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RIN: 0960-AE57

Publication ID: Fall 1996

Title: ●Childhood Disability
Abstract: These regulations will implement provisions of P.L. 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, (Welfare Reform), which eliminate the comparable severity standard for children and provides instead that a child under age 18 be considered under a disability if he/she has a medically determinable impairment which results in marked and severe functional limitations and which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months. These new childhood disability eligibility criteria are applicable to individuals whose claims for child's disability benefits are filed on or after August 22, 1996, and those whose claims were not "finally adjudicated" as of August 21, 1996. In addition, these new eligibility criteria will also apply when redetermining a child's continuing eligibility for benefits.
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.1500 app 1 20 CFR 416.901 20 CFR 416.906 20 CFR 416.911 20 CFR 416.912 20 CFR 416.913 20 CFR 416.919a 20 CFR 416.919n 20 CFR 416.924 20 CFR 416.924a to 416.924e 20 CFR 416.925 20 CFR 416.926a 20 CFR 416.927 20 CFR 416.929 20 CFR 416.987 (New) ... (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 USC 405(a) 42 USC 902(a)(5) PL 104-193

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	90 Days After Enactment	11/00/1996

Statement of Need: This regulation is necessary to implement provision of P.L. 104-193.

Summary of the Legal Basis: These regulations are required by P.L. 104-193.

Alternatives: None.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: As required by the legislation we will review the claims of certain children currently receiving SSI Disability benefits. Benefits will be terminated for some of these children, and others who file new applications will be denied under the new standard.

Risks: At this time we have not identified any risks associated with the proposal.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	11/00/1996

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Daniel T. Bridgewater Social Insurance Specialist Social Security Administration 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401 Phone:410 965-3298