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| Subpart Q | Referral of Persons Eligible for Supplemental Security Income to Other Agencies | 416.1701 – 416.1725 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Secs. 702(a)(5), 1611(e)(3), 1615, and 1631 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1382(e)(3), 1382d, and 1383).
45 FR 70859, Oct. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
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Nomenclature changes to part 416 appear at 68 FR 53509, Sept. 11, 2003.
Secs. 702(a)(5), 1611(e)(3), 1615, and 1631 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1382(e)(3), 1382d, and 1383).
45 FR 70859, Oct. 27, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
This subpart describes whom we refer to agencies for vocational rehabilitation services. The purpose of these services is to restore your ability to work.
[91 FR 16831, Apr. 3, 2026]
As used in this subpart—
Vocational rehabilitation services refers to services provided blind or disabled persons under the State plan approved under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (see 45 CFR 401.120ff for requirements of these State plans).
We or us refers to either the Social Security Administration or the State agency making the disability or blindness determination.
You or your refers to the person who applies for or receives benefits or the person for whom an application is filed.
(a) Whom we refer. If you are 16 years of age or older and under 65 years old, and receiving supplemental security income (SSI) benefits, we will refer you to the State agency providing vocational rehabilitation services. If you are under age 16, we will refer you to an agency administering services under the Maternal and Child Health Services (Title V) Block Grant Act.
(b) When we refer. We will make this referral when we find you eligible for benefits or at any other time that we find you might be helped by vocational rehabilitation services.
[45 FR 70859, Oct. 27, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 6297, Feb. 23, 1983]