EDPNA Exam

Acceptable Medical Evidence - We need objective medical evidence from an AMS to establish the existence of a medically determinable impairment (MDI) at step 2 of the sequential evaluation process Examples 1. Physicians (MD or DO) 2. Licensed/Certified Psychologists (also School Psych) 3. Licensed Optometrist/Podiatrist/Audiologist/Speech-Language Pathologist ***Claims filed after 3/27/2017 accept sources from: APRN, APN, Certified Nurse Midwife, CNS, CRNA, NP - although these might weigh less Age Categories 404.1563 - 1. Younger person. If you are a younger person (under age 50), we generally do not consider that your age will seriously affect your ability to adjust to other work. However, in some circumstances, we consider that persons age 45-49 are more limited in their ability to adjust to other work than persons who have not attained age 45. 2. Person closely approaching advanced age. If you are closely approaching advanced age (age 50-54), we will consider that your age along with a severe impairment(s) and limited work experience may seriously affect your ability to adjust to other work. 3. Person of advanced age. We consider that at an advanced age (age 55 or older), age significantly affects a person's ability to adjust to other work. We have special rules for persons of advanced age and for persons in this category who are closely approaching retirement age (age 60 or older). An ALJ authorizes a representative to charge and collect $2,000 for his representational services for a claim for disability insurance benefits. SSA directly pays the representative $2,000. Six months later, SSA erroneously paid the representative an additional $2,000 based upon the same claim. One year after issuing the erroneous payment, SSA sends a letter to the representative informing him of the excess fee payment and requesting a refund within 30 days. What should the representative do? - c. Refund the $2,000 excess payment to SSA