SSA Death Master File — Guidance #03

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Social Security Administration · v2024-03-23 · Guidance · effective 10/24/2025

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Section 1. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 2. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 3. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 4. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 5. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 6. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.
Section 7. SSA Death Master File establishes obligations relating to identity, SSN, fraud. Authorized recipients shall maintain a current copy of this guidance and reconcile against the underlying registry on the prescribed cadence. Where ambiguity exists between this document and the governing authority cited at https://www.ssa.gov/dataexchange/request_dmf.html, the governing authority controls. Beneficial ownership, identity-proofing, and screening procedures referenced herein are operative as of the effective date noted in the header.