As a doctor or other health professional, you play a major role in making sure your patients are aware of the provisions of the Medicaid and Social Security disability programs.

If you are involved in direct patient care, you may also receive requests from DDS to submit copies of your treatment records and reports on behalf of your patients.

The medical information you provide helps us to make a timely, accurate decision on your patient's claim for Social Security or Medicaid disability benefits.

Medical Report Requirements

For each disability claim, we need medical evidence of the diagnoses, exam findings, test results, and any available information about the effects of the impairments on the person’s ability to function.

This medical evidence generally comes from you, the healthcare provider, who has an ongoing treatment relationship with the patient.

You may receive a $20 expedite fee if you submit the requested records within 16 days from the date on the letter we sent you.

Submitting Reports Electronically

You can submit your reports faster by sending them in an electronic format. Choose the method that works best for you:

• Social Security's Secure Web Site
  You can transmit electronic records through Social Security’s secure web site using your existing Internet connection.  Click here for a DEMO of the site.
   
• Fax
  You can fax records any time, day or night to 1-866-507-5485.  Fax software programs may also be used if you can make the first page of the fax the DDS bar coded cover sheet letter. The faxes are digitized for claims processing. 
   

For More Information

For more information about submitting your records electronically or to obtain a PIN and Password to use the secure web site, please contact Coreen Fluet at 1-800-734-2463.