---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 422.150"
title: "20"
number: "422.150"
heading: "Guidelines for establishing and maintaining an information exchange with payroll data providers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/422.150"
---

# §422.150. Guidelines for establishing and maintaining an information exchange with payroll data providers.

- (a) **Guidelines for establishing an information exchange with payroll data providers.** In establishing an information exchange under section 1184 of the Social Security Act, we will do the following:
  - (1) Identify the payroll data providers (as defined in §§ [404.702](/cfr/20/404.702.md) and [416.702](/cfr/20/416.702.md) of this chapter) that may be interested in participating in an information exchange with us.
  - (2) **Review the payroll data providers and consider factors such as—** whether a payroll data provider is able and willing to engage in an information exchange; what data the payroll data provider could provide; whether the data from the payroll data provider is sufficiently accurate, complete, and up to date; and any conditions and limitations associated with our receipt of the data.
  - (3) Consistent with applicable law and regulations, establish an information exchange with the selected payroll data provider. The arrangement between us and the selected payroll data provider will describe:
    - (i) The records that will be matched;
    - (ii) The procedures for the match;
    - (iii) Any requirements established related to accuracy, completeness, and up-to-date records;
    - (iv) The procedures for ensuring the administrative, technical, and physical security of the records matched; and
    - (v) **Such other provisions as are necessary.**
  - (4) Prior to receiving payroll data provider information, publish a notice in the Federal Register that describes the information exchange and the extent to which the information received through such exchange is:
    - (i) **Relevant and necessary to—**
      - (A) Accurately determine initial and ongoing entitlement to, and the amount of, disability benefits under title II of the Social Security Act;
      - (B) Accurately determine eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act; and
      - (C) Prevent improper payments of such benefits; and
    - (ii) **Sufficiently accurate, up to date, and complete.**
- (b) **Guidelines for maintaining an information exchange with payroll data providers.** We will perform the following activities while we maintain an established information exchange with a payroll data provider described in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section:
  - (1) Periodically assess whether the data we receive under the information exchange continues to be accurate, complete, and up to date; and
  - (2) Monitor compliance with the requirements of the information exchange described in [paragraph (a)(3)](#a-3) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 107261, Dec. 31, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405, 432, 902(a)(5), 1320b-1, 1320b-13, and 1320e-3, and sec. 7213(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 108-458.

### Source

Source: 32 FR 13653, Sept. 29, 1967, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 107261, Dec. 31, 2024]