Part 404 — Federal Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (1950- )
Current through Sep 9, 2026
Sections
- § 404.1 Introduction.
- § 404.2 General definitions and use of terms.
- § 404.3 General provisions.
- § 404.101 Introduction.
- § 404.102 Definitions.
- § 404.110 How we determine fully insured status.
- § 404.111 When we consider a person fully insured based on World War II active military or naval service.
- § 404.112 When we consider certain employees of private nonprofit organizations to be fully insured.
- § 404.115 Table for determining the quarters of coverage you need to be fully insured.
- § 404.120 How we determine currently insured status.
- § 404.130 How we determine disability insured status.
- § 404.131 When you must have disability insured status.
- § 404.132 How we determine fully insured status for a period of disability or disability insurance benefits.
- § 404.133 When we give you quarters of coverage based on military service to establish a period of disability.
- § 404.140 What is a quarter of coverage.
- § 404.141 How we credit quarters of coverage for calendar years before 1978.
- § 404.142 How we credit self-employment income to calendar quarters for taxable years beginning before 1978.
- § 404.143 How we credit quarters of coverage for calendar years after 1977.
- § 404.144 How we credit self-employment income to calendar years for taxable years beginning after 1977.
- § 404.145 When you acquire a quarter of coverage.
- § 404.146 When a calendar quarter cannot be a quarter of coverage.
- Appendix to Subpart B of Part 404—Quarter of Coverage Amounts for Calendar Years After 1978
- § 404.201 What is included in this subpart?
- § 404.202 Other regulations related to this subpart.
- § 404.203 Definitions.
- § 404.204 Methods of computing primary insurance amounts—general.
- § 404.210 Average-indexed-monthly-earnings method.
- § 404.211 Computing your average indexed monthly earnings.
- § 404.212 Computing your primary insurance amount from your average indexed monthly earnings.
- § 404.213 Computation where you are eligible for a pension based on your noncovered employment.
- § 404.220 Average-monthly-wage method.
- § 404.221 Computing your average monthly wage.
- § 404.222 Use of benefit table in finding your primary insurance amount from your average monthly wage.
- § 404.230 Guaranteed alternative.
- § 404.231 Steps in computing your primary insurance amount under the guaranteed alternative—general.
- § 404.232 Computing your average monthly wage under the guaranteed alternative.
- § 404.233 Adjustment of your guaranteed alternative when you become entitled after age 62.
- § 404.240 Old-start method—general.
- § 404.241 1977 simplified old-start method.
- § 404.242 Use of old-start primary insurance amount as guaranteed alternative.
- § 404.243 Computation where you are eligible for a pension based on noncovered employment.
- § 404.250 Special computation rules for people who had a period of disability.
- § 404.251 Subsequent entitlement to benefits less than 12 months after entitlement to disability benefits ended.
- § 404.252 Subsequent entitlement to benefits 12 months or more after entitlement to disability benefits ended.
- § 404.260 Special minimum primary insurance amounts.
- § 404.261 Computing your special minimum primary insurance amount.
- § 404.270 Cost-of-living increases.
- § 404.271 When automatic cost-of-living increases apply.
- § 404.272 Indexes we use to measure the rise in the cost-of-living.
- § 404.273 When are automatic cost-of-living increases effective?
- § 404.274 What are the measuring periods we use to calculate cost-of-living increases?
- § 404.275 How is an automatic cost-of-living increase calculated?
- § 404.276 Publication of notice of increase.
- § 404.277 When does the frozen minimum primary insurance amount increase because of cost-of-living adjustments?
- § 404.278 Additional cost-of-living increase.
- § 404.280 Recomputations.
- § 404.281 Why your primary insurance amount may be recomputed.
- § 404.282 Effective date of recomputations.
- § 404.283 Recomputation under method other than that used to find your primary insurance amount.
- § 404.284 Recomputations for people who reach age 62, or become disabled, or die before age 62 after 1978.
- § 404.285 Recomputations performed automatically.
- § 404.286 How to request an immediate recomputation.
- § 404.287 Waiver of recomputation.
- § 404.288 Recomputing when you are entitled to a monthly pension based on noncovered employment.
- § 404.290 Recalculations.
- Appendixes to Subpart C of Part 404—Note
- Appendix I to Subpart C of Part 404—Average of the Total Wages for Years After 1950
- Appendix II to Subpart C of Part 404—Benefit Formulas Used With Average Indexed Monthly Earnings
- Appendix III to Subpart C of Part 404—Benefit Table
- Appendix IV to Subpart C of Part 404—Earnings Needed for a Year of Coverage After 1950
- Appendix V to Subpart C of Part 404—Computing the Special Minimum Primary Insurance Amount and Related Maximum Family Benefits
- Appendix VI to Subpart C of Part 404—Percentage of Automatic Increases in Primary Insurance Amounts Since 1978
- Appendix VII to Subpart C of Part 404—“Old-Law” Contribution and Benefit Base
- § 404.301 Introduction.
- § 404.302 Other regulations related to this subpart.
- § 404.303 Definitions.
- § 404.304 What are the general rules on benefit amounts?
- § 404.305 When you may not be entitled to benefits.
- § 404.310 When am I entitled to old-age benefits?
- § 404.311 When does my entitlement to old-age benefits begin and end?
- § 404.312 How is my old-age benefit amount calculated?
- § 404.313 What are delayed retirement credits and how do they increase my old-age benefit amount?
- § 404.315 Who is entitled to disability benefits?
- § 404.316 When entitlement to disability benefits begins and ends.
- § 404.317 How is the amount of my disability benefit calculated?
- § 404.320 Who is entitled to a period of disability.
- § 404.321 When a period of disability begins and ends.
- § 404.322 When you may apply for a period of disability after a delay due to a physical or mental condition.
- § 404.325 The termination month.
- § 404.327 When you are participating in an appropriate program of vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, or other support services.
