TN 3 (04-12)

A. Providing due process

1. Notices

• A pre-determination notice is not required to title XVI cessations.

• The cessation determination notice provides due process language in title XVI only cases.

2. Medical cessation

• The Disability Determination Services (DDS) provides due process on title XVI medical cessations (medical improvement determinations) under the statutory benefit continuation (SBC) provisions.

• Send a cessation notice rather than a pre-determination notice.

NOTE: In initial medical cessations, the reconsideration disability hearing is the first level of appeal.

3. Failure to cooperate (FTC) and whereabouts unknown (WU)

For procedures to follow for FTC and WU cases that arise during the continuing disability review process, see DI 28075.005.

B. Statutory benefit continuation (SBC) vs. Goldberg/Kelly (GK) automatic payment continuation

GK automatic payment continuation applies instead of SBC for issues of failure to follow prescribed treatment and fraud or similar fault. GK procedures do not apply to title XVI WU cases because we consider WU (S06) an administrative suspension and does not result in a loss of eligibility.

C. See Also:

• For required SBC notices, see DI 12027.000

• For required G/K notices, see SI 02301.300E.

• For adverse reopenings or revisions governed by SBC, see DI 27540.015

• For adverse reopenings or revisions governed by GK, see DI 27540.030