The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published most
of their procedures online. The Help page says some of the
info is too sensitive to be public. (See ref. at end.)
They referense GN 00301.050D.3 for procedures for
employees to "evalute" a Baptismal Certificate (or other
church record) to determine if it is a "properly certified
religious record." (See ref. below.) The link is not there,
meaning the information is too "sensitive" for the public.
Anyone out there familiar with determining if a Baptismal
Certificate is genuine (not a souvenir, forged,...)? There
must be other people who need to know this, who have no
problem saying how to recognize a church issued
certificate. (The ref. below says the SSA only verifies the
record with the church by telephone if the document is
questionable.)

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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0200302056#D
GN 00302.056 - Religious Record of Age - 01/23/2004
GN 00302.056 Religious Record of Age
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D. PROCEDURE - ACCEPTABILITY OF RELIGIOUS RECORDS
Accept properly certified religious records as preferred
evidence for claims purposes or alternative evidence for
enumeration.
The FO should, however, at its own discretion, and based on
its own experience, question the validity of certain
records.
1. Factors That Could Raise a Question
Factors that could raise a question include:
Entries that have apparently been altered;
Entries that were apparently added at a later date (shown
by the use of a different typewriter, ink, and/or
handwriting).
2. Document's Validity is Questionable
If a document's validity is questionable, do whichever of
the following is most expeditious:
Verify the record with the religious authority by
telephone (through the parallel FO when appropriate) and
document the folder and/or SS-5 to show that the record was
verified; or
Have the claimant request proof of age from the custodian
of the record; or
Obtain other evidence of age.
The FO should also question records that appear to have
been issued blank or partially completed (souvenir
certificates). See GN 00301.050D.3. for instructions about
these documents.
If you are unsure whether a religious record is a souvenir
(or other alternative) certificate or a properly certified
religious record, evaluate it using the guidelines in GN
00301.050D.3.
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http://policy.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/Help?OpenPage
SSA's Program Operations Manual System (POMS) is the
operational reference used by SSA staff to conduct SSA's
daily business. This version is complete except for certain
internal data entry material and certain sensitive
instructions.
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