Contract between DTA and U Mass Medical describing the disability review tasks umass will do for TAFDC and EAEDC disability claims. Current for July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004.

Explains DES requirements for medical release forms, including that every individual provider at a particular clinic must be listed separately on a separate form. Case workers are responsible for contacting clients when additional release forms are needed. Missing or incorrectly completed release forms should not delay case worker processing of the disability claim or an application for benefits.

Revised December 13, 2005. This is the revised version.

Revised January 19, 2006. This is the revised version.

Revised March 1, 2006. This is the revised version.

Revised April 24, 2006 to comply with Thibault litigation. This is the revised version.

This document was revised on March 1, 2006.  The revised version is posted here, as it replaces the one written in 1998.

This PS is no longer in effect; it was superseded with the revision of Procedural Standard 98-3 dated January 19, 2006.

This memo was revised June 2, 2008. Attached is the revised version.

This document was revised in 2006; the revised version is attached.

Revised January 11, 2005. This is the revised version.

This form was revised in 2006.  The revised version is attached.

This form was revised on April 24, 2006.  This is the revised version.

This issuance is no longer in effect. See Procedural Standards PS 04-1, 04-2, and 04-3 for current language regarding similar issues.

Revised November 14, 2005. This is the revised version.

This Procedural Standard describes the SSI Revisions to criteria effective February 19, 2002, that were announced in the May, 2002 edition of Social Security eNews..

The purpose of this memorandum is to inform DES employees of a category of DMA clients with pooled trusts who require disability determinations regardless of age.

This Procedural Standard provides an overview of SSI and Department of Transitional Assistance regulations regarding the evaluation of disability on the basis of mental disorders.

For the purposes of this policy Disability Evaluation Services (hereinafter referred to as DES) workforce shall include all DES employees as well as certain other personnel, such as contractors, consultants, interns, and volunteers, who perform services for DES, either on the premises of DES, or at some other remote location. All workforce members must follow these policies and procedures.

For the purposes of this policy Disability Evaluation Services (hereinafter referred to as DES) workforce shall include all DES employees as well as certain other personnel, such as contractors, consultants, interns, and volunteers, who perform services for DES, either on the premises of DES, or at some other remote location. All workforce members must follow these policies and procedures.

For the purposes of this policy the Disability Evaluation Services (hereinafter referred to as DES) workforce shall include all DES employees as well as certain other personnel, such as contractors, consultants, interns, and volunteers, who perform services for DES, either on the premises of DES, or at some other remote location. All workforce members must follow these policies and procedures.

The purpose of h s guideline is to insure the proper and timely release of medical recordscontaining protected health information (PHI) requested by clients, legal representatives andor eligibility representatives. This guideline should also insure properdocumentation of additional correspondence and exchange of information regarding cases. Additionally, this documentation will cover guidelines for documenting and responding to subpoenas. Page 5)

The purpose of this guideline is to insure the proper and timely release of medical records containing protected health information (PHI) requested by third parties. This guideline shouldalso insure proper documentation of additional correspondence and exchange of information regarding cases. Additionally, this documentation will cover guidelines for documenting and responding to subpoenas. (page 6)

DES procedural memo to its staff regarding how to determine when pregnant women meet the disability standards for EAEDC and TAFDC.

Explains DES' procedures for handling DTA-originated cases where the available information is insufficient to determine that the individual meets SSI disability standards.

This memorandum summarizes the situations when reopening of a prior determination is appropriate and describes the procedures to follow in reopening and closing the case.

Explains secure email procedures for communications between DES and other entities.

DES must review all prior DES disability files of a recipient when making determinations on new claims. Memo provides procedures for doing this.

Treating source medical opinions are given controlling weight in the disability determination process unless they are not well-supported by objective clinical evidence or are in conflict or inconsistent with other medical and/or non medical evidence in the file. Such situations require a careful analysis of all available information and may involve numerous considerations including the quality, consistency and detail of the evidence provided as well as the specialty and expertise of the other medical sources. The file must contain a written explanation of the resolution of conflicting information as well as the reasoning for assigning weight to treating source or other medical opinions.