Role of the Disability Adjudication Unit (DAU)

The Disability Adjudication Unit (DAU) is the centralized unit for the medical adjudication of applications for the province. The adjudicators at the DAU are responsible for the following:

• Collecting completed forms and correspondence from the applicant related to disability adjudication;
• Requesting further medical information, if necessary, from the applicant or other health professionals (e.g., specialists);
• Adjudicating whether the applicant qualifies as a person with a disability as defined under Section 4, of the ODSPA;
• Setting the next medical review date, if it is determined that the applicant's medical condition is likely to improve;
• Informing the applicant in writing of their decision;
• Informing the applicant of his/her right to an Internal Review and the process which must be followed if the adjudicator deems the applicant not to be a person with a disability;
• Conducting Internal Reviews of DAU decisions;
• Act as a respondent to an appeal filed on medical grounds with the SBT;
• Making payments to health care professionals, other than physicians for completion of the Activities of Daily Living form related to disability adjudication; and
• Notifying the applicant and conducting future medical reviews at a pre-scheduled date.