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Medicaid provider
A professional or medical facility who is enrolled as a provider for the Medicaid Program by entering into a contract with the Medicaid Program to provide medical services to Medicaid eligible recipients. By entering into this contract the professional has agreed to abide by all rules and regulations governing the Medicaid Program.
Mental disorder
In DSM-III, a mental disorder is conceptualized as a clinically significant behavioral or psychologic syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that typically is associated with either a painful symptom (distress) or impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (disability).
Mandatory Supplementation
The supplementary payments that are made only to beneficiaries who were converted to the SSI program from former State assistance programs at the inception of the SSI program.
Blind Work Expenses (SSI)
If you are blind, when we determine your SSI eligibility and payment amount we do not count any earned income that you use to meet expenses in earning the income.
Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 To grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances
Unincurred Business Expenses
Self-employment business support given to you by someone else without cost. If you are self-employed, we deduct unincurred business expenses from earnings when we determine SGA.
AEA
acquired eleptiform aphasia (Landau-Kleffner syndrome)
Work Incentives/Employment Support
SSA policies that help disability beneficiaries go to work and receive benefits in an attempt to become more independent.
Ticket to Work program
The Ticket to Work program provides disabled beneficiaries with expanded options for access to employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services.
DHO
Disability Hearing Officer. Conducts in person hearings. Next appeal is to a federal Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
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