Basic (05-23)
SSA will:
accumulate workload and other related data that may be required in the administration of the disability program.
establish and maintain the basic disability records, and
prepare regular and special reports for its own use, other executive agency use, as well as for the use of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress.
SSA extracts and records certain data from claims material.
This data includes necessary identifying information, such as:
SSN, and
state of residence.
Nonmedical data is also included, such as:
age,
sex,
race,
marital status,
education, and
occupation.
Significant medical data is recorded covering:
principle diagnosis,
residual impairment,
types of medical evidence used in the determination, and
specific types and cost of the medical evidence purchased.
Other recorded items include the:
final disposition of the case (allowance, denial, continuance, cessation),
onset date,
reasons for denial, and
agency making the determination.
SSA shares all data collected and tabulated which may be of particular concern or interest to the States.