A bill to amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to make it clear that administrative law judges engaged in reviewing disability cases under the OASDI and SSI programs may not be rated or evaluated on the basis of the percentage of such cases which they decide in favor of or against the claimant.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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4 May 1983

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Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, Health and Human Services Department.

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Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assure that administrative law judges engaged in reviewing disability determinations are permitted to perform their functions without interference from the Department of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to guarantee that such judges are not rated or evaluated on the basis of the number of cases which they decide in favor of or against the claimant.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/senate-bill/1206
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