- § 404.328 When your completion of the program, or your continuation in the program for a specified period of time, will increase the likelihood that you will not have to return to the disability benefit rolls.
- § 404.330 Who is entitled to wife's or husband's benefits.
- § 404.331 Who is entitled to wife's or husband's benefits as a divorced spouse.
- § 404.332 When wife's and husband's benefits begin and end.
- § 404.333 Wife's and husband's benefit amounts.
- § 404.335 How do I become entitled to widow's or widower's benefits?
- § 404.336 How do I become entitled to widow's or widower's benefits as a surviving divorced spouse?
- § 404.337 When does my entitlement to widow's and widower's benefits start and end?
- § 404.338 Widow's and widower's benefits amounts.
- § 404.339 How do I become entitled to mother's or father's benefits as a surviving spouse?
- § 404.340 How do I become entitled to mother's or father's benefits as a surviving divorced spouse?
- § 404.341 When mother's and father's benefits begin and end.
- § 404.342 Mother's and father's benefit amounts.
- § 404.344 Your relationship by marriage to the insured.
- § 404.345 Your relationship as wife, husband, widow, or widower under State law.
- § 404.346 Your relationship as wife, husband, widow, or widower based upon a deemed valid marriage.
- § 404.347 “Living in the same household” defined.
- § 404.348 When is a child living with me in my care?
- § 404.349 When is a child living apart from me in my care?
- § 404.350 Who is entitled to child's benefits?
- § 404.351 Who may be reentitled to child's benefits?
- § 404.352 When does my entitlement to child's benefits begin and end?
- § 404.353 Child's benefit amounts.
- § 404.354 Your relationship to the insured.
- § 404.355 Who is the insured's natural child?
- § 404.356 Who is the insured's legally adopted child?
- § 404.357 Who is the insured's stepchild?
- § 404.358 Who is the insured's grandchild or stepgrandchild?
- § 404.359 Who is the insured's equitably adopted child?
- § 404.360 When a child is dependent upon the insured person.
- § 404.361 When a natural child is dependent.
- § 404.362 When a legally adopted child is dependent.
- § 404.363 When is a stepchild dependent?
- § 404.364 When is a grandchild or stepgrandchild dependent?
- § 404.365 When an equitably adopted child is dependent.
- § 404.366 “Contributions for support,” “one-half support,” and “living with” the insured defined—determining first month of entitlement.
- § 404.367 When you are a “full-time elementary or secondary school student”.
- § 404.368 When you are considered a full-time student during a period of nonattendance.
- § 404.370 Who is entitled to parent's benefits?
- § 404.371 When parent's benefits begin and end.
- § 404.373 Parent's benefit amounts.
- § 404.374 Parent's relationship to the insured.
- §§ 404.380-404.384 [Reserved]
- § 404.390 General.
- § 404.391 Who is entitled to the lump-sum death payment as a widow or widower who was living in the same household?
- § 404.392 Who is entitled to the lump-sum death payment when there is no widow(er) who was living in the same household?
- § 404.401 Deduction, reduction, and nonpayment of monthly benefits or lump-sum death payments.
- § 404.401a When we do not pay benefits because of a disability beneficiary's work activity.
- § 404.402 Interrelationship of deductions, reductions, adjustments, and nonpayment of benefits.
- § 404.403 Reduction where total monthly benefits exceed maximum family benefits payable.
- § 404.404 How reduction for maximum affects insured individual and other persons entitled on his earnings record.
- § 404.405 Situations where total benefits can exceed maximum because of “savings clause.”
- § 404.406 Reduction for maximum because of retroactive effect of application for monthly benefits.
- § 404.407 Reduction because of entitlement to other benefits.
- § 404.408 Reduction of benefits based on disability on account of receipt of certain other disability benefits provided under Federal, State, or local laws or plans.
- § 404.408a Reduction where spouse is receiving a Government pension.
- § 404.408b Reduction of retroactive monthly social security benefits where supplemental security income (SSI) payments were received for the same period.
- § 404.409 What is full retirement age?
- § 404.410 How does SSA reduce my benefits when my entitlement begins before full retirement age?
- § 404.411 How are benefits reduced for age when a person is entitled to two or more benefits?
- § 404.412 After my benefits are reduced for age when and how will adjustments to that reduction be made?
- § 404.413 After my benefits are reduced for age what happens if there is an increase in my primary insurance amount?
- § 404.415 Deductions because of excess earnings.
- § 404.417 Deductions because of noncovered remunerative activity outside the United States; 45 hour and 7-day work test.
- § 404.418 “Noncovered remunerative activity outside the United States,” defined.
- § 404.420 Persons deemed entitled to benefits based on an individual's earnings record.
- § 404.421 How are deductions made when a beneficiary fails to have a child in his or her care?
- § 404.423 Manner of making deductions.
- § 404.424 Total amount of deductions where more than one deduction event occurs in a month.
- § 404.425 Total amount of deductions where deduction events occur in more than 1 month.
- § 404.428 Earnings in a taxable year.
- § 404.429 Earnings; defined.
- § 404.430 Monthly and annual exempt amounts defined; excess earnings defined.
- § 404.434 Excess earnings; method of charging.
- § 404.435 Excess earnings; months to which excess earnings can or cannot be charged; grace year defined.
- § 404.436 Excess earnings; months to which excess earnings cannot be charged because individual is deemed not entitled to benefits.
- § 404.437 Excess earnings; benefit rate subject to deductions because of excess earnings.
- § 404.439 Partial monthly benefits; excess earnings of the individual charged against his benefits and the benefits of persons entitled (or deemed entitled) to benefits on his earnings record.
- § 404.440 Partial monthly benefits; pro-rated share of partial payment exceeds the benefit before deduction for excess earnings.
- § 404.441 Partial monthly benefits; insured individual and another person entitled (or deemed entitled) on the same earnings record both have excess earnings.
- § 404.446 Definition of “substantial services” and “services.”
