Wednesday, February 20, 2013

disability - drugs and alcohol - SSR 13-2p



Federal Register Volume 78, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)]

[Pages 11939-11947]

 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

 

[Docket No. SSA-2012-0006]

 

 

Social Security Ruling, SSR 13-2p.; Titles II and XVI: Evaluating

Cases Involving Drug Addiction and Alcoholism (DAA)

 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

 

ACTION: Notice of Social Security Ruling (SSR).

 

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of SSR 13-2p, in which we explain our

policies for how we consider whether ``drug addiction and alcoholism''

(DAA) is material to our determination of disability in disability

claims and continuing disability reviews. This SSR rescinds and

replaces SSR 82-60, Titles II and XVI: Evaluation of Drug Addiction and

Alcoholism. This SSR obsoletes EM 96-200.

 

DATES: Effective Date: March 22, 2013.