Second in a Series on Social Security Disability Programs' Challenges and Opportunities: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, June 11 and 20, 2002 |
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... Process Unification , " the Agency has been trying to make much more compatible and consistent the rules that are applied in the hearing and appeals process with the rules that are applied in the Disability Determination Service . They ...
... Process Unification , " the Agency has been trying to make much more compatible and consistent the rules that are applied in the hearing and appeals process with the rules that are applied in the Disability Determination Service . They ...
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... Process Uni- fication Training that State Agency Examiners were expected to ... Unification , " such as policies related to medical source opinions ... process . All DDSs are held to the same , strict quality standards , regardless of the ...
... Process Uni- fication Training that State Agency Examiners were expected to ... Unification , " such as policies related to medical source opinions ... process . All DDSs are held to the same , strict quality standards , regardless of the ...
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... process unification " rulings issued by SSA in 1996 , which were aimed at bringing State agency and ALJ decisions ... processes , institutional arrangements , and funding . In addition , the Board has urged the agency to develop a ...
... process unification " rulings issued by SSA in 1996 , which were aimed at bringing State agency and ALJ decisions ... processes , institutional arrangements , and funding . In addition , the Board has urged the agency to develop a ...
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... process . b . Process Unification rulings should be reexamined and , if necessary , modified to clarify how the initial disability examiners should address credibility and other issues . c . Claimant responsibility will be increased in ...
... process . b . Process Unification rulings should be reexamined and , if necessary , modified to clarify how the initial disability examiners should address credibility and other issues . c . Claimant responsibility will be increased in ...
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... process unification initia- tives . It is critical that SSA should provide clarification of what steps must be fol- lowed and provide the funds necessary . To minimize the need for additional re- sources , we believe the process unification ...
... process unification initia- tives . It is critical that SSA should provide clarification of what steps must be fol- lowed and provide the funds necessary . To minimize the need for additional re- sources , we believe the process unification ...
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ability additional adjudication administrative law judge agency ALJ decision ALJ hearing allowance rates Appeals Council appeals process application backlog Chairman SHAW challenges changes claimant Clay Shaw closing the record Committee Congress cost current process DDSs decisionmaking disability benefits disability claims process disability determination process Disability Determination Services disability examiners disability process District Court employees ensure evaluation Federal court field offices filing rates GERRY hearing office hearing process Hearings and Appeals implementation improve individual initial issue Lewin Group Matsui medical evidence ment NADE NCDDD NOSSCR Office of Hearings percent percentage predicted problems Process Unification proposal quality assurance recommendations representatives responsibility result Security Advisory Board Senior Attorney Program Social Security Act Social Security Administration Social Security Advisory Social Security Court Social Security Disability SSA's SSAB staff statement Supplemental Security Income testimony tion tive variables workload
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Page 185 - A person compelled to appear in person before an agency or representative thereof is entitled to be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel or, if permitted by the agency, by other qualified representative. A party is entitled to appear in person or by or with counsel or other duly qualified representative in an agency proceeding.
Page 185 - Secretary, but only upon a showing that there is new evidence which is material and that there is good cause for the failure to incorporate such evidence into the record in a prior proceeding...
Page 3 - NOT exceed a total of 10 pages including attachments. Witnesses are advised that the Committee will rely on electronic submissions for printing the official hearing record. 2. Copies of whole documents submitted as exhibit material will not be accepted for printing.
Page 155 - CCD is a working coalition of national consumer, advocacy, provider, and professional organizations working together with and on behalf of the 54 million children and adults with disabilities and their families living in the United States. The CCD...
Page 3 - The Committee seeks to make its facilities accessible to persons with disabilities. If you are inneed of special accommodations, please call 202-225-1721 or 202-2263411 TTD/TTY in advance of the event (four business days notice is requested). Questions with regard to special accommodation needs in general (including availability of Committee materials in alternative formats) may be directed...
Page 185 - Charting the Future of Social Security's Disability Programs: The Need for Fundamental Change,
Page 145 - Repeated episodes of deterioration or decompensation in work or work-like settings which cause the individual to withdraw from that situation or to experience exacerbation of signs and symptoms (which may include deterioration of adaptive behaviors).
Page 181 - Examiners shall be removable by the agency in which they are employed only for good cause established and determined by the' Civil Service Commission (hereinafter called the Commission) after opportunity for hearing and upon the record thereof.
Page 114 - NADE is a professional association whose mission is to advance the art and science of disability evaluation and to promote ongoing professional development for our members. The majority of our...
Page 4 - ... REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:01 am, in Room B-318, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.