- § 404.447 Evaluation of factors involved in substantial services test.
- § 404.450 Required reports of work outside the United States or failure to have care of a child.
- § 404.451 Penalty deductions for failure to report within prescribed time limit noncovered remunerative activity outside the United States or not having care of a child.
- § 404.452 Reports to Social Security Administration of earnings; wages; net earnings from self-employment.
- § 404.453 Penalty deductions for failure to report earnings timely.
- § 404.454 Good cause for failure to make required reports.
- § 404.455 Request by Social Security Administration for reports of earnings and estimated earnings; effect of failure to comply with request.
- § 404.456 Current suspension of benefits because an individual works or engages in self-employment.
- § 404.457 Deductions where taxes neither deducted from wages of certain maritime employees nor paid.
- § 404.458 Limiting deductions where total family benefits payable would not be affected or would be only partly affected.
- § 404.459 Penalty for making false or misleading statements or withholding information.
- § 404.460 Nonpayment of monthly benefits to aliens outside the United States.
- § 404.461 Nonpayment of lump sum after death of alien outside United States for more than 6 months.
- § 404.462 Nonpayment of hospital and medical insurance benefits of alien outside United States for more than 6 months.
- § 404.463 Nonpayment of benefits of aliens outside the United States; “foreign social insurance system,” and “treaty obligation” exceptions defined.
- § 404.464 How does deportation or removal from the United States affect the receipt of benefits?
- § 404.465 Conviction for subversive activities; effect on monthly benefits and entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.
- § 404.466 Conviction for subversive activities; effect on enrollment for supplementary medical insurance benefits.
- § 404.467 Nonpayment of benefits; individual entitled to disability insurance benefits or childhood disability benefits based on statutory blindness is engaging in substantial gainful activity.
- § 404.468 Nonpayment of benefits to prisoners.
- § 404.469 Nonpayment of benefits where individual has not furnished or applied for a Social Security number.
- § 404.471 Nonpayment of disability benefits for trial work period service months upon a conviction of fraudulently concealing work activity.
- § 404.501 General applicability of section 204 of the Act.
- § 404.502 Overpayments.
- § 404.502a Notice of right to waiver consideration.
- § 404.503 Underpayments.
- § 404.504 Relation to provisions for reductions and increases.
- § 404.505 Relationship to provisions requiring deductions.
- § 404.506 When waiver may be applied and how to process the request.
- § 404.507 Fault.
- § 404.508 Defeat the purpose of Title II.
- § 404.509 Against equity and good conscience; defined.
- § 404.510 When an individual is “without fault” in a deduction overpayment.
- § 404.510a When an individual is “without fault” in an entitlement overpayment.
- § 404.511 When an individual is at “fault” in a deduction overpayment.
- § 404.512 When adjustment or recovery of an overpayment will be waived.
- § 404.513 Liability of a certifying officer.
- § 404.515 Collection and compromise of claims for overpayment.
- § 404.520 Referral of overpayments to the Department of the Treasury for tax refund offset—General.
- § 404.521 Notice to overpaid persons.
- § 404.522 Review within SSA that an overpayment is past due and legally enforceable.
- § 404.523 Findings by SSA.
- § 404.524 Review of our records related to the overpayment.
- § 404.525 Suspension of offset.
- § 404.526 Tax refund insufficient to cover amount of overpayment.
- § 404.527 Additional methods for recovery of title II benefit overpayments.
- § 404.530 Are title VIII and title XVI benefits subject to adjustment to recover title II overpayments?
- § 404.535 How much will we withhold from your title VIII and title XVI benefits to recover a title II overpayment?
- § 404.540 Will you receive notice of our intention to apply cross-program recovery?
- § 404.545 When will we begin cross-program recovery from current monthly benefits?
- § 404.601 Introduction.
- § 404.602 Definitions.
- § 404.603 You must file an application to receive benefits.
- § 404.610 What makes an application a claim for benefits?
- § 404.611 How do I file an application for Social Security benefits?
- § 404.612 Who may sign an application.
- § 404.613 Evidence of authority to sign an application for another.
- § 404.614 When an application or other form is considered filed.
- § 404.615 Claimant must be alive when an application is filed.
- § 404.617 Pilot program for photographic identification of disability benefit applicants in designated geographic areas.
- § 404.620 Filing before the first month you meet the requirements for benefits.
- § 404.621 What happens if I file after the first month I meet the requirements for benefits?
- § 404.622 Limiting an application.
- § 404.623 Am I required to file for all benefits if I am eligible for old-age and husband's or wife's benefits?
- § 404.630 Use of date of written statement as filing date.
- § 404.631 Statements filed with the Railroad Retirement Board.
- § 404.632 Statements filed with a hospital.
- § 404.633 Deemed filing date in a case of misinformation.
- § 404.640 Withdrawal of an application.
- § 404.641 Cancellation of a request to withdraw.
- § 404.701 Introduction.
- § 404.702 Definitions.
- § 404.703 When evidence is needed.
- § 404.704 Your responsibility for giving evidence.
- § 404.705 Failure to give requested evidence.
- § 404.706 Where to give evidence.
- § 404.707 Original records or copies as evidence.
- § 404.708 How we decide what is enough evidence.
- § 404.709 Preferred evidence and other evidence.
- § 404.715 When evidence of age is needed.
- § 404.716 Type of evidence of age to be given.
- § 404.720 Evidence of a person's death.
- § 404.721 Evidence to presume a person is dead.
- § 404.722 Rebuttal of a presumption of death.
- § 404.723 When evidence of marriage is required.
- § 404.725 Evidence of a valid ceremonial marriage.
- § 404.726 Evidence of common-law marriage.
- § 404.727 Evidence of a deemed valid marriage.
- § 404.728 Evidence a marriage has ended.
- § 404.730 When evidence of a parent or child relationship is needed.
- § 404.731 Evidence you are a natural parent or child.
