. Input
  • Add the death record for a non-beneficiary to the NUMIDENT using the Death Information Processing System (DIPS).
  • 2. Documentation
  • Retain the SSA-721 as follows:
  • * Destroy SSA-721 for a non-beneficiary or non-productive SSA-721, after updating the NUMIDENT with the death information. For instructions on handling the SSA-721 as a lead, refer to GN 00202.020.
  • * For a beneficiary:
  • If a beneficiary filed a claim, annotate the Evidence (EVID) screen with “721” and destroy the SSA-721. For more information on the EVID screen, see MSOM EVID 001.003.
  • NOTE: Add the SSA-721 to the listing in GN 00301.288 in a future transmittal.
  • If the applicant does not file a claim, process the SSA-721 per GN 02602.050 and keep until we update SSA records. Then destroy the SSA-721.
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