What is Hallex SSA?
HALLEX (Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law Manual) is a publication from the Social Security Administration’s Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). ODAR administers hearings and appeals for people seeking reviews of their applications for disability benefits.
What is a medical interrogatory?
(ĭn″tĕr-rŏg′ă-tor″ē) In law, a written question sent by one party to another requesting information about issues, facts, backgrounds, and witnesses surrounding the allegations in a lawsuit. Link to this page: interrogatory
Who is an acceptable medical source?
1. SSA will include APRNs, Physician Assistants, and audiologists as acceptable medical sources (AMS), which means that medical evidence from these sources can be used to establish a medically determinable physical or mental impairment.
What does form interrogatory 4.2 mean?
As part of the First Set of Form Interrogatories, plaintiff’s attorneys should check the boxes for Form Interrogatories 4.1 and 4.2, which ask for information concerning any policies that cover or may cover plaintiff’s claims, as well as any self-insurance.
What is the difference between form interrogatories and special interrogatories?
Interrogatories are written questions sent by one party in a lawsuit to another party in that same suit, which the responding party must answer under penalty of perjury. Special interrogatory questions are written by the parties.
Are California Form interrogatories objection proof?
See California Code of Civil Procedure §§2030.030(a)(2) and 2030.060. Their use was usually the first volley in the discovery battle. For years the Courts had found that the Form Interrogatories were objection proof as to form with minor exceptions.
What kind of questions are asked in interrogatories?
What questions should I expect to be asked at a deposition and how should I answer them?…
- Can I find out if the other side is calling witnesses? Will I have to tell who my witnesses will be?
- What are expert witnesses?
- Why might I want to know if the other party plans to call experts?
Can documents be produced as a response to an interrogatory?
(a) The party to whom interrogatories have been propounded shall respond in writing under oath separately to each interrogatory by any of the following: (1) An answer containing the information sought to be discovered. (2) An exercise of the party’s option to produce writings.
Who is a party to the evidence in a hallex hearing?
The evidence was submitted by the claimant or the appointed representative, if any, and there is no other party to the hearing (see HALLEX I-2-7-20 ). (For more information about who is a party to the hearing, see HALLEX I-2-1-45 ); The claimant has knowingly waived his or her right to examine the evidence (see HALLEX I-2-7-15 ); or
How does the ALJ decide whether to consider evidence in hallex?
If a claimant informs SSA about evidence, the ALJ will generally determine whether to obtain the evidence using the procedures in HALLEX I-2-5-13. If a claimant submits evidence to SSA, the ALJ will generally determine whether to consider the evidence using the procedures in HALLEX I-2-6-58 and I-2-6-59.
Where can I find more information about the hallex Proffer procedures?
For more information about specific proffer procedures, see HALLEX I-2-7-30. Additionally, when there are multiple parties to a hearing, the ALJ must proffer additional evidence from one of the parties to all parties to the hearing. For an explanation of who is a party to a hearing, see HALLEX I-2-1-45.
When does the business day end for a hallex hearing?
The business day ends after 11:59PM in the time zone where the hearing office (HO) servicing the claimant’s current address is located. If a claimant informs SSA about evidence, the ALJ will generally determine whether to obtain the evidence using the procedures in HALLEX I-2-5-13.