Maryland SSI Forms at Age 18: SSA-3368, SSA-3369, and the Function Report

The Paperwork That Decides Whether SSI Continues

When your child turns 18 in Maryland, the Social Security Administration doesn't just renew their childhood SSI — it treats the transition as an entirely new application under adult disability standards. The childhood evaluation asked whether your child had marked and severe functional limitations compared to peers. The adult standard asks whether they can perform any Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA), set at $1,690 per month for non-blind individuals in 2026.

The outcome of this redetermination depends heavily on three forms, and how well they document your child's actual daily functioning.

Form SSA-3368: Adult Disability Report

This is the primary intake document. It collects your child's medical conditions, treatment history, medications, hospitalizations, and the names and contact information for every treating physician, therapist, and specialist.

The critical section is the medical source list. SSA's Disability Determination Services (DDS) in Maryland will request records from every provider you name. Gaps in this list mean the DDS evaluator works with incomplete evidence — and incomplete evidence leads to denials. Include every provider who has documented functional limitations: psychiatrists, behavioral health counselors, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, neurologists, and the school psychologist who administered the most recent psychoeducational evaluation.

For Maryland families specifically, include the DDA-assigned Coordinator of Community Services if one has been assigned — their case management notes document daily living needs that clinical records often miss.

Form SSA-3369: Work History Report

If your child has never worked, this form is straightforward — you'll indicate that there's no work history. But if they've participated in any employment through DORS Pre-Employment Transition Services, supported employment, or a job coaching program, every position needs to be documented with the physical and mental demands of the work.

The purpose of this form is to establish what your child can and cannot do in a work setting. Even short-term or part-time positions matter: if your child worked 10 hours a week bagging groceries with a job coach present at all times, that context (the coaching, the accommodations, the hours) is part of the record.

Form SSA-3373: Function Report (Adult)

This is the form that most families underestimate, and it's often the one that determines the outcome. The Function Report asks detailed questions about daily activities: Can your child prepare meals? Handle money? Follow instructions? Get along with authority figures? Handle changes in routine?

The biggest mistake is writing aspirational answers instead of honest ones. If your child can heat a frozen meal in the microwave but cannot plan, shop for, or cook a multi-step recipe without supervision, the answer to "Can they prepare meals?" is not simply "yes." Describe what they can actually do, what support they need, and what happens when that support isn't available.

Maryland-specific considerations: If your child receives services through the DDA or has a Person-Centered Plan, the functional assessments in that plan (the Supports Intensity Scale or similar tools) document the same kinds of limitations SSA evaluates. Reference these assessments in the Function Report to create consistency across systems.

Form SSA-3367: Disability Report — Field Office

You may also encounter Form SSA-3367, which is the field office version of the disability report — completed during an in-person interview at the local SSA office. This covers much of the same ground as the SSA-3368 but is administered by a claims representative. Bring your documentation to this interview: recent medical records, school evaluations, IEP documents, and any DDA or DORS records.

How These Forms Work Together

SSA routes the completed forms to Maryland's DDS office, which requests medical records from your listed providers, may order a consultative examination if the records are insufficient, and makes the initial determination. If the determination is unfavorable, you have 60 days to request reconsideration — and filing within 10 days of the notice preserves benefit continuation during the appeal.

The difference between a successful redetermination and a denial frequently comes down to whether the Function Report accurately captures daily limitations, and whether the medical source list is complete enough for DDS to build a full picture.

For a structured companion that walks through each form section by section — with Maryland-specific prompts for DDA, DORS, and school-based evidence — the Maryland SSI at 18 & Adult Disability Benefits Guide includes a Form SSA-3368 companion sheet designed specifically for the age-18 redetermination.

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