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SUBPART I—Determining Disability and Blindness (§416.901 to §416.999d)

• 416.901—Scope of subpart.
• 416.902—General definitions and terms for this subpart.
• 416.903—Who makes disability and blindness determinations.
• 416.903a—Program integrity.
• 416.904—Determinations by other organizations and agencies.
• 416.905—Basic definition of disability for adults.
• 416.906—Basic definition of disability for children.
• 416.907—Disability under a State plan.
• 416.908—What is needed to show an impairment.
• 416.909—How long the impairment must last.
• 416.910—Meaning of substantial gainful activity.
• 416.911—Definition of disabling impairment.
• 416.912—Evidence.
• 416.913—Medical and other evidence of your impairment(s).
• 416.914—When we will purchase existing evidence.
• 416.915—Where and how to submit evidence.
• 416.916—If you fail to submit medical and other evidence.
• 416.917—Consultative examination at our expense.
• 416.918—If you do not appear at a consultative examination.
• 416.919—The consultative examination.
• 416.919a—When we will purchase a consultative examination and how we will use it.
• 416.919b—When we will not purchase a consultative examination.
• 416.919f—Type of purchased examinations.
• 416.919g—Who we will select to perform a consultative examination.
• 416.919h—Your treating source.
• 416.919i—Other sources for consultative examinations.
• 416.919j—Objections to the medical source designated to perform the consultative examination.
• 416.919k—Purchase of medical examinations, laboratory tests, and other services.
• 416.919m—Diagnostic tests or procedures.
• 416.919n—Informing the medical source of examination scheduling, report content, and signature requirements.
• 416.919o—When a properly signed consultative examination report has not been received.
• 416.919p—Reviewing reports of consultative examinations.
• 416.919q—Conflict of interest.
• 416.919s—Authorizing and monitoring the consultative examination.
• 416.919t—Consultative examination oversight.
• 416.920—Evaluation of disability of adults, in general.
• 416.920a—Evaluation of mental impairments.
• 416.921—What we mean by a not severe impairment(s) in an adult.
• 416.922—When you have two or more unrelated impairments—initial claims.
• 416.923—Multiple impairments.
• 416.924—How we determine disability for children.
• 416.924a—Considerations in determining disability for children.
• 416.924b—Age as a factor of evaluation in the sequential evaluation process for children.
• 416.925—Listing of Impairments in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 of this chapter.
• 416.926—Medical equivalence for adults and children.
• 416.926a—Functional equivalence for children.
• 416.927—Evaluating opinion evidence.
• 416.928—Symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings.
• 416.929—How we evaluate symptoms, including pain.
• 416.930—Need to follow prescribed treatment.
• 416.931—The meaning of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
• 416.932—When presumptive payments begin and end.
• 416.933—How we make a finding of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
• 416.934—Impairments which may warrant a finding of presumptive disability or presumptive blindness.
• 416.935—How we will determine whether your drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
• 416.936—Treatment required for individuals whose drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.
• 416.937—What we mean by appropriate treatment.
• 416.938—What we mean by approved institutions or facilities.
• 416.939—How we consider whether treatment is available.
• 416.940—Evaluating compliance with the treatment requirements.
• 416.941—Establishment and use of referral and monitoring agencies.
• 416.945—Your residual functional capacity.
• 416.946—Responsibility for assessing your residual functional capacity.
• 416.960—When we will consider your vocational background.
• 416.962—Medical-vocational profiles showing an inability to make an adjustment to other work.
• 416.963—Your age as a vocational factor.
• 416.964—Your education as a vocational factor.
• 416.965—Your work experience as a vocational factor.
• 416.966—Work which exists in the national economy.
• 416.967—Physical exertion requirements.
• 416.968—Skill requirements.
• 416.969—Listing of Medical-Vocational Guidelines in appendix 2 of subpart P of part 404 of this chapter.
• 416.969a—Exertional and nonexertional limitations.
• 416.971—General.
• 416.972—What we mean by substantial gainful activity.
• 416.973—General information about work activity.
• 416.974—Evaluation guides if you are an employee.
• 416.974a—When and how we will average your earnings.
• 416.975—Evaluation guides if you are self-employed.
• 416.976—Impairment-related work expenses.
• 416.981—Meaning of blindness as defined in the law.
• 416.982—Blindness under a State plan.
• 416.983—How we evaluate statutory blindness.
• 416.984—If you are statutorily blind and still working.
• 416.985—How we evaluate other visual impairments.
• 416.986—Why and when we will find that you are no longer entitled to benefits based on statutory blindness.
• 416.987—Disability redeterminations for individuals who attain age 18.
• 416.988—Your responsibility to tell us of events that may change your disability or blindness status.
• 416.989—We may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be disabled.
• 416.989a—We may conduct a review to find out whether you continue to be blind.
• 416.990—When and how often we will conduct a continuing disability review.
• 416.991—If your medical recovery was expected and you returned to work.
• 416.992—What happens if you fail to comply with our request for information.
• 416.993—Medical evidence in continuing disability review cases.
• 416.994—How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends, disabled adults.
• 416.994a—How we will determine whether your disability continues or ends, and whether you are and have been receiving treatment that is medically necessary and available, disabled children.
• 416.995—If we make a determination that your physical or mental impairment(s) has ceased, did not exist or is no longer disabling (Medical Cessation Determination).
• 416.996—Continued disability or blindness benefits pending appeal of a medical cessation determination.
• 416.998—If you become disabled by another impairment(s).
• 416.999—What is expedited reinstatement?
• 416.999a—Who is eligible for expedited reinstatement?
• 416.999b—How do I request reinstatement?
• 416.999c—How do we determine provisional benefits?
• 416.999d—How do we determine reinstated benefits?