Subpart Q. Subpart Q—Determinations of Disability

• General Provisions

  • SECTION § 404.1601 - Purpose and scope.
  • SECTION § 404.1602 - Definitions.
  • SECTION § 404.1603 - Basic responsibilities for us and the State.

• Responsibilities for Performing the Disability Determination Function

  • SECTION § 404.1610 - How a State notifies us that it wishes to perform the disability determination function.
  • SECTION § 404.1611 - How we notify a State whether it may perform the disability determination function.
  • SECTION § 404.1613 - Disability determinations the State makes.
  • SECTION § 404.1614 - Responsibilities for obtaining evidence to make disability determinations.
  • SECTION § 404.1615 - Making disability determinations.
  • SECTION § 404.1616 - Medical consultants and psychological consultants.
  • SECTION § 404.1617 - Reasonable efforts to obtain review by a physician, psychiatrist, and psychologist.
  • SECTION § 404.1618 - Notifying claimants of the disability determination.

• Quick Disability Determinations

  • SECTION § 404.1619 - Quick disability determination process.

• Administrative Responsibilities and Requirements

  • SECTION § 404.1620 - General administrative requirements.
  • SECTION § 404.1621 - Personnel.
  • SECTION § 404.1622 - Training.
  • SECTION § 404.1623 - Facilities.
  • SECTION § 404.1624 - Medical and other purchased services.
  • SECTION § 404.1625 - Records and reports.
  • SECTION § 404.1626 - Fiscal.
  • SECTION § 404.1627 - Audits.
  • SECTION § 404.1628 - Property.
  • SECTION § 404.1629 - Participation in research and demonstration projects.
  • SECTION § 404.1630 - Coordination with other agencies.
  • SECTION § 404.1631 - Confidentiality of information and records.
  • SECTION § 404.1632 - Other Federal laws and regulations.
  • SECTION § 404.1633 - Policies and operating instructions.

• Performance Standards

  • SECTION § 404.1640 - General.
  • SECTION § 404.1641 - Standards of performance.
  • SECTION § 404.1642 - Processing time standards.
  • SECTION § 404.1643 - Performance accuracy standard.
  • SECTION § 404.1644 - How and when we determine whether the processing time standards are met.
  • SECTION § 404.1645 - How and when we determine whether the performance accuracy standard is met.
  • SECTION § 404.1650 - Action we will take if a State agency does not meet the standards.

• Performance Monitoring and Support

  • SECTION § 404.1660 - How we will monitor.
  • SECTION § 404.1661 - When we will provide performance support.
  • SECTION § 404.1662 - What support we will provide.

• Substantial Failure

  • SECTION § 404.1670 - General.
  • SECTION § 404.1671 - Good cause for not following the Act, our regulations, or other written guidelines.
  • SECTION § 404.1675 - Finding of substantial failure.

• Hearings and Appeals

  • SECTION § 404.1680 - Notice of right to hearing on proposed finding of substantial failure.
  • SECTION § 404.1681 - Disputes on matters other than substantial failure.
  • SECTION § 404.1682 - Who conducts the hearings.
  • SECTION § 404.1683 - Hearings and appeals process.

• Assumption of Disability Determination Function

  • SECTION § 404.1690 - Assumption when we make a finding of substantial failure.
  • SECTION § 404.1691 - Assumption when State no longer wishes to perform the disability determination function.
  • SECTION § 404.1692 - Protection of State employees.
  • SECTION § 404.1693 - Limitation on State expenditures after notice.
  • SECTION § 404.1694 - Final accounting by the State.