SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Office of Hearings and Appeals
HALLEX
Volume I
Transmittal No. I-5-0
Division 5: Temporary Instructions
Subject: Index of Temporary Instructions
Background
This transmittal updates the Index of Temporary Instructions (TIs) in Volume I, Division 5. We are removing a number of TIs because they are either obsolete, have served their purpose and are no longer needed or the pertinent information has been incorporated into Divisions 1 through 4.
Explanation of Content and Changes
The following TIs are being removed from Division 5:
| 5-1-8 | Administrative Actions Denying Reopening (issued June 18, 1991) |
| 5-1-12 | Exception to the Applicability of Administrative Res Judicata — Section 5107 of Pub. L. No 101-508 (issued April 12, 1994) |
| 5-1-13 | Profile Screening of Requests for Hearing (issued March 21, 1995) |
| 5-1-14 | Procedures for Implementing Initiative Number 7 of the Short Term Disability Project (STDP) (issued March 21, 1997. |
| 5-2-1 | Processing Supplemental Security Income Claims Involving Aliens (issued April 11, 2000) |
| 5-3-1-A | Continued Payment of Disability Benefits Until the Hearing Decision (issued April 15, 1983) |
| 5-3-1-C | Continued Payment of Disability Benefits/Payments Until the Hearing Decision (issued May 18, 2001) |
| 5-3-4 | Continuation of Disability Payments In Remanded Cases (Title XVI-Only and Title II/XVI Concurrent Cases) (issued March 8, 1985) |
| 5-3-10 | Standards for Consultative Examinations and Existing Medical Evidence (issued March 12, 1992) |
| 5-3-11 | The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) Early Development Notification Procedure (issued September 9, 1992) |
| 5-3-12 | Evaluation of Illiteracy (issued October 1, 1993) |
| 5-3-13 | Evaluating Claims Involving Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (issued November 5, 1993) |
| 5-3-14 | Drug Addiction or Alcoholism (February 6, 1995) |
| 5-3-14-A | Drug Addiction or Alcoholism (November 14, 1997, (revised August 24, 2000)) |
| 5-3-16 | Medical Diary Codes for Favorable Disability Decisions, Impairment Diagnostic Codes and regulation Basis Codes for All Disability Decisions (issued January 27, 1999) |
We are retaining the following TIs:
| 5-1-15 | Processing Cases Involving Potential Fraud, Similar Fault and Abuse Issues (issued June 15, 2001) |
| 5-1-16 | Video Teleconferencing Procedures (issued September 2, 2003) |
| 5-1-17 | Oral (Bench) Decision Procedures (issued Oct 20, 2004) |
| 5-3-17 | Instructions for Processing Subsequent Disability Claims While a Prior Claim is Pending Review at the Appeals Council (issued April 30, 2001) |
All TIs in Chapter I-5-4 (Court Cases) will be retained at this time.
Date: September 2, 2005
