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Subchapter List for Selection of Representative Payee

GN 005: Selection of Representative Payee

GN 00500: Selection of Representative Payee

GN 00500.000: Selection of Representative Payee - Table of Contents

GN 00501: Representative Payee - General

GN 00501.000: Representative Payee - General - Table of Contents

GN 00501.010: Definitions of Common Representative Payment Terms

GN 00501.012: Determining the Relationship Between an Applicant or Payee and Beneficiary

GN 00501.013: Explanations for Types of Payees

GN 00501.015: SSA Operating Components' Responsibilities for Representative Payee Actions

GN 00502: Determining the Need for, Developing and Selecting a Representative Payee

GN 00502.000: Determining the Need for, Developing and Selecting a Representative Payee - Table of Contents

GN 00502.001: Capability Determination and Representative Payee Payment Overview

GN 00502.020: Determining Capability – Adult Beneficiaries

GN 00502.023: Developing Legal Evidence of Capability

GN 00502.030: Developing Lay Evidence of Capability

GN 00502.040: Developing Medical Evidence of Capability

GN 00502.055: Reevaluating a Beneficiary's Capability

GN 00502.057: Disability Referrals to the Program Service Center (PSC)

GN 00502.060: Making a Capability Determination

GN 00502.065: Documenting a Capability Determination

GN 00502.070: Determining Capability - Children

GN 00502.075: Child Beneficiary Becomes Entitled Based on Disability

GN 00502.085: Advance Designation of Representative Payee

GN 00502.100: How to Find Payee Leads

GN 00502.105: Preferred Representative Payee Order of Selection Charts

GN 00502.107: The Representative Payee Application

GN 00502.110: Taking Applications in the eRPS

GN 00502.112: Identifiers for the eRPS

GN 00502.113: Interviewing the Payee Applicant

GN 00502.114: Representative Payee Responsibilities and Duties

GN 00502.115: The SSA-11-BK, Request to be Selected As Payee

GN 00502.117: Verifying Information Provided by a Payee or Payee Applicant

GN 00502.118: Verifying and Updating EINs for Organizational Payees

GN 00502.120: Role of the Representative Payee System (eRPS) in Investigating Payee Applicants

GN 00502.130: Factors to Consider in Evaluating Payee Applicants

GN 00502.132: Selecting a Qualified Representative Payee

GN 00502.133: Payee Applicant is a Felon or Fugitive or Has Been Convicted of Other Criminal Act

GN 00502.134: Payee Applicant Has Poor Past Performance

GN 00502.135: Representative Payee Applicant is a Creditor

GN 00502.137: DDS Notification of Allegations That Could Cast Doubt on Payee Suitability

GN 00502.138: Evidence of Neglect or Abuse Discovered During Initial Interview or Payee Investigation

GN 00502.139: Additional Development/Considerations When Guardian Involved

GN 00502.157: Processing Data in the Electronic Representative Payee System for Beneficiaries in Foster Care

GN 00502.159: Additional Considerations When Foster Care Agency is Involved

GN NY00502.159: Choosing a Representative Payee – State of New York Department of Mental Health

GN 00502.160: Additional Development/Considerations When an Institution is Involved

GN 00502.164: Payee Applicant for a Child is Also a Minor

GN 00502.181: Other Contacts to Evaluate Payee Applicant's Suitability

GN 00502.183: Making a Payee Appointment Determination

GN BOS00502.183: Choosing A Representative Payee – Maine Department Of Behavioral & Developmental Services

GN 00502.185: Documenting Payee Selections/Non-Selections and Post-Entitlement Actions in eRPS

GN 00502.186: Payment of Large Retroactive Benefits or Conserved Funds

GN 00502.190: Processing Manual Representative Payee (Payee) Selections

GN 00502.300: Digest of State Guardianship Laws

GN 00502.301: State and Territory Digest of Crimes Barring an Individual from Serving as Payee

GN 00502.302: Processing Criminal Background Check Work Issues on Payees

GN 00503: Payee Notices and Appeal Rights

GN 00503.000: Payee Notices and Appeal Rights - Table of Contents

GN 00503.100: Advance Notice

GN 00503.110: Appeal Rights

GN 00503.120: Response Received to Advance Notice

GN 00503.130: Final Notice

GN 00503.150: Notice of Suspension for Representative Payee Development

GN 00503.430: Language Describing Legal Basis for the Selection of a Representative Payee

GN 00504: Suspensions for Payee Development and Other Payee Actions

GN 00504.000: Suspensions for Payee Development and Other Payee Actions - Table of Contents

