ISDX - SSI/SSP Client SDX Inquiry Request

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has developed a series of five MEDS inquiry screens to display relevant data from the State Data Exchange (SDX) file. This information is used by counties to process Medi-Cal for the denied SSI/SSP applications that were filed with Social Security Administration (SSA).

The five SDX inquiry screens are:

SDX1 - Client Data From MEDS
SDX2 - Client Address Data From MEDS
SDX3 - Client Information
SDX4 - Client Income/Status Data
SDX5 - Household Information

To Obtain

From a blank MEDS screen, type ISDX to access the “SSI/SSP Client SDX Inquiry Request” database.
Enter the applicant’s SSN and press Enter.
If the SSN is not known to SDX, an error message “X702 No SDX Record Found” will be displayed on the bottom of the ISDX screen.
The first inquiry screenfirst inquiry screen [SDX1] will appear.
Press F8 to move forward to the next SDX inquiry screen or type X2/X3/X4 on Option field from any SDX inquiry screens. Press F7 to go back to the previous screen. Press Enter to return to the [ISDX] main request screen.

SDX1 - SDX/INQUIRY - CLIENT DATA FROM MEDS

This inquiry screen displaysinquiry screen displays client information plus current MEDS information. The SDX1 is the first screen that identifies the applicant. Information provided includes:

Client demographic data,
Citizenship/identity type,
Authorized representative address, etc.

Refer to MEDS Data Element Dictionary Overview and MEDS QRG for the description of the fields and their values.

SDX2 - SDX INQUIRY - CLIENT ADDRESS DATA FROM MEDS

This inquiry screen displaysinquiry screen displays client information plus current MEDS information. The SDX2 is the second screen that identifies the applicant. Information provided includes:

Applicant’s residence/mailing address,
Home/work phone number,
Residence indicator,
Address flag, etc.

SDX3 - SDX INQUIRY - CLIENT INFORMATION

This inquiry screen displaysinquiry screen displays client information plus current MEDS information. The SDX3 is the third screen that identifies the applicant. Information provided includes:

SSI application date,
SSI denial date/reason,
Disability onset date,
Resources,
Medicare entitlement, etc.

SDX4 - SDX INQUIRY - CLIENT INCOME/STATUS DATA

This inquiry screen displaysinquiry screen displays client information plus current MEDS information. The SDX4 is the fourth screen that identifies the applicant. Information provided includes:

Earned, unearned and self-employment income,
Deemed income, student status,
Eligibility determination data, etc.

SDX5 - SDX INQUIRY - HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION

This inquiry screen displaysinquiry screen displays client information plus current MEDS information. The SDX5 is the fifth screen that identifies the applicant. Information provided includes:

Eligible spouse/essential person and their earnings,
Household composition, etc.