Proposed rules regarding Representative Payees have been published by SSA (text or PDF):
These proposed changes include representative payment procedures for investigating payee applicants, identifying unsuitable applicants, making direct payment in some circumstances, providing advance notice of our determination to make representative payment, and providing affected beneficiaries with the opportunity to appeal our determinations. Also included are procedures for making restitution of benefits where a payee has misused a beneficiary’s payments and SSA was negligent in investigating or monitoring the payee, and representative payee policies and procedures for the title VIII program.
The comment period ends November 24, 2003. Mark your calendars!
