Ensuring Program Uniformity at the Hearing and Appeals Council Levels of the Administrative Review Process

SSA · ssa-disability · Published 2016-12-16 · Effective 2017-01-17 · 81 FR 90987

Document

Document number: 2016-30103
Federal Register citation: 81 FR 90987
CFR reference: 20 CFR 404
Type: Rule
Action: Final rule.
Category: ssa-disability
Agency: US Social Security Administration
Publication date: 2016-12-16
Effective date: 2017-01-17
Docket: Docket No. SSA-2014-0052

Abstract

We are revising our rules so that more of our procedures at the hearing and Appeals Council levels of our administrative review process are consistent nationwide. We anticipate that these nationally consistent procedures will enable us to administer our disability programs more efficiently and better serve the public.

Source

Authoritative: Federal Register document
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