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From the Federal Register - U.S. government (eff. July 25, 2012)
Social Security Ruling, SSR 12-2p; Titles II and XVI: Evaluation of Fibromyalgia Notice issued by the Commissioner of Social Security on the Ruling (SSR 12-2p) providing guidance for evidence that needs to be met in order to establish that a person has a medically determinable impairment of Fibromyalgia (FM). It also reviews the evaluation of FM in disability claims/continuing disability reviews under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Effective date of this ruling: July 25, 2012.
Notice about names
The Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association would like to clarify the use of the various acronyms for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) on this site. When we generate our own articles on the illness, we will refer to it as ME/CFS, the term now generally used in the United States. When we are reporting on someone else’s report, we will use the term they use. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal agencies, including the CDC, are currently using ME/CFS.
Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association changed its name in July, 2018, to reflect this consensus.