# Representative Payment Under Titles II, VIII and XVI of the Social Security Act
> **US Social Security Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2008-11-10 · Effective 2008-12-10 · 73 FR 66520
## Document
- **Document number:** E8-26680
- **Category:** ssa-other
- **Agency:** US Social Security Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 73 FR 66520
- **CFR reference:** 20 CFR 404
- **Publication date:** 2008-11-10
- **Effective date:** 2008-12-10
- **Docket:** Docket No. SSA 2008-0007
## Abstract

We are amending our rules governing how we investigate representative payee applicants. Under these rules, any payee who previously satisfied the payee investigation criteria, including a face-to-face interview, and currently serves as a payee generally need not appear for another face-to-face interview when subsequently applying to become a payee unless we determine within our discretion, that a new face-to-face interview is necessary. The payee applicant would still be required to satisfy the rest of the investigation process as set forth in the regulations. Reducing the number of subsequent face-to-face interviews of payee applicants will streamline our representative payee application process, allowing payee applicants to become qualified more quickly when they already serve as a payee. This rule also will expedite payment of benefits in certain representative payee situations and reduce the burden on our field office employees by eliminating the necessity of interviewing such payee applicants.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/10/E8-26680/representative-payment-under-titles-ii-viii-and-xvi-of-the-social-security-act)
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