(a) All applications for examination or licensing to engage in the business or profession covered by this chapter shall be made in writing to the department.
(b) If the applicant is a natural person, the application must require that the applicant submit the applicant's social security number to the department. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a license to engage in a profession may not be issued by the department to a natural person unless the social security number has been provided to the department.