The information to be included whether qualified professionals use a DHS form or their own forms:
· The professional’s name.
· Date of most recent exam.
· Diagnosis.
· The length of time the condition is anticipated to last.
· Identification of any permanent physical or mental limitations.
· Indication of whether there is a treatment plan and whether the patient is following the plan.
· Information about any limitations on the type of work or amount of work the participant can do, including whether the participant can sustain 20 hours of work a week.
End dates and renewals of medical opinions.
· Request a new medical opinion form before the current form expires.
· Assume the condition continues until the end date the qualified professional has indicated in the medical opinion.
· If the medical opinion indicates that there is not an end date for a condition, that opinion is valid for a year from the date the professional signed it.
· Request a new medical opinion form each year in order to assess the participant’s ability to work at least 20 hours a week if the participant’s condition is permanent. A new diagnosis of the condition itself is not necessary if the condition is permanent.
Information on these conditions is medically protected information.
· There must be a signed release from the participant to seek a medical opinion from a qualified professional.
· For policies on handling information about someone’s mental health, chemical dependency or experience with family violence, see Chapter 04 (Participants' Rights).
· Participants have the right to see most of the private medical information about themselves, see Chapter 04 (Participants' Rights).
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