Two Diverse Documents

     Over the years, hell, decades, I have accumulated a collection of documents pertaining to Social Security. From time to time I notice one that might be of interest to other people. Here are a couple of very different documents that I have uploaded to Scribd.

• An American Medical Association Ethics Opinion stating that it is unethical to withhold medical records for non-payment of medical bills. Note that this PDF starts out as if it just applies to North Carolina but keep going. It's national. This issue comes up from time to time in representing Social Security disability claimants.
• The Comptroller General's 1981 report that provided justification for throwing hundreds of thousands of people off Social Security disability benefits. I heard rumors at the time that some person or persons at Social Security angled to get the Comptroller General to write this report  Regardless, this document was a major factor leading to policies and practices that created the biggest crisis that Social Security has ever faced.

Remand Assignment Policy Documents

As I come across them, I have been trying to upload to Scribd documents concerning Social Security policy over the years. Below are some documents showing Social Security policy on which Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) is assigned a case remanded by the Appeals Council or the federal courts. Should it be the same ALJ who heard the case the first time or a different one? This policy has changed over the years.

History of Remand Assignment Policy

Some Things That Ought To Be On The Public Record

I have finally gotten around to uploading to Scribd some documents that I have that I think ought to be on the public record. Most are of current relevance but a few have mostly historic value. I don't know where else you would find any of these. Take a look.

• Notice of Proposed Rule Making On Grid Regulations 1978
• Federal Register Notice When Grid Regulations Adopted 1979
• Government Representative Plan 1979
• Settlement in Bono v. Social Security 1979
• Government Representative Interim Report 1983
• Decision in Association of ALJs v. Schweiker 1983
• Bradley Memo Cutting Maximum Attorney Fee To $1,500
• Letter Regarding Fee Agreement Process 1992 
• Study On Racial Differences In Disability Determination At Social Security 1992
• Re-Engineering Plan 1994
• Emergency Message On Substance Abuse 1996
• Childhood Disability Questions and Answers 2001
• Memo Regarding Americans with Disabilities Act - "Skoler Memo" 1993
• Drug Abuse and Alcoholism Teletype 1996
• Memo to Regional Commissioner Regarding O*NET 1999
• Memo to OHA Regarding O*NET 1999

     If you have documents you think ought to be in the public record concerning Social Security, scan them and upload them to Scribd and let me know  I'll let others know. Or just send the document to me and I'll upload it. Don't upload or send me anything that includes personally identifiable information or anything that should genuinely remain secret, such as documents concerning security plans at Social Security. Don't upload material under copyright.

     I cannot seem to find a copy of the DSI or HPI plans. It would be good to get those in the historical record so we never repeat bad ideas. I'm sure that Social Security would like to toss both of them down the memory hole.