Medical/Professional Relations

Disability Related Publications For Health & School Professionals

The following publications are written for persons in the health care or school field who may be involved in the Social Security disability determination process. As such, they may contain medical terminology and technical information confusing to the general public.

Health and school professionals may obtain these publications, free of charge, from the SSA Supply System.
 
How to Order


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You may view, print, or order publications on SSA’s Publications webpage.



List of publications:


Answers for Doctors and Other Health Professionals,
(Pub. No. 64-042, ICN 953635, September 1998)

Childhood Disability Under the Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income: A Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals
(Pub. No. 64-048, ICN 436930)

Childhood Disability Under the Social Security Administration’s Supplemental Security Income: A Guide for School Professionals
(Pub. No. 64-049, ICN 436935)

Consultative Examinations: A Guide for Health Professionals
(Pub No. 64-025, ICN 954095, November 1999)

Disability Evaluation Under Social Security
(Pub. No. 64-039, ICN 468600, September 2008)

Fact Sheet for Mental Health Care Professionals:
Supporting Individuals' Social Security Disability Claims

(Pub. No. 64-103, January 2008, ICN available Spring 2008)
pdf version (189 KB)

HIPAA and the Social Security Disability Programs: 
Information for Consultative Examination Providers
(Pub. No. 64-092, Fact Sheet)

Long COVID: A Guide for Health Professionals on Providing Medical Evidence for Social Security Disability
(Pub. No. 64-128, June 2023)

Providing Medical Evidence for Individuals with HIV Infection:
A Guide for Health Professionals

(Pub. No. 64-037, ICN 953600, August 1993)

Providing Medical Evidence to the Social Security Administration for Individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Guide for Health Professionals
(Pub. No. 64-063, ICN 953800, Fact Sheet)

Red Book on Work Incentives: A Summary Guide to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives for People with Disabilities
(Pub. No. 64-030, ICN 436900)



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