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20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1620–404.1624

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§404.1620. General administrative requirements.

20 C.F.R. § 404.1620

(a)
The State will provide the organizational structure, qualified personnel, medical consultant services, and a quality assurance function sufficient to ensure that disability determinations are made accurately and promptly. We may impose specific administrative requirements in these areas and in those under “Administrative Responsibilities and Requirements” in order to establish uniform, national administrative practices or to correct the areas of deficiencies which may later cause the State to be substantially failing to comply with our regulations or other written guidelines. We will notify the State, in writing, of the administrative requirements being imposed and of any administrative deficiencies it is required to correct. We will allow the State 90 days from the date of this notice to make appropriate corrections. Once corrected, we will monitor the State's administrative practices for 180 days. If the State does not meet the requirements or correct all of the deficiencies, or, if some of the deficiencies recur, we may initiate procedures to determine if the State is substantially failing to follow our regulations or other written guidelines.
(b)
The State is responsible for making accurate and prompt disability determinations.
(c)
Each State agency will designate experienced disability examiners to handle claims we refer to it under § 404.1619(a).
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, as amended at 56 FR 11018, Mar. 14, 1991; 72 FR 51177, Sept. 6, 2007]

Authority

Authority: Secs. 205(a), 221, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 421, and 902(a)(5)).

Source

Source: 46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, as amended at 56 FR 11018, Mar. 14, 1991; 72 FR 51177, Sept. 6, 2007]

§404.1621. Personnel.

20 C.F.R. § 404.1621

(a)
Equal employment opportunity. The State will comply with all applicable Federal statutes, executive orders and regulations concerned with equal employment opportunities.
(b)
Selection, tenure, and compensation. The State agency will, except as may be inconsistent with paragraph (a) of this section, adhere to applicable State approved personnel standards in the selection, tenure, and compensation of any individual employed in the disability program.
(c)
Travel. The State will make personnel available to attend meetings or workshops as may be sponsored or approved by us for furthering the purposes of the disability program.
(d)
Restrictions. Subject to appropriate Federal funding, the State will, to the best of its ability, facilitate the processing of disability claims by avoiding personnel freezes, restrictions against overtime work, or curtailment of facilities or activities.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: Secs. 205(a), 221, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 421, and 902(a)(5)).

Source

Source: 46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

§404.1622. Training.

20 C.F.R. § 404.1622

The State will insure that all employees have an acceptable level of competence. We will provide training and other instructional materials to facilitate basic and advanced technical proficiency of disability staff in order to insure uniformity and effectiveness in the administration of the disability program. We will conduct or specify training, as appropriate, but only if:
(a)
A State agency's performance approaches unacceptable levels; or
(b)
The material required for the training is complex or the capacity of the State to deliver the training is in doubt and uniformity of the training is essential.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: Secs. 205(a), 221, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 421, and 902(a)(5)).

Source

Source: 46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

§404.1623. Facilities.

20 C.F.R. § 404.1623

(a)
Space, equipment, supplies, and other services. Subject to appropriate Federal funding, the State will provide adequate space, equipment, supplies, and other services to facilitate making accurate and prompt disability determinations.
(b)
Location of facilities. Subject to appropriate Federal funding, the State will determine the location where the disability determination function is to be performed so that disability determinations are made accurately and promptly.
(c)
Access. The State will permit us access to the premises where the disability determination function is performed and also where it is managed for the purposes of inspecting and obtaining information about the work and activities required by our regulations and assuring compliance with pertinent Federal statutes and regulations. Access includes personal onsite visits and other means, such as telecommunications, of contacting the State agency to obtain information about its functions. We will contact the State agency and give reasonable prior notice of the times and purposes of any visits.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, as amended at 56 FR 11019, Mar. 14, 1991]

Authority

Authority: Secs. 205(a), 221, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 421, and 902(a)(5)).

Source

Source: 46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, as amended at 56 FR 11019, Mar. 14, 1991]

§404.1624. Medical and other purchased services.

20 C.F.R. § 404.1624

The State will determine the rates of payment for purchasing medical or other services necessary to make determinations of disability. The rates may not exceed the highest rate paid by Federal or other agencies in the State for the same or similar type of service. The State will maintain documentation to support the rates of payment it uses.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981,as amended at 71 FR 16445, Mar. 31, 2006; 76 FR 24808, May 3, 2011]

Authority

Authority: Secs. 205(a), 221, and 702(a)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(a), 421, and 902(a)(5)).

Source

Source: 46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[46 FR 29204, May 29, 1981,as amended at 71 FR 16445, Mar. 31, 2006; 76 FR 24808, May 3, 2011]