[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 23303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09480]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
20 CFR Part 404
[Docket No. SSA-2006-0140]
RIN 0960-AF35
Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Neurological Disorders
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of teleconference.
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SUMMARY: We propose to revise the criteria in the Listing of
Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate disability claims
involving neurological disorders in adults and children under titles II
and XVI of the Social Security Act (Act). The proposed revisions
reflect our program experience; advances in medical knowledge,
treatment, and methods of evaluating neurological disorders; comments
we received from medical experts and the public at an outreach policy
conference; and responses to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking
(ANPRM). On Monday, May 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., EDT, we will conduct an
informational teleconference on certain proposed changes to the medical
criteria for evaluating neurological disorders in the Listing of
Impairments (listings). The teleconference is open to the public and
will be strictly informational.
Date and Time: The teleconference will take place on Monday, May
12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., EDT.
Teleconference: To join us by teleconference, dial phone number 1-
800-930-7709 and use passcode number 112683.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about this
teleconference, please contact Cheryl Williams, Office of Medical
Policy, Office of Disability Policy, Social Security Administration,
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, (410) 965-
1020.
For information on eligibility or filing for benefits, call our
national toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213, or TTY 1-800-325-0778, or
visit our Internet site, Social Security Online, at http://www.socialsecurity.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Monday, May 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m., EDT,
we will conduct an informational teleconference on certain proposed
changes to the medical criteria for evaluating neurological disorders
in the Listing of Impairments (listings), as described in our recent
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking we published in the Federal Register on
February 25, 2014 (79 FR 10636). We use the criteria in the listings to
evaluate the effects of neurological disorders in adults and children
under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.
The teleconference is open to the public and we invite interested
individuals to join us.
To join the teleconference, dial phone number 1-800-930-
7709 and use passcode number 112683.
The teleconference will be strictly informational. The public
comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking will be extended
through May 28, 2014. The presenter will be Shirleeta Stanton, Deputy
Associate Commissioner for Disability Policy.
Agenda
1. General background on the disability program.
2. How we revise the listings.
3. Information we considered when we drafted the proposed
functional criteria in the listings.
4. Overview of the proposed functional criteria in the listings to
evaluate a person's neurological condition.
We will post a summary of the teleconference in the rulemaking
record at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function of the
Web page to find docket number SSA-2006-0140 and look under Supporting
& Related Material.
Dated: April 22, 2014.
Shirleeta Stanton,
Deputy Associate Commissioner, Office of Disability Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-09480 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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