Director, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy

0960-AI22 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Changes to the Requirements for Claimant Representation

We propose to make changes to the requirements for representing claimants. Specifically, we plan to impose a deadline(s) on when representatives must file their fee petitions and all supporting documents and to prohibit representatives from merely stating their intent to file. We also propose to require the use of a prescribed form (SSA-1696) from all representatives who are or wish to be appointed as a representative. Additionally, we propose to change educational requirements for direct pay non-attorney representatives.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Fully or Partially Exempt 20 CFR 404 subpart R 20 CFR 404 subpart O 20 CFR 404.1717(a)(3) 20 CFR 416.1517(a)(3) 42 U.S.C. 406 Yes NPRM 03/00/2019 No No None No No No No Daniel O'Brien Director, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 597-1632 dan.obrien@ssa.gov Office of Vocational, Evaluation, and Process Policy, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235-6401