The Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual (HALLEX) “conveys guiding principles, procedural guidance, and information to hearing level and Appeals Council staff. HALLEX defines procedures for carrying out policy and provides guidance for processing and adjudicating claims at the hearing, Appeals Council, and civil action levels. It also includes policy statements resulting from Appeals Council en banc meetings under the authority of the Appeals Council Chair.”

SSA has released the following statement about their HALLEX numbering system:

To consolidate and standardize our instructions systems, we are renumbering our HALLEX sections. All links using the prior HALLEX numbering convention will automatically redirect to the new HALLEX number. The renumbered HALLEX is here. For a list of numbering changes for each individual HALLEX section, see this chart. During the transition period, we will accept HALLEX references in either numbering convention, including the prior numbering convention, from internal and external stakeholders.

NOSSCR encourages our members to begin utilizing the new numbering system as soon as practicable.