HIV and Disability : Updating the Social Security Listings

The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a screening tool called the Listing of Impairments to identify claimants who are so severely impaired that they cannot work at all and thus qualify for disability benefits.

In this report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) makes several recommendations for improving SSA's capacity for determining disability benefits more accurately and quickly using the HIV Infection Listings. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Current Concepts in HIV/AIDS3 Low CD4 Count as an Indicator of Disability4 Imminently Fatal or Severely Disabling HIV-Associated Conditions5 HIV-Associated Conditions Without Listings Elsewhere6 HIV-Associated Conditions With Listings Elsewhere7 Concepts Specific to Children With HIV/AIDS8 Maximizing the Utility of the HIV Infection ListingsAppendix A: Current HIV Infection Listings (14.08 and 114.08)Appendix B: Committee ChargeAppendix C: HIV Background TablesAppendix D: Literature TablesAppendix E: Committee Member and Staff BiographiesIndex