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2015-10-19; vol. 80 # 201 - Monday, October 19, 2015 80 FR 63092 - Extension of the Expiration Date for State Disability Examiner Authority To Make Fully Favorable Quick Disability Determinations and Compassionate Allowance Determinations
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective October 19, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending the expiration date of our rule that authorizes State agency disability examiners to make fully favorable determinations without the approval of a State agency medical or psychological consultant in claims that we consider under our quick disability determination (QDD) and compassionate allowance (CAL) processes. The current rule will expire on November 13, 2015. In this final rule, we are changing the November 13, 2015 expiration or “sunset” date to November 11, 2016, extending the authority for 1 year. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-08-12; vol. 80 # 155 - Wednesday, August 12, 2015 80 FR 48248 - Revised Listings for Growth Disorders and Weight Loss in Children; Correcting Amendments
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule; Correcting amendments. Effective August 12, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We published a document in the Federal Register revising our rules on April 13, 2015. That document inadvertently included incorrect values in table II of listing 105.08(B)(1)(c) of appendix 1 to subpart P of 20 CFR part 404. This document corrects the final regulation by revising this table.
2015-07-02; vol. 80 # 127 - Thursday, July 2, 2015 80 FR 37970 - Extension of Effective Date for Temporary Pilot Program Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective July 2, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending for one year our pilot program that authorizes the agency to set the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Extending of the pilot program continues our commitment to improve the efficiency of our hearing process and to maintain a hearing process that results in accurate, high-quality decisions for claimants. The current pilot program will expire on August 10, 2015. In this final rule, we are extending the effective date to August 12, 2016. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-06-15; vol. 80 # 114 - Monday, June 15, 2015 80 FR 34048 - Sixty-Month Period of Employment Requirement for Government Pension Offset Exemption
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective on July 15, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary This final rule adopts, with clarifying changes, the proposed rule we previously published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2007. This final rule revises our Government Pension Offset (GPO) regulations to reflect changes to the Social Security Act (“Act”) made by section 9007 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987) and section 418 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA). These regulations explain how and when we will reduce the Social Security spouse's benefit for some people who receive Federal, State, or local government pensions if Social Security did not cover their government work.
2015-06-05; vol. 80 # 108 - Friday, June 5, 2015 80 FR 31990 - Extension of Sunset Date for Attorney Advisor Program
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective June 5, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending for 2 years our rule authorizing attorney advisors to conduct certain prehearing procedures and to issue fully favorable decisions. The current rule will expire on August 7, 2015. In this final rule, we are extending the sunset date to August 4, 2017. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-05-20; vol. 80 # 97 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 80 FR 28821 - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This rule is effective July 20, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We are revising the criteria in parts A and B of the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving cancer (malignant neoplastic diseases) under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). These revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, recommendations from medical experts we consulted, and public comments we received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
2015-04-17; vol. 80 # 74 - Friday, April 17, 2015 80 FR 21159 - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rules. These rules are effective May 18, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate cases involving hematological disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). These revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment, and public comments we received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
2015-04-13; vol. 80 # 70 - Monday, April 13, 2015 80 FR 19522 - Revised Listings for Growth Disorders and Weight Loss in Children
GPO FDSys: XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Final rule. This rule is effective June 12, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary This rule adopts, with one change, the rule for evaluating growth disorders in children we proposed in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013. Several body systems in the Listing of Impairments (listings) contain listings for children based on impairment of linear growth or weight loss. We are replacing those listings with new listings for low birth weight (LBW) and failure to thrive; a new listing for genitourinary impairments; and revised listings for growth failure in combination with a respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, or immune system disorder. These revisions reflect our program experience, advances in medical knowledge, and comments we received from medical experts and the public.
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Title 20 published on 2015-04-01
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 20 CFR Part 404 after this date.
2015-10-30; vol. 80 # 210 - Friday, October 30, 2015 80 FR 66843 - Vocational Factors of Age, Education, and Work Experience in the Adult Disability Determination Process; Extending of the Comment Period
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of the comment period. The comment period for the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published on September 14, 2015 (80 FR 55050), is extended. To ensure that your written comments are considered, we must receive them on or before December 14, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary On September 14, 2015, we published in the Federal Register an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding Vocational Factors of Age, Education, and Work Experience in the Adult Disability Determination Process and solicited public comments. We provided a 60-day comment period ending on November 13, 2015. We are extending the comment period to December 14, 2015. Our extension of the comment date accommodates and facilitates public comments we expect in response to the National Disability Forum we are sponsoring on Friday, November 20, 2015. During the forum, we are hosting a moderator-led discussion entitled: The Realities of Work for Individuals with Disabilities: Impact of Age, Education, and Work Experience (for information on the forum see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section).