- § 404.732 Evidence you are a stepparent or stepchild.
- § 404.733 Evidence you are the legally adopting parent or legally adopted child.
- § 404.734 Evidence you are an equitably adopted child.
- § 404.735 Evidence you are the grandchild or stepgrandchild.
- § 404.736 Evidence of a child's dependency.
- § 404.745 Evidence of school attendance for child age 18 or older.
- § 404.750 Evidence of a parent's support.
- § 404.760 Evidence of living in the same household with insured person.
- § 404.762 What is acceptable evidence of having a child in my care?
- § 404.770 Evidence of where the insured person had a permanent home.
- § 404.780 Evidence of “good cause” for exceeding time limits on accepting proof of support or application for a lump-sum death payment.
- § 404.801 Introduction.
- § 404.802 Definitions.
- § 404.803 Conclusiveness of the record of your earnings.
- § 404.810 How to obtain a statement of earnings and a benefit estimate statement.
- § 404.811 The statement of earnings and benefit estimates you requested.
- § 404.812 Statement of earnings and benefit estimates sent without request.
- § 404.820 Filing a request for correction of the record of your earnings.
- § 404.821 Correction of the record of your earnings before the time limit ends.
- § 404.822 Correction of the record of your earnings after the time limit ends.
- § 404.823 Correction of the record of your earnings for work in the employ of the United States.
- § 404.830 Notice of removal or reduction of your wages.
- § 404.831 Notice of removal or reduction of your self-employment income.
- § 404.900 Introduction.
- § 404.901 Definitions.
- § 404.902 Administrative actions that are initial determinations.
- § 404.903 Administrative actions that are not initial determinations.
- § 404.904 Notice of the initial determination.
- § 404.905 Effect of an initial determination.
- § 404.906 Testing modifications to the disability determination procedures.
- § 404.907 Reconsideration—general.
- § 404.908 Parties to a reconsideration.
- § 404.909 How to request reconsideration.
- § 404.911 Good cause for missing the deadline to request review.
- § 404.913 Reconsideration procedures.
- § 404.914 Disability hearing—general.
- § 404.915 Disability hearing—disability hearing officers.
- § 404.916 Disability hearing—procedures.
- § 404.917 Disability hearing—disability hearing officer's reconsidered determination.
- § 404.918 Disability hearing—review of the disability hearing officer's reconsidered determination before it is issued.
- § 404.919 Notice of another person's request for reconsideration.
- § 404.920 Reconsidered determination.
- § 404.921 Effect of a reconsidered determination.
- § 404.922 Notice of a reconsidered determination.
- § 404.923 Expedited appeals process—general.
- § 404.924 When the expedited appeals process may be used.
- § 404.925 How to request expedited appeals process.
- § 404.926 Agreement in expedited appeals process.
- § 404.927 Effect of expedited appeals process agreement.
- § 404.928 Expedited appeals process request that does not result in agreement.
- § 404.929 Hearing before an administrative law judge—general.
- § 404.930 Availability of a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.932 Parties to a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.933 How to request a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.935 Submitting written evidence to an administrative law judge.
- § 404.936 Time, place, and manner of appearance for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.937 Protecting the safety of the public and our employees in our hearing process.
- § 404.938 Notice of a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.939 Objections to the issues.
- § 404.940 Disqualification of the administrative law judge.
- § 404.941 Prehearing case review.
- § 404.942 Prehearing proceedings and decisions by attorney advisors.
- § 404.943 Responsibilities of the adjudication officer.
- § 404.944 Administrative law judge hearing procedures—general.
- § 404.946 Issues before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.948 Deciding a case without an oral hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.949 Presenting written statements and oral arguments.
- § 404.950 Presenting evidence at a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.951 Official record.
- § 404.952 Consolidated hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.953 The decision of an administrative law judge.
- § 404.955 The effect of a hearing decision.
- § 404.956 Removal of a hearing request(s) to the Appeals Council.
- § 404.957 Dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.958 Notice of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.959 Effect of dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.960 Vacating a dismissal of a request for a hearing before an administrative law judge.
- § 404.961 Prehearing and posthearing conferences.
- § 404.965 [Reserved]
- § 404.966 [Reserved]
- § 404.967 Appeals Council review—general.
- § 404.968 How to request Appeals Council review.
- § 404.969 Appeals Council initiates review.
- § 404.970 Cases the Appeals Council will review.
- § 404.971 Dismissal by Appeals Council.
- § 404.972 Effect of dismissal of request for Appeals Council review.
- § 404.973 Notice of Appeals Council review.
- § 404.974 Obtaining evidence from Appeals Council.
- § 404.975 Filing briefs with the Appeals Council.
- § 404.976 Procedures before the Appeals Council.
- § 404.977 Case remanded by Appeals Council.
- § 404.979 Decision of Appeals Council.
- § 404.981 Effect of Appeals Council's decision or denial of review.
- § 404.982 Extension of time to file action in Federal district court.
- § 404.983 Case remanded by a Federal court.
- § 404.984 Appeals Council review of hearing decision in a case remanded by a Federal court.
- § 404.985 Application of circuit court law.
- § 404.987 Reopening and revising determinations and decisions.
- § 404.988 Conditions for reopening.
- § 404.989 Good cause for reopening.
- § 404.990 Finality of determinations and decisions on revision of an earnings record.
- § 404.991 Finality of determinations and decisions to suspend benefit payments for entire taxable year because of earnings.
- § 404.991a Late completion of timely investigation.
- § 404.992 Notice of revised determination or decision.
- § 404.993 Effect of revised determination or decision.
- § 404.994 Time and place to request a hearing on revised determination or decision.
- § 404.995 Finality of findings when later claim is filed on same earnings record.
- § 404.996 Increase in future benefits where time period for reopening expires.
- § 404.999a Payment of certain travel expenses—general.
- § 404.999b Who may be reimbursed.
