Revisions to Rules Regarding the Evaluation of Medical Evidence; 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.

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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.

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

SEC 404.1502 [Corrected]

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

SEC 404.1504 [Corrected]

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

SEC 404.1513 [Corrected]

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

a. At the end of paragraph (a)(2) introductory text, add the sentence "(For claims filed (see SEC 404.614) before March 27, 2017, see SEC 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.

SEC 404.1526 [Corrected]

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

SEC 404.1527 [Corrected]

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

SEC 416.904 [Corrected]

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

SEC 416.926 [Corrected]

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

SEC 416.927 [Corrected]

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

SEC 416.1017 [Corrected]

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

Nancy A. Berryhill,

Acting Commissioner of Social Security.

Final rules; correction.

CFR Part: "20 CFR Parts 404 and 416"

RIN Number: "RIN 0960-AH51"

Citation: "82 FR 15132"

Document Number: "Docket No. SSA-2012-0035"

Federal Register Page Number: "15132"

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