# Removing the Waiting Period for Entitlement to Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits for Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
> **US Social Security Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2021-08-27 · Effective 2021-08-27 · 86 FR 48020
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-18435
- **Category:** ssa-disability
- **Agency:** US Social Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 48020
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 404
- **Publication date:** 2021-08-27
- **Effective date:** 2021-08-27
- **Docket:** Docket No. SSA-2021-0017
## Abstract

In accordance with the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019, as amended, this final rule eliminates the 5-month waiting period for the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who were approved for SSDI benefits on or after July 23, 2020.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/27/2021-18435/removing-the-waiting-period-for-entitlement-to-social-security-disability-insurance-benefits-for)
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