- § 404.999c What travel expenses are reimbursable.
- § 404.999d When and how to claim reimbursement.
- § 404.1001 Introduction.
- § 404.1002 Definitions.
- § 404.1003 Employment.
- § 404.1004 What work is covered as employment?
- § 404.1005 Who is an employee.
- § 404.1006 Corporation officer.
- § 404.1007 Common-law employee.
- § 404.1008 Agent-driver or commission-driver, full-time life insurance salesman, home worker, or traveling or city salesman.
- § 404.1009 Who is an employer.
- § 404.1010 Farm crew leader as employer.
- § 404.1012 Work excluded from employment.
- § 404.1013 Included-excluded rule.
- § 404.1014 Domestic service by a student for a local college club, fraternity or sorority.
- § 404.1015 Family services.
- § 404.1016 Foreign agricultural workers.
- § 404.1017 Sharefarmers.
- § 404.1018 Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities—wages paid after 1983.
- § 404.1018a Work by civilians for the United States Government or its instrumentalities—remuneration paid prior to 1984.
- § 404.1018b Medicare qualified government employment.
- § 404.1019 Work as a member of a uniformed service of the United States.
- § 404.1020 Work for States and their political subdivisions and instrumentalities.
- § 404.1021 Work for the District of Columbia.
- § 404.1022 American Samoa, Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- § 404.1023 Ministers of churches and members of religious orders.
- § 404.1024 Election of coverage by religious orders.
- § 404.1025 Work for religious, charitable, educational, or certain other organizations exempt from income tax.
- § 404.1026 Work for a church or qualified church-controlled organization.
- § 404.1027 Railroad work.
- § 404.1028 Student working for a school, college, or university.
- § 404.1029 Student nurses.
- § 404.1030 Delivery and distribution or sale of newspapers, shopping news, and magazines.
- § 404.1031 Fishing.
- § 404.1032 Work for a foreign government.
- § 404.1033 Work for a wholly owned instrumentality of a foreign government.
- § 404.1034 Work for an international organization.
- § 404.1035 Work for a communist organization.
- § 404.1036 Certain nonresident aliens.
- § 404.1037 Work on or in connection with a non-American vessel or aircraft.
- § 404.1038 Domestic employees under age 18.
- § 404.1039 Employers (including partnerships) and employees who are both members of certain religious groups opposed to insurance.
- § 404.1041 Wages.
- § 404.1042 Wages when paid and received.
- § 404.1043 Facilities or privileges—meals and lodging.
- § 404.1044 Vacation pay.
- § 404.1045 Employee expenses.
- § 404.1046 Pay for work by certain members of religious orders.
- § 404.1047 Annual wage limitation.
- § 404.1048 Contribution and benefit base after 1992.
- § 404.1049 Payments under an employer plan or system.
- § 404.1050 Retirement payments.
- § 404.1051 Payments on account of sickness or accident disability, or related medical or hospitalization expenses.
- § 404.1052 Payments from or to certain tax-exempt trusts or payments under or into certain annuity plans.
- § 404.1053 “Qualified benefits” under a cafeteria plan.
- § 404.1054 Payments by an employer of employee's tax or employee's contribution under State law.
- § 404.1055 Payments for agricultural labor.
- § 404.1056 Explanation of agricultural labor.
- § 404.1057 Domestic service in the employer's home.
- § 404.1058 Special situations.
- § 404.1059 Deemed wages for certain individuals interned during World War II.
- § 404.1060 [Reserved]
- § 404.1065 Self-employment coverage.
- § 404.1066 Trade or business in general.
- § 404.1068 Employees who are considered self-employed.
- § 404.1069 Real estate agents and direct sellers.
- § 404.1070 Christian Science practitioners.
- § 404.1071 Ministers and members of religious orders.
- § 404.1073 Public office.
- § 404.1074 Farm crew leader who is self-employed.
- § 404.1075 Members of certain religious groups opposed to insurance.
- § 404.1077 Individuals under railroad retirement system.
- § 404.1080 Net earnings from self-employment.
- § 404.1081 General rules for figuring net earnings from self-employment.
- § 404.1082 Rentals from real estate; material participation.
- § 404.1083 Dividends and interest.
- § 404.1084 Gain or loss from disposition of property; capital assets; timber, coal, and iron ore; involuntary conversion.
- § 404.1085 Net operating loss deduction.
- § 404.1086 Community income.
- § 404.1087 Figuring partner's net earnings from self-employment for taxable year which ends as a result of death.
- § 404.1088 Retirement payment to retired partners.
- § 404.1089 Figuring net earnings for residents and nonresidents of Puerto Rico.
- § 404.1090 Personal exemption deduction.
- § 404.1091 Figuring net earnings for ministers and members of religious orders.
- § 404.1092 Figuring net earnings for U.S. citizens or residents living outside the United States.
- § 404.1093 Possession of the United States.
- § 404.1094 Options available for figuring net earnings from self-employment.
- § 404.1095 Agricultural trade or business.
- § 404.1096 Self-employment income.
- § 404.1200 General.
- § 404.1201 Scope of this subpart regarding coverage and wage reports and adjustments.
- § 404.1202 Definitions.
- § 404.1203 Evidence—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1204 Designating officials to act on behalf of the State.
- § 404.1205 Absolute coverage groups.
- § 404.1206 Retirement system coverage groups.
- § 404.1207 Divided retirement system coverage groups.
- § 404.1208 Ineligible employees.
- § 404.1209 Mandatorily excluded services.
- § 404.1210 Optionally excluded services.
- § 404.1211 Interstate instrumentalities.
- § 404.1212 Police officers and firefighters.
- § 404.1214 Agreement for coverage.
- § 404.1215 Modification of agreement.
- § 404.1216 Modification of agreement to correct an error.
- § 404.1217 Continuation of coverage.
- § 404.1218 Resumption of coverage.
- § 404.1219 Dissolution of political subdivision.
