---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 411.655"
title: "20"
number: "411.655"
heading: "How will the PM refer the dispute to us?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/411.655"
---

# §411.655. How will the PM refer the dispute to us?


The PM has 20 working days from the failure to come to a mutually agreeable solution with an EN to refer the dispute to us with all relevant information. The information should include:

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