Disability Determinations in Florida
When Florida citizens apply for disability benefits, the Division of Disability Determinations makes decisions regarding the medical eligibility of the applicant. The benefits applied for may be under the state Medically Needy program or the federal Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs. It conducts reviews of current and existing beneficiaries of the federal programs and their continuing eligibility.
The third largest state disability determinations service in the nation is that of Florida’s. They process roughly 6% of the national workload yearly. The Florida Department of Health, Division of Disability Determinations accomplished decisions on 230,003 federal and 15,231 Medically Needy claims. They are given about $93 million in budget for the 819 filled state employee positions. Employees are assigned to offices in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Pensacola.
Applications for disability benefits are filed either at the claimant’s local Social Security field office or at a local office of the Department of Children and Families. Applications should be filed at the Social Security field office when applying for disability benefits under the Social Security Act. On the other hand, when seeking benefits under the Medically Needy program, applications should be filed at the office of the Department of Children and Families. These applications are then forwarded to the Division of Disability Determinations in order for them to determine the medical eligibility of the applicants. After this, the claim is then returned to either office for a final determination of non-medical eligibility. The benefits due to the claimant are then considered effective.
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