- § 404.1220 Identification numbers.
- § 404.1225 Records—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1230 Onsite review program.
- § 404.1231 Scope of review.
- § 404.1232 Conduct of review.
- § 404.1234 Reports of review's findings.
- § 404.1237 Wage reports and contribution returns—general—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1239 Wage reports for employees performing services in more than one coverage group—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1242 Back pay.
- § 404.1243 Use of reporting forms—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1247 When to report wages—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1249 When and where to make deposits of contributions and to file contribution returns and wage reports—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1251 Final reports—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1255 State's liability for contributions—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1256 Limitation on State's liability for contributions for multiple employment situations—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1260 Amount of contributions—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1262 Manner of payment of contributions by State—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1263 When fractional part of a cent may be disregarded—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1265 Addition of interest to contributions—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1267 Failure to make timely payments—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1270 Adjustments in general—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1271 Adjustment of overpayment of contributions—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1272 Refund or recomputation of overpayments which are not adjustable—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1275 Adjustment of employee contributions—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1276 Reports and payments erroneously made to Internal Revenue Service-transfer of funds—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1280 Allowance of credits or refunds—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1281 Credits or refunds for periods of time during which no liability exists—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1282 Time limitations on credits or refunds—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1283 Exceptions to the time limitations on credits or refunds—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1284 Offsetting underpayments against overpayments—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1285 Assessments of amounts due—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1286 Time limitations on assessments—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1287 Exceptions to the time limitations on assessments—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1289 Payment after expiration of time limitation for assessment—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1290 Review of decisions by the Secretary—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1291 Reconsideration—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1292 How to request review—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1293 Time for filing request for review—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1294 Notification to State after reconsideration—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1295 Commissioner's review—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1296 Commissioner's notification to the State—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1297 Review by court—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1298 Time for filing civil action—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1299 Final judgments—for wages paid prior to 1987.
- § 404.1301 Introduction.
- § 404.1302 Definitions.
- § 404.1310 Who is a World War II veteran.
- § 404.1311 Ninety-day active service requirement for World War II veterans.
- § 404.1312 World War II service included.
- § 404.1313 World War II service excluded.
- § 404.1320 Who is a post-World War II veteran.
- § 404.1321 Ninety-day active service requirement for post-World War II veterans.
- § 404.1322 Post-World War II service included.
- § 404.1323 Post-World War II service excluded.
- § 404.1325 Separation from active service under conditions other than dishonorable.
- § 404.1330 Who is a member of a uniformed service.
- § 404.1340 Wage credits for World War II and post-World War II veterans.
- § 404.1341 Wage credits for a member of a uniformed service.
- § 404.1342 Limits on granting World War II and post-World War II wage credits.
- § 404.1343 When the limits on granting World War II and post-World War II wage credits do not apply.
- § 404.1350 Deemed insured status.
- § 404.1351 When deemed insured status does not apply.
- § 404.1352 Benefits and payments based on deemed insured status.
- § 404.1360 Veterans Administration pension or compensation payable.
- § 404.1361 Federal benefit payable other than by Veterans Administration.
- § 404.1362 Treatment of social security benefits or payments where Veterans Administration pension or compensation payable.
- § 404.1363 Treatment of social security benefits or payments where Federal benefit payable other than by Veterans Administration.
- § 404.1370 Evidence of active service and separation from active service.
- § 404.1371 Evidence of membership in a uniformed service during the years 1957 through 1967.
- § 404.1401 What is the interrelationship between the Railroad Retirement Act and the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program of the Social Security Act?
- § 404.1402 When are railroad industry services by a non-vested worker covered under Social Security?
- § 404.1404 Effective date of coverage of railroad services under the act.
- § 404.1405 If you have been considered a non-vested worker, what are the situations when your railroad industry work will not be covered under Social Security?
- § 404.1406 Eligibility to railroad retirement benefits as a bar to payment of social security benefits.
- § 404.1407 When railroad retirement benefits do not bar payment of social security benefits.
- § 404.1408 Compensation to be treated as wages.
- § 404.1409 Purposes of using compensation.
- § 404.1410 Presumption on basis of certified compensation record.
- § 404.1412 Compensation quarters of coverage.
- § 404.1413 When will we certify payment to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)?
- § 404.1501 Scope of subpart.
- § 404.1502 Definitions for this subpart.
- § 404.1503 Who makes disability and blindness determinations.
- § 404.1503a Program integrity.
- § 404.1503b Evidence from excluded medical sources of evidence.
- § 404.1504 Decisions by other governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities.
- § 404.1505 Basic definition of disability.
- § 404.1506 When we will not consider your impairment.
- § 404.1508 [Reserved]
- § 404.1509 How long the impairment must last.
- § 404.1510 Meaning of substantial gainful activity.
- § 404.1511 Definition of a disabling impairment.
- § 404.1512 Responsibility for evidence.
- § 404.1513 Categories of evidence.
- § 404.1513a Evidence from our Federal or State agency medical or psychological consultants.
- § 404.1514 When we will purchase existing evidence.
- § 404.1515 Where and how to submit evidence.
- § 404.1516 If you fail to submit medical and other evidence.
- § 404.1517 Consultative examination at our expense.
- § 404.1518 If you do not appear at a consultative examination.
- § 404.1519 The consultative examination.
- § 404.1519a When we will purchase a consultative examination and how we will use it.
- § 404.1519b When we will not purchase a consultative examination.
- § 404.1519f Type of purchased examinations.
- § 404.1519g Who we will select to perform a consultative examination.
- § 404.1519h Your medical source.
- § 404.1519i Other sources for consultative examinations.
- § 404.1519j Objections to the medical source designated to perform the consultative examination.
- § 404.1519k Purchase of medical examinations, laboratory tests, and other services.
- § 404.1519m Diagnostic tests or procedures.
- § 404.1519n Informing the medical source of examination scheduling, report content, and signature requirements.
