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Social Security Administration (SSA) determinations and benefits may be verified with the State Verification and Exchange System (SVES) interface between MAXIS and SSA. See TEMP Manual TE02.12.13 (SVES TPQY Interface) for more information on this interface.

MFIP: Do not ask for proof of illness or disability you expect to last less than 30 days unless the claim is questionable.

For households extended under the Ill/Incapacitated category which you expect to last 30 days or more, types of proof are:

● Social Security Administration (SSA) disability status.

● State Medical Review Team (SMRT) disability determination. Do not refer MFIP cases to SMRT, but accept a disability determination that SMRT makes for another program.

● A qualified professional’s or psychologist's report based on the results of a current medical examination or a current psychiatric evaluation (no older than 12 months). The medical statement must state the time period the disability will last. See 0011.39 (Qualified Professionals).

If the qualified professional’s or psychologist's report alone does not prove disability, get a vocational history for the last 5 years to supplement the medical statement.

DWP: Follow MFIP.

SNAP: See 0010.18.06 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity - SNAP).

MSA: Verify blindness or disability by either:

● Receipt of RSDI or SSI based on the person's blindness or disability.

OR ● The person has SSA 1619B status as indicated on MAXIS. See TEMP Manual TE02.07.259 (1619 A and B Status).

GA: Use any 1 of the following as proof of illness or disability/incapacity:

● The Request for Medical Opinion (DHS-2114) (PDF) (for non-SMRT referrals) signed by a qualified professional. See 0011.39 (Qualified Professionals).

The DHS-2114 certification is valid for 6 months from the date of last examination unless a shorter or longer time frame for the condition is specified. If the date of last examination is not indicated or is more than 6 months old, the certification is valid from the date the qualified professional signed the form.

● The SMRT Determination of Disability

● Do not refer GA cases to SMRT, but accept a disability determination that SMRT makes for another program.

● The person has SSA 1619B status as indicated on MAXIS. See TEMP Manual TE02.07.259 (1619 A and B Status).

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MFIP: Do not ask for proof of illness or disability you expect to last less than 30 days unless the claim is questionable.

For households extended under the Ill/Incapacitated category which you expect to last 30 days or more, types of proof are:

● Social Security Administration (SSA) disability status.

● State Medical Review Team (SMRT) disability determination. Do not refer MFIP cases to SMRT, but accept a disability determination that SMRT makes for another program.

If the qualified professional’s or psychologist's report alone does not prove disability, get a vocational history for the last 5 years to supplement the medical statement.

DWP: Follow MFIP.

SNAP: See 0010.18.06 (Verifying Disability/Incapacity - SNAP).

MSA: Verify blindness or disability by either:

● Receipt of RSDI or SSI based on the person's blindness or disability.

OR ● The person has SSA 1619B status as indicated on MAXIS. See TEMP Manual TE02.07.259 (1619 A and B Status).

GA: Use any 1 of the following as proof of illness or disability/incapacity:

● The Request for Medical Opinion (DHS-2114) (PDF) (for non-SMRT referrals) signed by a qualified professional. See 0011.39 (Qualified Professionals).

● The SMRT Determination of Disability

● Do not refer GA cases to SMRT, but accept a disability determination that SMRT makes for another program.

● The person has SSA 1619B status as indicated on MAXIS. See TEMP Manual TE02.07.259 (1619 A and B Status).