Disability Benefits Advocacy Sample Clauses

Disability Benefits Advocacy. Process for conducting screenings, assessments, preparing and filing disability applications, gathering required documentation, timely submission of benefits claims, and timeframe needed for reconsideration documents. This includes a specific program design, oversight and quality assurance processes for benefit applications, follow-up, and approval rates. Benefit programs include:
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Disability Benefits Advocacy. CONTRACTOR shall provide disability benefits advocacy services to complete the entire application process for disability income benefit programs, including individuals who need assistance with monitoring progress of a submitted benefits application. These services shall be provided at no cost to participants and shall include but not be limited to screening, assessing, developing and filing competently prepared benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications; coordinating with Federal and State offices regarding pending benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications and advocating on behalf of the participant; gather required documentation, provide timely submission of benefits claims, and document the timeframe needed for reconsideration documents. CONTRACTOR shall also provide the following:
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Disability Benefits Advocacy. CONTRACTOR shall provide disability benefits advocacy services to complete the entire application process for disability income benefit programs, including individuals who need assistance with monitoring progress of a submitted benefits application. These services shall be provided at no cost to participants and shall include but not be limited to screening, assessing, developing and filing competently prepared benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications; coordinating with federal and state offices regarding pending benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications and advocating on behalf of the participant; gather required documentation, provide timely submission of benefits claims, and document the timeframe needed for reconsideration documents. CONTRACTOR shall also provide the following: County of Orange, Health Care Agency File Folder: C025969 Page 6 of 10 Contract MA-042-20010813
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Disability Benefits Advocacy. CONTRACTOR shall provide disability benefits advocacy services to complete the entire application process for disability income benefit programs, including individuals who need assistance with monitoring progress of a submitted benefits application. These services shall be provided at no cost to County of Orange, Health Care Agency File Folder: C025968 Page 6 of 9 Contract MA-042-20010815 participants and shall include but not be limited to screening, assessing, developing and filing competently prepared benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications; coordinating with Federal and State offices regarding pending benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications and advocating on behalf of the participant; gather required documentation, provide timely submission of benefits claims, and document the timeframe needed for reconsideration documents. CONTRACTOR shall also provide the following:
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Disability Benefits Advocacy. CONTRACTOR shall provide disability benefits advocacy services to complete the entire application process for disability income benefit programs, including individuals who need assistance with monitoring progress of a submitted benefits application. These services shall be provided at no cost to participants and shall include but not be limited to screening, assessing, developing and filing competently prepared benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications; coordinating with Federal and State offices regarding pending benefit applications, appeals, reconsiderations, reinstatements, and recertifications and advocating on behalf of the participant; gather required documentation, provide timely submission of benefits claims, and document the timeframe needed for reconsideration documents. CONTRACTOR shall also provide the following:  CONTRACTOR shall designate SOAR-certified staff as Benefits Specialists to assist HDAP eligible participants in the South Service Planning Area with the entire disability benefits application process using the SOAR method.  CONTRACTOR’S designated SOAR-certified Benefits Specialists shall assist PROGRAM participants with gathering documentation, preparing and filing, and provide follow-up services until approval or final denial.  CONTRACTOR shall seek legal advocacy at no expense to the participant for highly intensive advocacy services, such as an appeals process, when appropriate.  CONTRACTOR’S SOAR-certified Benefits Specialists will participate in the COUNTY’S SOAR system.  CONTRACTOR’S SOAR-certified Benefits Specialist shall provide oversight to all benefits applications, as well as serve as liaison between CONTRACTOR and COUNTY staff for PROGRAM related updates, as needed.  CONTRACTOR shall track outcomes using HMIS and SOAR’s Online Application Tracking System.
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Disability Benefits Advocacy. Contractor shall include seeking any and all disability benefits the participant may be eligible to receive as appropriate, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Social Security Retirement or Disability Compensation benefits, and the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI). It shall also include filing complete and timely applications and appeals, obtaining and submitting medical evidence, filing appeals and requests for hearings, including appeals to the Social Security Appeals Counsel, representing individuals at administrative hearings, establishing good working relationships with the Social Security Administration and Disability Determination Services (DDS), and contracting with legal services providers as needed to ensure adequate representation. HDAP Services for Families shall not be interrupted pending an administrative hearing decision.
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  • Short Term Disability Benefits Paragraph 1: The Board shall provide short term disability benefits as set forth in the Short Term Disability Summary Plan Description. Short term disa- bility benefits for disabilities resulting from non-occupational illness or injury, shall be paid at the rate of 70% of the teacher’s regular daily rate, subject to all applicable deductions. A teacher may choose to save up to five (5) accumulat- ed temporary leave days. Following the exhaustion of temporary leave, there is a five day waiting period before short term disability benefits begin. The five day waiting period will be waived for absences greater than 30 calendar days and short term disability payments shall be paid retroactively.

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  • Denial of Benefits Subject to prior notification and consultation, a Party may deny the benefits of this Chapter to: (a) investors of the other Party where the investment is being made by a enterprise that is owned or controlled by persons of a third State and the enterprise has no substantive business activities in the territory of the other Party; or (b) investors of the other Party where the investment is being made by a enterprise that is owned or controlled by persons of the denying Party.

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  • Post-Retirement Benefits The present value of the expected cost of post-retirement medical and insurance benefits payable by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to its employees and former employees, as estimated by the Borrower in accordance with procedures and assumptions deemed reasonable by the Required Lenders is zero.

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