TIME SENSITIVE – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DEC. 15, 2009

From: IARP OIDAP Liaison Committee
Re: Tracking Highest Incidence of Jobs in Past Relevant Work and Exertional Levels

SSA’s Occupational Information Development Advisory Panel (OIDAP) intends to do a pilot study for the new Occupational Information System they are developing to replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, studying the most frequently occurring occupations seen from claimants’ PRW. We have offered to assist in gathering data. The OIDAP can then use this data to inform development of their pilot study. To do this, we need your help. Although the primary purpose is identifying the incidence of jobs, we are also taking the opportunity to look at how well the claimant’s file accurately reflects the work history, and discrepancies between the claimant’s description of the work, the DOT’s and our experience. We hope this will provide additional valuable data for us to present to SSA and OIDAP.

Data collection forms are available in Word and Excel version which can be filled out at each hearing you attend for a two-month period. Download the forms below. For each case, list all jobs held by the claimant (from file & in testimony) and fill in one line per job title. We would ask that you have this form available with you on hearing days (either on your laptop or in paper form) so that you may complete the form on each claimant as you are at the Hearing Office. Please do this for each case you are called on as a VE and keep a running list. You do not need to identify the claimant or separate one claimant from another on the form.

For the last column, if the work history in the file was an accurate reflection of the work performed, place a Y in the column, N if the form did not accurately reflect the PRW, or N/A if the job was not included in the file and added at time of testimony.

This data collection process will last for two months, Oct. 15, 2009 to Dec. 15, 2009. (Deadline Extended to Dec. 15, 2009.) You can either fax the form(s) to (888) 253-3365 at the end of each week or e-mail the form(s) to ssve@heitzmanrehab.com on Dec. 15, 2009 (details also listed on the forms). For those who have already started collecting data, it is requested that you please send in your first batch by Nov. 15th to spread out the work for the committee over the data collection period.

If you have any questions, please contact one of us. Thank you so much in advance for your participation in this most important project.

Lynne Tracy, OIDAP Liaison Committee Chair - lynnetracy@sbcglobal.net
Angie Heitzman, Forensic Rep. to the Committee - angela@heitzmanrehab.com
Ann Neulicht, IALCP Rep. to the Committee
Pam Warren, CM Rep to the Committee
Rick Wickstrom, DM Rep. to the Committee
Scott Stipe, SSVE Rep. to the Committee
Amy Vercillo, IARP Board Liaison

Download Forms Here
WORD PRW Survey Form
EXCEL PRW Survey Form