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  3. Part 416 —Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled
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Title 20Employees' BenefitsPart / Section
Chapter IIISocial Security Administration400 – 499
Part 416Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled416.101 – 416.2227
Subpart IDetermining Disability and Blindness416.901 – 416.999d
General416.901 – 416.902
§ 416.901Scope of subpart.
§ 416.902Definitions for this subpart.
Determinations416.903 – 416.904
§ 416.903Who makes disability and blindness determinations.
§ 416.903aProgram integrity.
§ 416.903bEvidence from excluded medical sources of evidence.
§ 416.904Decisions by other governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities.
Definition of Disability416.905 – 416.911
§ 416.905Basic definition of disability for adults.
§ 416.906Basic definition of disability for children.
§ 416.907Disability under a State plan.
§ 416.908 [Reserved]
§ 416.909How long the impairment must last.
§ 416.910Meaning of substantial gainful activity.
§ 416.911Definition of disabling impairment.
Evidence416.912 – 416.918
§ 416.912Responsibility for evidence.
§ 416.913Categories of evidence.
§ 416.913aEvidence from our Federal or State agency medical or psychological consultants.
§ 416.914When we will purchase existing evidence.
§ 416.915Where and how to submit evidence.
§ 416.916If you fail to submit medical and other evidence.
§ 416.917Consultative examination at our expense.
§ 416.918If you do not appear at a consultative examination.
Standards To Be Used in Determining When a Consultative Examination Will Be Obtained in Connection With Disability Determinations416.919 – 416.919b
§ 416.919The consultative examination.
§ 416.919aWhen we will purchase a consultative examination and how we will use it.
§ 416.919bWhen we will not purchase a consultative examination.
Standards for the Type of Referral and for Report Content416.919f – 416.919q
§ 416.919fType of purchased examinations.
§ 416.919gWho we will select to perform a consultative examination.
§ 416.919hYour medical source.
§ 416.919iOther sources for consultative examinations.
§ 416.919jObjections to the medical source designated to perform the consultative examination.
§ 416.919kPurchase of medical examinations, laboratory tests, and other services.
§ 416.919mDiagnostic tests or procedures.
§ 416.919nInforming the medical source of examination scheduling, report content, and signature requirements.
§ 416.919oWhen a properly signed consultative examination report has not been received.
§ 416.919pReviewing reports of consultative examinations.
§ 416.919qConflict of interest.
Authorizing and Monitoring the Referral Process416.919s
§ 416.919sAuthorizing and monitoring the consultative examination.
Procedures To Monitor the Consultative Examination416.919t
§ 416.919tConsultative examination oversight.
Evaluation of Disability416.920 – 416.924b
§ 416.920Evaluation of disability of adults, in general.
§ 416.920aEvaluation of mental impairments.
§ 416.920bHow we consider evidence.
§ 416.920cHow we consider and articulate medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings for claims filed on or after March 27, 2017.
§ 416.921Establishing that you have a medically determinable impairment(s).
§ 416.922What we mean by an impairment(s) that is not severe in an adult.
§ 416.923Multiple impairments.
§ 416.924How we determine disability for children.
§ 416.924aConsiderations in determining disability for children.
§ 416.924bAge as a factor of evaluation in the sequential evaluation process for children.
Medical Considerations416.925 – 416.930
§ 416.925Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 of this chapter.
§ 416.926Medical equivalence for adults and children.
§ 416.926aFunctional equivalence for children.
§ 416.927Evaluating opinion evidence for claims filed before March 27, 2017.
§ 416.928 [Reserved]
§ 416.929How we evaluate symptoms, including pain.
§ 416.930Need to follow prescribed treatment.
Presumptive Disability and Blindness416.931 – 416.934
§ 416.931The meaning of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
§ 416.932When presumptive payments begin and end.
§ 416.933How we make a finding of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
§ 416.934Impairments that may warrant a finding of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
Drug Addiction and Alcoholism416.935
§ 416.935How we will determine whether your drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
Residual Functional Capacity416.945 – 416.946
§ 416.945Your residual functional capacity.
§ 416.946Responsibility for assessing your residual functional capacity.
Vocational Considerations416.960 – 416.969a
§ 416.960When we will consider your vocational background.
§ 416.962Medical-vocational profiles showing an inability to make an adjustment to other work.
§ 416.963Your age as a vocational factor.
§ 416.964Your education as a vocational factor.
§ 416.965Your work experience as a vocational factor.
§ 416.966Work which exists in the national economy.
§ 416.967Physical exertion requirements.
§ 416.968Skill requirements.
§ 416.969Listing of Medical-Vocational Guidelines in appendix 2 of subpart P of part 404 of this chapter.
§ 416.969aExertional and nonexertional limitations.
Substantial Gainful Activity416.971 – 416.976
§ 416.971General.
§ 416.972What we mean by substantial gainful activity.
§ 416.973General information about work activity.
§ 416.974Evaluation guides if you are an employee.
§ 416.974aWhen and how we will average your earnings.
§ 416.975Evaluation guides if you are self-employed.
§ 416.976Impairment-related work expenses.
Blindness416.981 – 416.986
§ 416.981Meaning of blindness as defined in the law.
§ 416.982Blindness under a State plan.
§ 416.983How we evaluate statutory blindness.
§ 416.984If you are statutorily blind and still working.
§ 416.985How we evaluate other visual impairments.
§ 416.986Why and when we will find that you are no longer entitled to benefits based on statutory blindness.
Disability Redeterminations for Individuals Who Attain Age 18416.987
§ 416.987Disability redeterminations for individuals who attain age 18.
Continuing or Stopping Disability or Blindness416.988 – 416.999d
§ 416.988Your responsibility to tell us of events that may change your disability or blindness status.
§ 416.989We may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be disabled.
§ 416.989aWe may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be blind.
§ 416.990When and how often we will conduct a continuing disability review.
§ 416.991If your medical recovery was expected and you returned to work.
§ 416.992What happens if you fail to comply with our request for information.
§ 416.992a [Reserved]
§ 416.993Medical evidence in continuing disability review cases.
§ 416.994How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends, disabled adults.
§ 416.994aHow we will determine whether your disability continues or ends, and whether you are and have been receiving treatment that is medically necessary and available, disabled children.
§ 416.995If we make a determination that your physical or mental impairment(s) has ceased, did not exist or is no longer disabling (Medical Cessation Determination).
§ 416.996Continued disability or blindness benefits pending appeal of a medical cessation determination.
§ 416.998If you become disabled by another impairment(s).
§ 416.999What is expedited reinstatement?
§ 416.999aWho is eligible for expedited reinstatement?
§ 416.999bHow do I request reinstatement?
§ 416.999cHow do we determine provisional benefits?
§ 416.999dHow do we determine reinstated benefits?
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