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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 07/19 CHAPTER C, PAGE 13 Determination Services (DDS) for a disability determination. This includes • Individuals who are not required to apply for SSI due to excess income, and • Individuals whose established disability period did not include the AG application month. 2.3.4.1.Referral to Disability Determination Services (DDS) The Disability Determination Services (DDS) is a division of the Virginia Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). DDS makes determinations of medical eligibility for disability or blindness benefits under Social Security (SS), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and AG programs. DDS makes its determinations of “disabled” or “not disabled” based upon federal regulations. The same definitions of disability and blindness and the same evaluation criteria are used for all four programs. The following three forms are required to make a referral to DDS to request a disability determination: • Disability Report Adult SSA-3368-BK to be completed by the individual. It is available at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-3368.pdf • Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security Administration to be completed by the individual. It is available at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ssa-827.pdf • DDS Referral Form to be completed by the worker. It is available at FUSION website 2.3.4.1.1. Worker Responsibilities The worker will send the “SSA Disability Report – Adult” and the “Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security Administration” forms to the individual within