R6-12-204. Disability Determination

A. When an assistance unit is requesting CA due to the mental or physical incapacity of a parent, as provided in R6-12-310(G), the Department shall verify the existence of the disability. B. The assistance unit shall demonstrate incapacity of a parent by providing a medical statement from a licensed physician. The statement shall include: 1. A diagnosis of the person, 2. A finding that the person has a physical or mental condition which prevents the person from working, and 3. An opinion concerning the duration of unemployability or a date for re-evaluation of unemployability. C. The local FAA office shall find disability, without further medical verification, when the applicant provides evidence that: 1. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has determined that the person is eligible for Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance (RSDI) benefits due to blindness or disability; 2. The SSA has determined that the person is eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) due to blindness or disability; 3. The Veteran’s Administration has determined that the person has at least a 100% disability; 4. The person’s physician has released the person from the hospital and imposed work restrictions for a specified recuperation period; 5. The person’s employer or physician has required the person to terminate employment due to the onset of a disability and the physician has specified a recuperation period; 6. The person’s physician has determined that the person is capable of employment only in a sheltered workshop, for a specified period of time, and the person is so employed; or 7. A prior certification of disability is in the person’s case record and is still valid to cover the period in which assistance is requested and will be received. D. The District Medical Consultant shall determine incapacity for all persons not covered under subsections (B) or (C).