---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 416.712"
title: "20"
number: "416.712"
heading: "Form of the report."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/416.712"
---

# §416.712. Form of the report.


You may make a report in any of the ways described in this section.

- (a) **Written reports.** You may write a report on your own paper or on a printed form supplied by us. You may mail a written report or bring it to one of our offices.
- (b) **Oral reports.** You may report to us by telephone, or you may come to one of our offices and tell one of our employees what you are reporting.
- (c) **Other forms.** You may use any other suitable method of reporting—for example, a telegram or a cable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 902(a)(5), 1320a-8a, 1320e-3, 1382, 1382a, 1382b, 1382c, and 1383; sec. 211, Pub. L. 93-66, 87 Stat. 154 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note); sec. 202, Pub. L. 108-203, 118 Stat. 509 (42 U.S.C. 902 note).

### Source

Source: 46 FR 5873, Jan. 21, 1981, unless otherwise noted.