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SSA RIN: 0960-AF81 Publication ID: Spring 2003 
Title: Elimination of Sanctions for Refusal of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Without Cause (938F) 
Abstract: We are revising our regulations to eliminate the sanctions for refusal of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services without good cause, thereby conforming them to the amendments made by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, which established the Ticket to Work program, repealed the VR refusal sanctions (i.e., deductions from social security disability or suspension of Supplemental Security Income benefits) effective with January 1, 2001. Under the obsolete sanctions, we were required to suspend disability benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for any disability beneficiary or disabled or blind SSI recipient who refused rehabilitation services without good cause. Since January 1, 2001, refusal of rehabilitation services is no longer a reason for us to sanction disability benefits. Accordingly, we are eliminating the rules regarding the sanctions for refusal of vocational rehabilitation services without good cause. 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.401    20 CFR 404.402    20 CFR 404.412    20 CFR 404.421 to 404.423    20 CFR 404.425    20 CFR 404.435 to 404.437    20 CFR 404.458    20 CFR 404.902    20 CFR 404.1596    20 CFR 404.2101 to 2103    20 CFR 404.2109    20 CFR 404.2113    20 CFR 404.2116    20 CFR 404.2117    20 CFR 416.213    20 CFR 416.708    20 CFR 416.1701    20 CFR 416.1715    20 CFR 416.2040    20 CFR 416.2201 to 416.2203    20 CFR 416.2209    20 CFR 416.2213    20 CFR 416.2216    20 CFR 416.2217   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 402    42 USC 403    42 USC 404(a)    42 USC 404(e)    42 USC 405(a)    42 USC 405(c)    42 USC 423(e)    42 USC 424a    42 USC 425    42 USC 902(a)(5)    42 USC 1320a-8a   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  06/00/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Melvin Winer
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
Office of Employment Support Programs, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 965-9175

Gary Sultz
Assistant Regional Counsel
Social Security Administration
200 W. Adams, 30th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone:312 353-9257