Section 843.30  Medical Evidence of Record Development

a)         The Bureau incorporates the standards for obtaining medical evidence of record as set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations 20 CFR 404.1512, 404.1513, 416.912 and 416.913 as amended August 1, 1991 and in the Program Operations Manual System DI 22505.000 et seq. as revised August 1991.

b)         The Bureau's Medical Information Unit (MIU) will be responsible for processing all requests for medical evidence of record from Cook County Hospital and Fantus Clinic of Chicago, Illinois.

c)         The Bureau has developed the following policy regarding payment for medical evidence:  

1)         Only one payment will be proffered per source.  Payment rates are established pursuant to provisions set forth in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 545.

2)         When a reconsideration claim is filed requiring that the same source be contacted for additional evidence, another payment will be proffered, because a new application at a higher level of appeal is being developed.

3)         If a contact does not yield medical evidence of record, payment will not be proffered.

d)         The Bureau will handle opinion evidence submitted according to the guidelines set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations 20 CFR 404.1527 and 416.927 as amended August 1, 1991.

(Source:  Amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 10316, effective June 15, 1992)