(a) Before we select a representative payee, the payee applicant must give us information showing his or her relationship to the beneficiary and his or her responsibility for the care of the beneficiary.

(b) Anytime after we have selected a payee, we may ask the payee to give us information showing a continuing relationship to the beneficiary and a continuing responsibility for the care of the beneficiary. If the payee does not give us the requested information within a reasonable period of time, we may stop paying the payee unless we determine that the payee had a good reason for not complying with our request, and we receive the information requested.