---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 411.615"
title: "20"
number: "411.615"
heading: "How will a disputed issue be referred to the PM?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/411.615"
---

# §411.615. How will a disputed issue be referred to the PM?


The beneficiary or the EN that is not a State VR agency may ask the PM to review a disputed issue. The PM will contact the EN to submit all relevant information within 10 working days. The information should include:

- (a) A description of the disputed issue(s);
- (b) A summary of the beneficiary's position, prepared by the beneficiary or a representative of the beneficiary, related to each disputed issue;
- (c) A summary of the EN's position related to each disputed issue; and
- (d) A description of any solutions proposed by the EN when the beneficiary sought resolution through the EN's grievance procedures, including the reasons the beneficiary rejected each proposed solution.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 702(a)(5) and 1148 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5) and 1320b-19); sec. 101(b)-(e), Public Law 106-170, 113 Stat. 1860, 1873 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-19 note).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 67420, Dec. 28, 2001, unless otherwise noted.