Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form HA-4631 Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment Form	Modified
Supporting Statement 0960-0292.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-02-29
Addendum.doc Supplementary Document	2012-02-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9198	Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0292	ICR Reference No: 201111-0960-018
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-0960-001
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/26/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2012
Responses	200,000	0	350,000
Time Burden (Hours)	33,333	0	58,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Each claimant who requests a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) has a right to such a hearing once the Disability Determination Service (DDS), at the reconsideration level, has denied the claim. For the hearing, SSA requests the claimant complete and return the HA–4631 if the claimant's file does not reflect a current, complete medical history as the claimant proceeds through the appeals process. ALJs must obtain the information to update and complete the record and to verify the accuracy of the information. It is by this process ALJs can ascertain whether the claimant's situation has changed. The ALJ and hearing office staff use the response to make arrangements for consultative examination(s) and the attendance of an expert witness(es) at the hearing, if appropriate. During the hearing, the ALJ offers any completed questionnaires as exhibits and may use them to refresh the claimant's memory, and to inquire into the matters at issue. The respondents are claimants requesting hearings on entitlement to Social Security benefits or SSI payments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 423 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1382c Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1383 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 78068	12/15/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 12350	02/29/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment	HA-4631	CLAIMANT'S RECENT MEDICAL TREATMENT

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	200,000	350,000	0	0	-150,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,333	58,333	0	0	-25,000	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total burden decreased from 53,333 to 33,333 hours. This decrease occurred because the number of respondents decreased from 350,000 to 200,000 due to SSA's shorter case processing time prior to hearings. This allowed the ALJ to have the most current claimant information at the time of the hearing, and thus the ALJ requested fewer updates (i.e., completed HA-4631s) to the claimant's file.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $539,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/26/2012

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