Background

• Overview of Public Benefits Important to People with HIV
• SGA Historical Figures

Selected Laws/Regulation/Rules:

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• Social Security Terms - translate all those bureaucratic acronyms
• Programs Rules, on Social Security Site
• Social Security Statute
  • Title II, codified at 42 USC 423
  • Title XVI, codified at 42 USC 1381 et seq
• Code of Federal Regulations, 20 CFR 404, Part P
• Program Operating Manuals ("POMS") Rules used by local SSA offices
• Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual ("HALLEX") Rules governing Hearing Offices
• Social Security Rulings, precedential decisions relating to SSA program administrated
• • Substance Abuse:
• Regulations governing evaluation of substance abuse, 20 C.F.R. 404.1535
• Social Security Ruling, SSR 13-2p -- Titles II and XVI: Evaluating Cases Involving Drug Addiction and Alcoholism (DAA)
  Noncompliance
• Regulations on noncompliance with prescribed treatment, 20 C.F.R. 404.1530
• SSR 18-03 Failure to Fofllow Prescribed Treatment
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    Emergency Cases
• Critical Case Status in the Hearing Office (ODAR) - Rules for expediting cases in the ODAR based on TERI Status (Terminal Illness) or Dire Needs. HALLEX Section I-02-1-40
• Return to Work:
• The Red Book - Social Security Work Incentives. See our Links Page for more information on Work Incentives

Vocational Assessment

Medical-Vocational Quick Reference Guide, POMS DI 25001.001, Excellent compendium of medical-vocational terms

Medical-Vocational Guidelines, Appendix 2 of Subpart P of 24 CFR Part 404 -- "The Grids"

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

• Alphabetical Index
• Components of the Definition Trailer

Health Justice Clinic Materials

• Disability Protocols
• Disability Interview form Part 1 - Medical and Functional
• Disability interview form Part 2 - Education and Work History
• Disability Case Theory Worksheet: You can use this worksheet to help you walk through the steps of theory development for a Social Security Disability case.

Medical Records & Releases

• To obtain medical records, we need a signed release from the client. Many facilities have their own special medical release. Contact the provider/facility and find out if they require their own release form to be used, or will accept a generic medical (HIPAA) release. If the facility has their own release, obtain a copy and get it signed by the client. Otherwise, use our standard medical release
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• Charting Medical Records:
  Medical Chart Template
  Use this form to summarize medical records.

• Medical Questionnaires These forms can be sent to medical providers to gain information about our client's conditions and residual functional capacity.
  • Physical Medical Source Statement
  • Mental Medical Source Statement
  • HIV Medical Assessment Form
  • Medical Opinion re Physlcal Residual Functional Capacity (this explains exertional requirements at each level)
  • Medical Source Statement Concerning the Nature and Severity of an Individual's Physical Impairment (explains exertional requirements at each level. (From Travers & Wilborn, Disability Advocate's Handbook)

SSA Information & Forms

• SSA Office Locator
  SSA Forms Home Page:  download most SSA forms.
• Appointment of Representative Form, SSA-1696