- § 404.1519o When a properly signed consultative examination report has not been received.
- § 404.1519p Reviewing reports of consultative examinations.
- § 404.1519q Conflict of interest.
- § 404.1519s Authorizing and monitoring the consultative examination.
- § 404.1519t Consultative examination oversight.
- § 404.1520 Evaluation of disability in general.
- § 404.1520a Evaluation of mental impairments.
- § 404.1520b How we consider evidence.
- § 404.1520c How we consider and articulate medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings for claims filed on or after March 27, 2017.
- § 404.1521 Establishing that you have a medically determinable impairment(s).
- § 404.1522 What we mean by an impairment(s) that is not severe.
- § 404.1523 Multiple impairments.
- § 404.1525 Listing of Impairments in appendix 1.
- § 404.1526 Medical equivalence.
- § 404.1527 Evaluating opinion evidence for claims filed before March 27, 2017.
- § 404.1528 [Reserved]
- § 404.1529 How we evaluate symptoms, including pain.
- § 404.1530 Need to follow prescribed treatment.
- § 404.1535 How we will determine whether your drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
- § 404.1545 Your residual functional capacity.
- § 404.1546 Responsibility for assessing your residual functional capacity.
- § 404.1560 When we will consider your vocational background.
- § 404.1562 Medical-vocational profiles showing an inability to make an adjustment to other work.
- § 404.1563 Your age as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1564 Your education as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1565 Your work experience as a vocational factor.
- § 404.1566 Work which exists in the national economy.
- § 404.1567 Physical exertion requirements.
- § 404.1568 Skill requirements.
- § 404.1569 Listing of Medical-Vocational Guidelines in appendix 2.
- § 404.1569a Exertional and nonexertional limitations.
- § 404.1571 General.
- § 404.1572 What we mean by substantial gainful activity.
- § 404.1573 General information about work activity.
- § 404.1574 Evaluation guides if you are an employee.
- § 404.1574a When and how we will average your earnings.
- § 404.1575 Evaluation guides if you are self-employed.
- § 404.1576 Impairment-related work expenses.
- § 404.1577 Disability defined for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses for monthly benefits payable for months prior to January 1991.
- § 404.1578 How we determine disability for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses for monthly benefits payable for months prior to January 1991.
- § 404.1579 How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends.
- § 404.1581 Meaning of blindness as defined in the law.
- § 404.1582 A period of disability based on blindness.
- § 404.1583 How we determine disability for blind persons who are age 55 or older.
- § 404.1584 Evaluation of work activity of blind people.
- § 404.1585 Trial work period for persons age 55 or older who are blind.
- § 404.1586 Why and when we will stop your cash benefits.
- § 404.1587 Circumstances under which we may suspend and terminate your benefits before we make a determination.
- § 404.1588 Your responsibility to tell us of events that may change your disability status.
- § 404.1589 We may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be disabled.
- § 404.1590 When and how often we will conduct a continuing disability review.
- § 404.1591 If your medical recovery was expected and you returned to work.
- § 404.1592 The trial work period.
- § 404.1592a The reentitlement period.
- § 404.1592b What is expedited reinstatement?
- § 404.1592c Who is entitled to expedited reinstatement?
- § 404.1592d How do I request reinstatement?
- § 404.1592e How do we determine provisional benefits?
- § 404.1592f How do we determine reinstated benefits?
- § 404.1593 Medical evidence in continuing disability review cases.
- § 404.1594 How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends.
- § 404.1595 When we determine that you are not now disabled.
- § 404.1596 Circumstances under which we may suspend and terminate your benefits before we make a determination.
- § 404.1597 After we make a determination that you are not now disabled.
- § 404.1597a Continued benefits pending appeal of a medical cessation determination.
- § 404.1598 If you become disabled by another impairment(s).
- § 404.1599 Work incentive experiments and rehabilitation demonstration projects in the disability program.
- Appendix 1 to Subpart P of Part 404—Listing of Impairments
- Appendix 2 to Subpart P of Part 404—Medical-Vocational Guidelines
- § 404.1601 Purpose and scope.
- § 404.1602 Definitions.
- § 404.1603 Basic responsibilities for us and the State.
- § 404.1610 How a State notifies us that it wishes to perform the disability determination function.
- § 404.1611 How we notify a State whether it may perform the disability determination function.
- § 404.1613 Disability determinations the State makes.
- § 404.1614 Responsibilities for obtaining evidence to make disability determinations.
- § 404.1615 Making disability determinations.
- § 404.1616 Medical consultants and psychological consultants.
- § 404.1617 Reasonable efforts to obtain review by a physician, psychiatrist, and psychologist.
- § 404.1618 Notifying claimants of the disability determination.
- § 404.1619 Quick disability determination process.
- § 404.1620 General administrative requirements.
- § 404.1621 Personnel.
- § 404.1622 Training.
- § 404.1623 Facilities.
- § 404.1624 Medical and other purchased services.
- § 404.1625 Records and reports.
- § 404.1626 Fiscal.
- § 404.1627 Audits.
- § 404.1628 Property.
- § 404.1629 Participation in research and demonstration projects.
- § 404.1630 Coordination with other agencies.
- § 404.1631 Confidentiality of information and records.
- § 404.1632 Other Federal laws and regulations.
- § 404.1633 Policies and operating instructions.
- § 404.1640 General.
- § 404.1641 Standards of performance.
- § 404.1642 Processing time standards.
- § 404.1643 Performance accuracy standard.
- § 404.1644 How and when we determine whether the processing time standards are met.
- § 404.1645 How and when we determine whether the performance accuracy standard is met.
- § 404.1650 Action we will take if a State agency does not meet the standards.
- § 404.1660 How we will monitor.
- § 404.1661 When we will provide performance support.
- § 404.1662 What support we will provide.
- § 404.1670 General.
- § 404.1671 Good cause for not following the Act, our regulations, or other written guidelines.
