Michigan's Disability Determination Service (DDS) decides blindness claims for State Disability Assistance and Medicaid, and the DHS-49-I is the eye examination report it uses as evidence. The eye examiner reports the examination findings, which DDS compares with Michigan's blindness standard: acuity in the better eye correctable only to 20/200 or less, or a visual field of 20 degrees or less.
An ophthalmologist or optometrist completes the whole report. Michigan accepts blindness evidence from a board-certified ophthalmologist, a licensed optometrist, or an M.D. or D.O. who is an ophthalmology resident or eligible for the ophthalmology boards.
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Michigan's eligibility manual defines a person as blind when the visual acuity in the better eye can only be corrected to 20/200 or less, or when the widest diameter of the visual field in the better eye is limited to an angle of 20 degrees or less.
Medical evidence of blindness must be based on the findings of a board-certified ophthalmologist, a licensed optometrist, an M.D. or D.O. resident in ophthalmology, or an M.D. or D.O. eligible to sit the ophthalmology boards. The examiner returns the report to the office that sent it.
The client is responsible for providing evidence of blindness, but Michigan's eligibility manual says MDHHS assists clients who request or need help, including scheduling medical exam appointments and paying for medical evidence and medical transportation.