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Chapter 16: Representative Payees

Table of Contents

1600.	Appointment of a Representative Payee
1601.	Interest of the Beneficiary
1602.	Beneficiary Under Age 18
1603.	Beneficiary Over Age 18
1604.	What evidence shows a beneficiary's inability to manage benefit payments?
1605.	Legal Evidence of Incapability
1606.	Medical Evidence of Incapability
1607.	Lay Evidence of Incapability
1608.	Factors to Consider in Selecting Payees
1609.	What is the usual order of preference in selecting a payee for a beneficiary under age 18?
1610.	Selecting a Payee for Beneficiaries Age 18 or Over
1611.	Evidence Required for Payee Selection
1612.	SSA's Advance Notice of a Payee Selection
1613.	When is a new representative payee selected?
1614.	Can direct payments be made to a beneficiary after a reevaluation shows he or she is capable?
1615.	Evidence of Current Ability to Manage Benefit Payments
1616.	What are the responsibilities of a representative payee?
1617.	Use of Benefit Payments
1618.	Current Needs of Beneficiary
1619.	Past Debts of Beneficiaries
1620.	A Beneficiary's Savings
1621.	Blind or Disabled Children Receiving SSI
1622.	When an individual stops serving as a representative payee, what should be done with a beneficiary's conserved funds?
1623.	Accounting for Use of Funds
1624.	State Mental Institutions that Serve as Representative Payees


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