SSA’s proposed changes regarding the “Manner of Appearance at Hearings” has been published in the Federal Register. The text of the proposed rule is available here or downloadable below.

SSA is proposing these rule changes, in part, to accommodate the additional hearing modalities that were offered during the pandemic. NOSSCR will submit comments and provide a thorough analysis, along with talking points for inclusion in your own comments, at a later date. However, given the significance of these rules, we wanted to make you aware of them as soon as possible.

Download Proposed Rule