GN 00504.100: Determining the Need for a Successor Payee

GN PHI00504.100: C Payment of Benefits Pending Investigation Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's DPW Facilities

GN 00504.101: Termination of Organizational or Individual Representative Payees Serving Multiple Beneficiaries

GN 00504.102: Representative Payees Identified by the Fugitive Felon Match

GN 00504.103: Representative Payee Identified by the Prisoner (PUPS) Match

GN 00504.105: Direct Payment to Incapable Beneficiaries When Further Payee Development is Needed

GN 00504.110: When We May Suspend Benefits

GN 00504.150: FO Processing of S8/S08 Alerts

GN 00504.160: Required Contacts before Issuing Payments Following a Period of Suspension or Nonpayment

GN 00504.180: Reappointment of Representative Payee after Correctly Terminating Benefits

GN 00504.185: Follow up on Questionable Representative Payees

GN PHI00504.200: Payment of Benefits Pending Investigation - State of Maryland Onsite Review Facilities

GN 00504.220: Adoption of a Child Beneficiary and Representative Payee Actions Needed

GN 00504.240: Representative Payee or Name Change for a Group of Beneficiaries

GN 00504.260: Representative Payee Requests Waiver of Benefits (Title II)

GN 00504.270: Reply to a Show Cause Order Advising the Social Security Administration of Potential Guardian Appointment

GN BOS00504.270: Reply to a “Show Cause Order” Advising SSA of Potential Guardian Appointment (RTS 2-83 – 5/2003)

GN 00504.300: Referrals to State or Local Social Agencies For Payee Assistance

GN 00504.310: Referral of Cases with Specific Representative Payee Issues

GN 00505: Foreign Claims - Representative Payee Procedures Outside the U.S.

GN 00505.000: Foreign Claims - Representative Payee Procedures Outside the U.S. - Table of Contents

GN 00505.010: Representative Payee (RP) Procedures - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.012: Payee Requested Because of Physical Disability - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.014: Development to Establish Need for Representative Payee in Cases of Physical Disability - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.016: Legal Guardian Appointed - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.017: Legal Guardian in Germany

GN 00505.018: Legal Guardian in Scandinavia

GN 00505.019: Statutory Guardian in Canada

GN 00505.020: When Accrued Benefits May be Released - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.022: Development for Payment of Accrued Benefits for Foreign Claims

GN 00505.024: Countries Which Require Special Payee Procedures - General

GN 00505.026: Development and Selection of Representative Payees in the Philippines

GN 00505.030: Control of Philippine Claims After Release of Accrual

GN 00505.032: Special Payee Procedures in Turkey - General

GN 00505.038: Public Trustee in Norway

GN 00505.040: Change of Payee for Beneficiaries Living Abroad - General

GN 00505.044: Claims Development Branch (CDB) Payee Procedures - Foreign Claims

GN 00505.046: Module Payee Procedures - Foreign Claims

GN 00506: Payment for Representative Payee Services

GN 00506.000: Payment for Representative Payee Services - Table of Contents

GN 00506.001: Fee-for-Service - Overview

GN 00506.002: Definitions – Fee for Service

GN 00506.010: Providing Information to Prospective Organizations and FFS Application Requirements

GN 00506.100: Criteria for Receiving Fees for Service

GN 00506.105: Bonding and Licensing Guidelines for Non-Governmental Fee for Service (FFS) Organizations

GN 00506.110: Reviewing Evidence in a Fee for Service Application

GN 00506.120: Making the Determination on Fees for Service

GN 00506.130: Fee for Service Notification - Organizations

GN 00506.140: Fee for Service Notification - Beneficiaries

GN 00506.150: Requests for Review of Fee for Service Decisions

GN 00506.170: Establishing Information on Fees for Service Organizations and the Beneficiaries They Serve

GN 00506.200: Fee Amounts

GN 00506.210: When Fees for Service Can Be Collected

GN 00506.220: When Fees for Service Cannot Be Collected

GN 00506.230: Funds That Cannot Be Used To Collect a Fee

GN 00506.240: Accounting for Fees for Service

GN 00506.300: Processing Payee Applications from Organizations Approved To Collect a Fee for Service

GN 00506.400: Change in Status of an Authorized Organization

GN 00506.410: Change in Beneficiary DAA Status

GN 00506.420: Fee-for-Service Certification Process

GN 00506.430: State Licensing Digest for the States, Commonwealths, and Territories in the 10 SSA Regions

GN 00506.600: Credit Reporting for New Fee-for-Service Applicants

Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

Subchapter List for Selection of Representative Payee