2017-06023. Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence; Correction

  • Start Preamble

    AGENCY:

    Social Security Administration.

    ACTION:

    Final rules; correction.

    SUMMARY:

    We published a document in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017, that revises our rules. That document inadvertently contained technical errors. This document amends and corrects the final rules.

    DATES:

    Effective March 27, 2017.

    Start Further Info

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Dan O'Brien, Office of Disability Policy, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, (410) 597-1632. 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 www.socialsecurity.gov.

    End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    We published final rules in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017 (82 FR 5844) titled “Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence.” The final rules amended our rules in 20 CFR parts 404 and 416. That document inadvertently contained technical errors. This document amends and corrects the final rules.

    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 96.001, Social Security - Disability Insurance; 96.002, Social Security—Retirement Insurance; and 96.004, Social Security—Survivors Insurance)

    In FR Doc. 2017-00455 appearing on page 5844 in the Federal Register of Wednesday, January 18, 2017, the following corrections are made:

    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    1. On page 5863, starting in the third column, and running through the top of the second column of page 5864, § 404.1502 is corrected by adding paragraph designations (a) through (k) before the definitions in the section.

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    2. On page 5864, in the second column, in § 404.1504, the last sentence is corrected by adding a space between “through” and “(4)”.

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    3. On page 5865, in the middle column, in § 404.1513:

    End Amendment Part

    a. At the end of paragraph (a)(2) introductory text, add the sentence “(For claims filed (see § 404.614) before March 27, 2017, see § 404.1527(a) for the definition of medical opinion.)”.

    b. In paragraph (a)(2)(iv), remove the parenthetical sentence at the end of the paragraph.

    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    4. On page 5869, in the middle column, in § 404.1526(d), the last sentence is corrected to read “See § 404.1616 for the necessary qualifications for medical consultants and psychological consultants.”

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]

    Start Amendment Part

    5. On page 5871, in the first column, in § 404.1527(f)(1), the quotation marks around the words “acceptable medical sources” are removed.

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    6. On page 5874, in the third column, in § 416.904, in the subject heading, remove “ties” and add in its place “entities.”

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    7. On page 5880, in the first column, in § 416.926(d), the last sentence is corrected to read “See § 416.1016 for the necessary qualifications for medical consultants and psychological consultants.”

    End Amendment Part
    Start Printed Page 15133
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    8. On page 5881, in the third column, in § 416.927(f)(1), the quotation marks around the words “acceptable medical source” are removed.

    End Amendment Part
    [Corrected]
    Start Amendment Part

    9. On page 5883, in the third column, in § 416.1017, the section heading is corrected to read “§ 416.1017 Reasonable efforts to obtain review by a physician, psychiatrist, and psychologist.”

    End Amendment Part Start Signature

    Nancy A. Berryhill,

    Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

    End Signature End Supplemental Information

    [FR Doc. 2017-06023 Filed 3-24-17; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4191-02-P

Document Information

Effective Date:
3/27/2017
Published:
03/27/2017
Department:
Social Security Administration
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rules; correction.
Document Number:
2017-06023
Dates:
Effective March 27, 2017.
Pages:
15132-15133 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket No. SSA-2012-0035
RINs:
0960-AH51: Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0960-AH51/revisions-to-rules-regarding-the-evaluation-of-medical-evidence
PDF File:
2017-06023.pdf
Supporting Documents:
» E.O. 12866 Meeting on Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence - Listening Session 12-22-16 (Notes)
» SSA DISABILITY BENEFITS PROGRAMS: ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF THE TREATING PHYSICIAN RULE (April 3, 2013) By - Administrative Conference of the United States
» Petition for Rulemaking Before the Social Security Administration By Richard J. Pierce, Jr. George Washington University School of Law