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SSA RIN: 0960-AE57 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: Supplemental Security Income; Determining Disability for a Child Under Age 18 (625F) 
Abstract: These regulations will implement provisions of P.L. 104-193, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Welfare Reform), which eliminates 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: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
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 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  02/11/1997  62 FR 6408   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  04/14/1997    
No Further Action Planned  08/26/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Daniel T. Bridgewater
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 965-3298