Social Security has added a section to its POMS manual to address the amount of office space to be allocated to employees at the state Disability Determination Services (DDS) offices. These state DDS's make the initial and reconsideration determinations on Social Security disability claims. Although DDS employees are state employees, they are treated much the same as federal employees in many respects. They even have ssa.gov domain e-mail addresses. Here are Social Security's space allocations for DDS employees:
| Position | Total Square Feet |
|---|---|
| Director, DDS | 200 |
| Assistant or Deputy Director | 150 |
| Program Director or Manager | 150 |
| Unit Supervisor | 120 |
| Technical Consultant and Systems Specialist | 100 |
| Hearing Officer | 100 |
| Quality Assurance Specialist | 100 |
| Vocational Specialist | 100 |
| Claims Examiner (adjudicator) | 100 |
| Clerks and other support positions | 75 |
| Chief Medical Consultant | 150 |
| Full-Time Medical Consultants and Part Time Medical Consultants (electronic claims adjudication makes it more difficult for consultant to share space) | 100 |
Is this SSA's way of saying that they won't pay for any more space and it's up to states to swallow the rest of the cost?
ReplyDeleteThat's more than most SSA employees. I'm a programmer at central office. We used to have 80 sq ft cubes. When they got the new modular cubes, we were downsized to 60+ sq ft.
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