United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2018-02-01 article Part V Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f2e925 D09002ee1c7f2ea5c United States Social Security Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We are revising our medical evidence rules. The revisions include redefining several key terms related to evidence, revising our rules about acceptable medical sources (AMS), revising how we consider and articulate our consideration of medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings, revising our rules about medical consultants (MC) and psychological consultants (PC), revising our rules about treating sources, and reorganizing our evidence regulations for ease of use. These revisions conform our rules to the requirements of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), reflect changes in the national healthcare workforce and in the manner that individuals receive medical care, and emphasize the need for objective medical evidence in disability and blindness claims. We expect that these changes will simplify our rules to make them easier to understand and apply, and allow us to continue to make accurate and consistent disability determinations and decisions. 82 FR 5844 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00455 2017-00455 fr18ja17-18 RIN 0960-AH51 4191-02-P Docket No. SSA-2012-0035 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00455 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/html/2017-00455.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/2017-00455.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Blind Disability Benefits Old-Age Survivors Disability Insurance Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Supplemental Security Income (Ssi) 41 p. 5844 5884 82 FR 5844 Title 20 Part 404 20 CFR Part 404 Title 20 Part 416 20 CFR Part 416 RIN 0960-AH51 Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-00455 V SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 2017-03-27 Docket No. SSA-2012-0035 4191-02-P 2017-00455 Final rules.

We are revising our medical evidence rules. The revisions include redefining several key terms related to evidence, revising our rules about acceptable medical sources (AMS), revising how we consider and articulate our consideration of medical opinions and prior administrative medical findings, revising our rules about medical consultants (MC) and psychological consultants (PC), revising our rules about treating sources, and reorganizing our evidence regulations for ease of use. These revisions conform our rules to the requirements of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), reflect changes in the national healthcare workforce and in the manner that individuals receive medical care, and emphasize the need for objective medical evidence in disability and blindness claims. We expect that these changes will simplify our rules to make them easier to understand and apply, and allow us to continue to make accurate and consistent disability determinations and decisions.

These final rules are effective on March 27, 2017. 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. Administrative Practice and Procedure Blind Disability Benefits Old-Age Survivors Disability Insurance Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Social Security Supplemental Security Income (Ssi) Evaluation of Medical Evidence , http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_800/oar_851/851_054.html http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/8167.pdf http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/APRNReport.pdf http://www.aanpcert.org/ptistore/control/certs/qualifications http://www.acus.gov/about-administrative-conference-united-states-acus http://www.acus.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Treating_Physician_Rule_Final_Report_4-3-2013_0.pdf http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/primary/pcwork3/index.html http://www.arc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Standards-4th-Ed-March-2016.pdf http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Healthcare/Registered-nurses.htm http://www.in.gov/pla/files/ISBN.2011_EDITION.pdf http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2010/The-Future-of-Nursing-Leading-Change-Advancing-Health/Report-Brief-Scope-of-Practice.aspx http://www.nursingworld.org/EspeciallyForYou/What-is-Nursing/Tools-You-Need/RegisteredNurseLicensing.html http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/midwife/part79-5.htm http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/article139.htm http://www.regulations.gov http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/bp2834-r.pdf http://www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/ https://acus.gov/recommendation/improving-consistency-social-security-disability-adjudications https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0422505006 https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0424501001 https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0425501320 https://www.ncsbn.org/738.htm https://www.ssa.gov/people/veterans https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v74n3/v74n3p1.pdf www.socialsecurity.gov Vol. 82, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-01-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 841 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 P0b002ee1982b9099 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18ja17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/FR-2017-01-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/xml/FR-2017-01-18.xml fdlp 5331 6165 DGPO 2018-02-01 2024-06-01 FR-2017-01-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-01-18 82 11