- § 404.1675 Finding of substantial failure.
- § 404.1680 Notice of right to hearing on proposed finding of substantial failure.
- § 404.1681 Disputes on matters other than substantial failure.
- § 404.1682 Who conducts the hearings.
- § 404.1683 Hearings and appeals process.
- § 404.1690 Assumption when we make a finding of substantial failure.
- § 404.1691 Assumption when State no longer wishes to perform the disability determination function.
- § 404.1692 Protection of State employees.
- § 404.1693 Limitation on State expenditures after notice.
- § 404.1694 Final accounting by the State.
- § 404.1700 Introduction.
- § 404.1703 Definitions.
- § 404.1705 Who may be your representative.
- § 404.1706 Notification of options for obtaining attorney representation.
- § 404.1707 Appointing a representative.
- § 404.1710 Authority of a representative.
- § 404.1713 Mandatory use of electronic services.
- § 404.1715 Notice or request to a representative.
- § 404.1717 Direct payment of fees to eligible non-attorney representatives.
- § 404.1720 Fee for a representative's services.
- § 404.1725 Request for approval of a fee.
- § 404.1728 Proceedings before a State or Federal court.
- § 404.1730 Payment of fees.
- § 404.1735 Entity eligible for direct payment of fees.
- § 404.1740 Rules of conduct and standards of responsibility for representatives.
- § 404.1745 Violations of our requirements, rules, or standards.
- § 404.1750 Notice of charges against a representative.
- § 404.1755 Withdrawing charges against a representative.
- § 404.1765 Hearing on charges.
- § 404.1770 Decision by hearing officer.
- § 404.1775 Requesting review of the hearing officer's decision.
- § 404.1776 Assignment of request for review of the hearing officer's decision.
- § 404.1780 Appeals Council's review of hearing officer's decision.
- § 404.1785 Evidence permitted on review.
- § 404.1790 Appeals Council's decision.
- § 404.1795 When the Appeals Council will dismiss a request for review.
- § 404.1797 Reinstatement after suspension—period of suspension expired.
- § 404.1799 Reinstatement after suspension or disqualification—period of suspension not expired.
- § 404.1800 Introduction.
- § 404.1805 Paying benefits.
- § 404.1807 Monthly payment day.
- § 404.1810 Expediting benefit payments.
- § 404.1815 Withholding certification or payments.
- § 404.1820 Transfer or assignment of payments.
- § 404.1821 Garnishment of payments after disbursement.
- § 404.1825 Joint payments to a family.
- § 404.1901 Introduction.
- § 404.1902 Definitions.
- § 404.1903 Negotiating totalization agreements.
- § 404.1904 Effective date of a totalization agreement.
- § 404.1905 Termination of agreements.
- § 404.1908 Crediting foreign periods of coverage.
- § 404.1910 Person qualifies under more than one totalization agreement.
- § 404.1911 Effects of a totalization agreement on entitlement to hospital insurance benefits.
- § 404.1913 Precluding dual coverage.
- § 404.1914 Certificate of coverage.
- § 404.1915 Payment of contributions.
- § 404.1918 How benefits are computed.
- § 404.1919 How benefits are recomputed.
- § 404.1920 Supplementing the U.S. benefit if the total amount of the combined benefits is less than the U.S. minimum benefit.
- § 404.1921 Benefits of less than $1 due.
- § 404.1925 Applications.
- § 404.1926 Evidence.
- § 404.1927 Appeals.
- § 404.1928 Effect of the alien non-payment provision.
- § 404.1929 Overpayments.
- § 404.1930 Disclosure of information.
- § 404.2001 Introduction.
- § 404.2010 When payment will be made to a representative payee.
- § 404.2011 What happens to your monthly benefits while we are finding a suitable representative payee for you?
- § 404.2015 Information considered in determining whether to make representative payments.
- § 404.2018 Advance designation of representative payees.
- § 404.2020 Information considered in selecting a representative payee.
- § 404.2021 What is our order of preference in selecting a representative payee for you?
- § 404.2022 Who may not serve as a representative payee?
- § 404.2024 How do we investigate a representative payee applicant?
- § 404.2025 What information must a representative payee report to us?
- § 404.2026 How do we investigate an appointed representative payee?
- § 404.2030 How will we notify you when we decide you need a representative payee?
- § 404.2035 What are the responsibilities of your representative payee?
- § 404.2040 Use of benefit payments.
- § 404.2040a Compensation for qualified organizations serving as representative payees.
- § 404.2041 Who is liable if your representative payee misuses your benefits?
- § 404.2045 Conservation and investment of benefit payments.
- § 404.2050 When will we select a new representative payee for you?
- § 404.2055 When representative payment will be stopped.
- § 404.2060 Transfer of accumulated benefit payments.
- § 404.2065 How does your representative payee account for the use of benefits?
- § 404.2101 General.
- § 404.2102 Purpose and scope.
- § 404.2103 Definitions.
- § 404.2104 Participation by State VR agencies.
- § 404.2106 [Reserved]
- § 404.2108 Requirements for payment.
- § 404.2109 Responsibility for making payment decisions.
- § 404.2110 What we mean by “SGA” and by “a continuous period of 9 months”.
- § 404.2111 Criteria for determining when VR services will be considered to have contributed to a continuous period of 9 months.
- § 404.2112 Payment for VR services in a case where an individual continues to receive disability payments based on participation in an approved VR program.
- § 404.2114 Services for which payment may be made.
- § 404.2115 When services must have been provided.
- § 404.2116 When claims for payment for VR services must be made (filing deadlines).
- § 404.2117 What costs will be paid.
- § 404.2118 [Reserved]
- § 404.2119 Method of payment.
- § 404.2120 Audits.
- § 404.2121 Validation reviews.
- § 404.2122 Confidentiality of information and records.
- § 404.2123 Other Federal laws and regulations.
- § 404.2127 Resolution of disputes.