2015-10-21; vol. 80 # 203 - Wednesday, October 21, 2015 80 FR 63717 - Returning Evidence at the Appeals Council Level
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). To ensure that we consider your comments, we must receive them by no later than November 20, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We propose to amend our regulations by revising our rules regarding the return of evidence at the Appeals Council (AC) level. Our current rules state that the AC will return to the claimant additional evidence it receives when the AC finds the evidence does not relate to the period on or before the date of the administrative law judge's (ALJ) hearing decision. We are proposing these revisions to give the AC discretion in returning additional evidence that it receives when the AC determines the additional evidence does not relate to the period on or before the date of the ALJ decision.
2015-10-19; vol. 80 # 201 - Monday, October 19, 2015 80 FR 63092 - Extension of the Expiration Date for State Disability Examiner Authority To Make Fully Favorable Quick Disability Determinations and Compassionate Allowance Determinations
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective October 19, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending the expiration date of our rule that authorizes State agency disability examiners to make fully favorable determinations without the approval of a State agency medical or psychological consultant in claims that we consider under our quick disability determination (QDD) and compassionate allowance (CAL) processes. The current rule will expire on November 13, 2015. In this final rule, we are changing the November 13, 2015 expiration or “sunset” date to November 11, 2016, extending the authority for 1 year. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-09-14; vol. 80 # 177 - Monday, September 14, 2015 80 FR 55050 - Vocational Factors of Age, Education, and Work Experience in the Adult Disability Determination Process
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. To be sure that we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than November 13, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 and 416 Summary We are soliciting public input about how we should consider the vocational factors of age, education, and work experience in adult disability claims under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). There have been significant changes in technology use and workforce demographics since we first adopted our vocational factor regulations in 1978. We are requesting public comments, along with any supporting data, to assist in our efforts to streamline, simplify, and ensure the ongoing relevance of our disability determination programs.
2015-08-12; vol. 80 # 155 - Wednesday, August 12, 2015 80 FR 48248 - Revised Listings for Growth Disorders and Weight Loss in Children; Correcting Amendments
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule; Correcting amendments. Effective August 12, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We published a document in the Federal Register revising our rules on April 13, 2015. That document inadvertently included incorrect values in table II of listing 105.08(B)(1)(c) of appendix 1 to subpart P of 20 CFR part 404. This document corrects the final regulation by revising this table.
2015-07-02; vol. 80 # 127 - Thursday, July 2, 2015 80 FR 37970 - Extension of Effective Date for Temporary Pilot Program Setting the Time and Place for a Hearing Before an Administrative Law Judge
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective July 2, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending for one year our pilot program that authorizes the agency to set the time and place for a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). Extending of the pilot program continues our commitment to improve the efficiency of our hearing process and to maintain a hearing process that results in accurate, high-quality decisions for claimants. The current pilot program will expire on August 10, 2015. In this final rule, we are extending the effective date to August 12, 2016. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-06-15; vol. 80 # 114 - Monday, June 15, 2015 80 FR 34048 - Sixty-Month Period of Employment Requirement for Government Pension Offset Exemption
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective on July 15, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary This final rule adopts, with clarifying changes, the proposed rule we previously published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2007. This final rule revises our Government Pension Offset (GPO) regulations to reflect changes to the Social Security Act (“Act”) made by section 9007 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987) and section 418 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA). These regulations explain how and when we will reduce the Social Security spouse's benefit for some people who receive Federal, State, or local government pensions if Social Security did not cover their government work.
2015-06-05; vol. 80 # 108 - Friday, June 5, 2015 80 FR 31990 - Extension of Sunset Date for Attorney Advisor Program
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This final rule is effective June 5, 2015. 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Summary We are extending for 2 years our rule authorizing attorney advisors to conduct certain prehearing procedures and to issue fully favorable decisions. The current rule will expire on August 7, 2015. In this final rule, we are extending the sunset date to August 4, 2017. We are making no other substantive changes.
2015-05-20; vol. 80 # 97 - Wednesday, May 20, 2015 80 FR 28821 - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cancer (Malignant Neoplastic Diseases)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rule. This rule is effective July 20, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We are revising the criteria in parts A and B of the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving cancer (malignant neoplastic diseases) under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). These revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, recommendations from medical experts we consulted, and public comments we received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
2015-04-17; vol. 80 # 74 - Friday, April 17, 2015 80 FR 21159 - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hematological Disorders
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Final rules. These rules are effective May 18, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary We are revising the criteria in the Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate cases involving hematological disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). These revisions reflect our adjudicative experience, advances in medical knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment, and public comments we received in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
2015-04-13; vol. 80 # 70 - Monday, April 13, 2015 80 FR 19522 - Revised Listings for Growth Disorders and Weight Loss in Children
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416 Final rule. This rule is effective June 12, 2015. 20 CFR Part 404 Summary This rule adopts, with one change, the rule for evaluating growth disorders in children we proposed in a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2013. Several body systems in the Listing of Impairments (listings) contain listings for children based on impairment of linear growth or weight loss. We are replacing those listings with new listings for low birth weight (LBW) and failure to thrive; a new listing for genitourinary impairments; and revised listings for growth failure in combination with a respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, or immune system disorder. These revisions reflect our program experience, advances in medical knowledge, and comments we received from medical experts and the public.
