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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 388. Social and Health Services, Department of |
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Chapter 388-449. Aged, blind, or disabled. |
Section 388-449-0100. Sequential evaluation process step V—How does the department evaluate if I can perform other work when determining disability?
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- If we decide you cannot do work that you have done before, we consider your age, education, and other factors to decide if you have the residual functional capacity to perform other work.(1) We evaluate education in terms of formal schooling or other training to acquire skills that enable you to meet job requirements. We classify education as:(2) We approve disability when you have a moderate, marked, or severe physical health impairment and you meet the criteria below:(3) We approve disability when you have a moderate, marked, or severe mental impairment and you meet the criteria below:(4) "Substantial loss of ability" means you are not able to perform the particular activity in regular competitive employment or outside of a sheltered work setting.(5) We approve disability when you have both mental and physical impairments, with an overall severity that is moderate, marked, or severe, and you meet the criteria below:(6) If you don't meet the criteria listed above, and there are jobs you can do in the national economy, we will find you able to perform other work and take the following actions:(a) Deny disability; and(b) Give you examples of jobs you can do in the national economy despite your impairments(s).(7) If there are no jobs you can do in the national economy despite your impairment(s), we approve disability.