SSA Projects
NAPHSIS partners with SSA on a number of initiatives critical to the nation’s primary social benefit and administration agency. SSA contracts with NAPHSIS and/or the jurisdictions on these activities.
Birth: Enumeration at Birth (EAB)
NAPHSIS facilitates the contract negotiations on behalf of the jurisdictions for the Enumeration At Birth (EAB) process.
This centralized approach helps:
Note: NAPHSIS is not currently involved in the data exchange process for EAB.
Death: EDRS + OVS Integration
NAPHSIS provides the Online Verification System (OVS), which integrates with Electronic Death Registration Systems (EDRS) across the country.
This integration enables the end user of the EDRS to:
Once the record is verified, the jurisdiction completes the record according to their jurisdictional requirements. SSA receives an additional batch of records each day, to confirm the deaths submitted for verification are registered in full with the jurisdiction of occurrence.
Marriage: Name Change Support via SMDES
NAPHSIS partners with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to help individuals conveniently change their name online after marriage without the need to visit an SSA field office.
Currently, SSA offers an online application called the Internet-based Social Security Number (SSN) Replacement Card (iSSNRC). This convenient tool allows applicants to:
For more information about the iSSNRC system and eligible states, visit the SSA website: SSA iSSNRC Policy
To support this functionality, NAPHSIS provides the State Marriage Data Exchange System (SMDES) to connect 21 participating jurisdictions to the iSSNRC portal for name changes due to marriage.
Map of Participating Jurisdictions
