Last Update: 3/3/11 (Transmittal I-1-61)
The Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law (HALLEX) manual communicates Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) guiding principles and procedures to ODAR adjudicators, i.e., administrative law judges (ALJ), attorney advisors, administrative appeals judges (AAJ), and appeals officers (AO), and to their support staff.
HALLEX serves as a reference source for staff throughout ODAR and for staff in other Social Security Administration components; however, each division and part addresses a primary audience.
The primary audience for each division of Volume I is as follows:
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Division |
Primary Audience |
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Division 1 - General Subjects |
All ODAR headquarters and field adjudicators and support staff |
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Division 2 - ALJ Hearings |
All ALJs, attorney advisors, paralegal analysts, and hearing office (HO) support staff |
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Division 3 - Appeals Council Review |
AAJs, AOs, and Office of Appellate Operations (OAO) analysts and support staff |
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Division 4 - Civil Actions |
AAJs, AOs, and OAO analysts and support staff |
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Division 5 - Temporary Instructions |
All ODAR headquarters and field adjudicators and support staff |
The primary audience for each part of Volume II is as follows:
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Part |
Primary Audience |
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Part 4 - Preambles to Selected Regulations |
All ODAR headquarters and field adjudicators and support staff |
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Part 5 - Appeals Council Interpretations |
All ODAR headquarters and field adjudicators and support staff |