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RIN: 0960-AE57

Publication ID: Spring 1997

Title: Supplemental Security Income; Determining Disability for a Child Under Age 18; Interim Final Rules With Request for Comments (625I)
Abstract: These rules implement the childhood disability provisions of sections 211 and 212 of Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 that provide a new definition of disability for children (i.e., individuals under age 18), mandate changes to the evaluation process for children's disability claims and continuing disability review, and require that disability redeterminations be performed for 18-year-olds eligible as children in the month before they attain age 18.
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.1500 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
Final	Statutory	90 Days After Enactment--3 months after the effective date of P.L. 104-193, August 22, 1996	11/22/1996

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	02/11/1997	62 FR 6408
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	04/14/1997
Final Action	11/00/1997

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