Form SSA-3385-BK Report of Adult Functioning-Employer

REPORT OF ADULT FUNCTIONING - EMPLOYER
SSA-3385-BK
Answers for Employers about this Questionnaire

One of your former employees has filed a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) or for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments based on disability. We need information from you to help
us make our decision. If you cannot give us all the information we need, we may try, with your permission,
to get it from your employer. Please ask the individual's direct supervisor or another person having direct
knowledge of the former employee's job performance to complete this questionnaire.
Q. Why do you need information from me?
A. The information you provide about this individual's day-to-day functioning in the work setting is important
because it will help us determine the effects of the person's impairment on his or her disability status. We
need this information from you even if he or she worked for you for only a short time. The information is not
the only evidence we will be considering when we decide if this person qualifies for disability benefits, but it
is very important to us. We also use evidence from both medical and other nonmedical sources to
determine whether a person is disabled according to the Social Security Act. Medical sources include
doctors and other health care professionals; non-medical sources include employers like yourself and other
people who spend time with and know the person well.
Q. I have a personal opinion as to whether the individual is disabled. Should I complete this form?
A. Yes. We are responsible for determining whether this person is disabled under the Social Security Act,
and we will make our decision based on all of the medical and other information we receive. Your
observations will give us information on the individual's daily functioning in an employment setting and help
us make an accurate determination. Your completion of this form is used as evidence, but does not
constitute an endorsement of our decision.
DO NOT ASK THE INDIVIDUAL TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
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Print or type your responses.
Please respond to all of the items in Sections A and B. If you do not know the answer, please
enter "do not know."
The items in Section B include questions intended to help you understand the information we are
requesting. Please respond to the questions and include any additional information you think would
be helpful to us.
If you need more space to answer questions, use the "REMARKS" section on Page 4, and include
the number of the Questionnaire item to which you are responding.
Sign the form and provide your contact information.
We appreciate your cooperation, time, and effort in completing the questionnaire.

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Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Sections 205(a), 223(a) and (d), and 1631 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and 20 CFR 404.1512,
416.912, and 416.924a, allow us to collect this information. We will use the information you provide to
determine eligibility for disability benefits.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary; however, failing to provide us with all or part of the information
may prevent us from making an accurate and timely decision on eligibility, or could result in the loss of
benefits.
We rarely use the information you supply for any purpose other than what we state above; however, we
may use the information for the administration of our programs including sharing information:
1. To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information from our records (e.g., to the
Government Accountability Office and Department of Veterans Affairs); and,
2. To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities necessary to ensure the integrity and
improvement of our programs (e.g., to the Bureau of the Census and to private entities under
contract with us).
A complete list of when we may share your information with others, called routine uses, is available in our
Privacy Act System of Records Notice 60-0089, entitled Claims Folders Systems. Additional information
about this and other system of records notices and our programs is available from our Internet website at
www.socialsecurity.gov, or at your local Social Security office.
We may share the information you provide to other agencies through computer matching programs.
Matching programs compare our records with records kept by other Federal, State, or local government
agencies. We use the information from these programs to establish or verify a person's eligibility for
federally funded or administered benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect payments or delinquent
debts under these programs.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement - This information collection meets the requirements of 44 U.S.C. §
3507, as amended by Section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do not need to answer these
questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. We
estimate that it will take about 20 minutes to read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the
questions. If you have questions about how to complete the form, contact the Requesting Office; see page
1, upper left corner, for the name, address, and phone number of the Requesting Office. If you need the
address or phone number for the Requesting Office, you can get it by calling Social Security at
1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). SEND THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE REQUESTING
OFFICE. You may send comments on our time estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore,
MD 21235-6401. Send only comments relating to our time estimate to this address, not the
completed form.
PLEASE REMOVE THIS SHEET BEFORE RETURNING THE COMPLETED FORM

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Form Approved
OMB No. 0960-XXXX

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

REPORT OF ADULT FUNCTIONING - EMPLOYER
SECTION A - CASE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Name:
Case ID:

SSA bar code:

SECTION B - EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Refer to the above identified individual when responding to the questions In sections B, C, and D.
1. EMPLOYER (company name and address)

2. Individual's dates of employment:
a. Start Date:

b. End Date:

3. On average, how many hours per week did the individual work?
4. If the individual is no longer working for the company, why did he or she stop working?
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5. List the individual's job title(s).
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6. Describe his/her job duties.
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SECTION C - INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL'S FUNCTIONING
We need to know how independently, appropriately, and effectively the individual was able to
function on the job; the quality of his/her work; and whether he/she was able to sustain work activity
according to the requirements of the position.
7. Describe the individual's ability to perform the required job duties. Did you provide any special help or supervision?
If so, please describe it, why it was needed, and how often it occurred.
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8. Describe the individual's ability to understand, remember, and apply information related to job duties. Did he/she
need an extra level of instruction, repetition, or correction?
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9. Describe the individual's ability to meet quality and production standards. Did you modify expectations/
requirements regarding quality, quantity, or timeliness of work/work product to accommodate this individual?
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10. Describe the individual's behavior in the work setting. Did the individual handle stress, deal with changes in the
work procedures, work schedule or work place, and manage his/her emotional expression, behavior, and self-care
adequately and appropriately?
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11. Describe the individual's ability to maintain attendance and punctuality.
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12. Describe the individual's ability to interact with others. Did the individual cooperate with you and co-workers;
respond appropriately to instruction or criticism; and understand, interpret, and respond appropriately to social cues?
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SECTION D - REMARKS
Please use this section to provide any additional comments or information. Thank you.
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SECTION E - COMPLETE INFORMATION AND SIGNATURE
Anyone who makes or causes to be made a false statement or representation of material fact for use in
determining a payment under the Social Security Act, or knowingly conceals or fails to disclose an event
with an intent to affect an initial or continued right to payment, commits a crime punishable under Federal
law by fine, imprisonment, or both, and may be subject to administrative sanctions.
13. YOUR NAME (person completing the form)
14. YOUR TITLE (job title)

15. YOUR SIGNATURE (required)

16. YOUR DAYTIME TELEPHONE NUMBER
Your Number
Area Code
Phone Number
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