Effective Dates: 08/21/2023 - Present
Identification Number:
| EM-23054
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| Intended Audience: | All RCs/ARCs/ADs/FOs/PSCs/OCO/OCO-CSTs |
| Originating Office: | DCO OPSOS |
| Title: | Removal of the Signature Requirement on the SSA-455 CDR Mailer Forms |
| Type: | EM - Emergency Messages |
| Program: | Title II (RSI); Title XVI (SSI) |
| Link To Reference: | See Reference at the end of this EM. |
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Retention Date: September 21, 2024
A. Purpose
This emergency message (EM) notifies technicians that we no longer require a signature on any version of the SSA-455, including the SSA-455-OCR-SM scannable mailer which recipients return to the Wilkes-Barre Direct Operations Center (WBDOC).
B. Background
SSA recently received OMB approval to discontinue the requirement for a signature on the CDR Mailer form SSA-455 and SSA-455-OCR-SM. The latest inForm Library version of the SSA-455 has been updated to remove the signature box. However, the SSA-455-OCR-SM has not yet been updated.
C. Overview
Effective immediately, if a completed but unsigned SSA-455 or SSA-455-OCR-SM is received in the Field Office (FO), Processing Center (PC), or WBDOC do not develop for a signature. Technicians should discontinue development for signatures on any version of the SSA-455 and process the form.
The contractor who mails out the SSA-455-OCR-SM will continue to use the older version for the immediate future until current stocks are exhausted.
Direct all program-related and technical questions to your Regional Office (RO) support staff using vHelp or Program Service Center (PSC) Operations Analysis (OA) staff. RO support staff or PSC OA staff may refer questions, concerns or problems to their Central Office contacts.
References
DI 13004.005 An Overview of Processing Continuing Disability Review (CDR) Mailer Forms SSA-455 and SSA-455-OCR-SM
DI 28001.003 An Overview of Processing Continuing Disability Review (CDR) Mailer Forms SSA-455 and SSA-455-OCR-SM
DI 40502.001 Processing Center Instructions for the Continuing Disability Review Mailer Forms SSA-455 and SSA-455-OCR-SM
EM-23054 - Removal of the Signature Requirement on the SSA-455 CDR Mailer Forms - 08/21/2023