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SSI-MAO and Freedom to Work (FTW) customers must provide updated information about their disabling conditions in certain circumstances.
The Disability Determination Service Administration (DDSA) usually determines a person to have a disability or blindness for a limited period of time. When this is the case, the person’s disability or blindness must be reviewed and determined again at the end of the limited period.
The DDSA decision on the most recent Disability Determination and Transmittal (DE-120) lists the date when next determination is due. This date is also known as the medical diary end date.
Before the medical diary end date, DDSA redetermination forms are sent to SSI-MAO and FTW customers that are under age 65 and do not receive SSI-Cash or Social Security Disability payments. The customer must complete and return these forms to see if they still qualify for SSI-MAO or FTW.
NOTE AHCCCS does not send DDSA redetermination forms when the customer is receiving Social Security Disability or SSI-Cash payments because this is already done as part of the redetermination process for the payments.
See DDSA Redetermination of Disability or Blindness Referrals for instructions.
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Disability Determinations Services Administration (DDSA) |
The division of the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) Arizona authorized to make disability determinations for the Social Security Administration and for the AHCCCS Administration. |
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Disability Determination |
The disability determination for SSI-MAO is the same as is used for the Social Security Administration. |
The Disability Determination and Transmittal (DE-120) from DDSA with the results of the redetermination.
This applies to the following programs:
SSI MAO; and
FTW.
Processing begins 90 calendar days before the end of the diary date.
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Legal Authorities |
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SSI-MAO |
42 CFR 435.540 42 CFR 435.541 42 CFR 435.916 AAC R9-22-1501(B) |
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Freedom to Work (FTW) |
42 CFR 435.540 42 CFR 435.541 42 CFR 435.916 AAC R9-22-1922(B) AAC R9-28-1324(B) |