The Auditor General of Ontario released her report yesterday which included an audit of residential services for people with a disability funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. The audit identifies the significant challenges confronting the Ministry and offers recommendations to address shortfalls. Read more…Auditor General’s Report 2014. Residential Services
If you get benefits from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), you may get a notice that your disability status is being reviewed.
These reviews have always been part of the ODSP system. This is because ODSP is a program that provides support to people with disabilities even if their disability is not permanent.
For many years, however, the Ministry of Community and Social Services did not do medical reviews due to lack of resources. Many people who should have had a medical review have not had one done.
The Ministry received funding this year that will significantly increase the number of medical reviews being done. This means many more people on ODSP will be getting medical review notices in the mail.
Medical Reviews Fact Sheet (click here) talks about what medical reviews are, how they are done, and what you should do if you get a notice.