[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR416.250]

[Page 727-728]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 416--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Eligibility
 
Sec. 416.250  Experimental, pilot, and demonstration projects in the SSI program.

    (a) Authority and purpose. Section 1110(b) of the Act authorizes the 
Commissioner to develop and conduct experimental, pilot, and 
demonstration projects to promote the objectives or improve the 
administration of the SSI program. These projects will test the 
advantages of altering certain requirements, conditions, or limitations 
for recipients and test different administrative methods that apply to 
title XVI applicants and recipients.
    (b) Altering benefit requirements, limitations or conditions. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Commissioner is 
authorized to waive any of the requirements, limitations or conditions 
established under title XVI of the Act and impose additional 
requirements, limitations or conditions for the purpose of conducting 
experimental, pilot, or demonstration projects. The projects will alter 
the provisions that currently apply to applicants and recipients to test 
their effect on the program. If, as a result of participation in a 
project under this section, a project participant becomes ineligible for 
Medicaid benefits, the Commissioner shall make arrangements to extend 
Medicaid coverage to such participant and shall reimburse the States for 
any additional expenses incurred due to such continued participation.
    (c) Applicability and scope--(1) Participants and nonparticipants. 
If you are selected to participate in an experimental, pilot, or 
demonstration project, we may temporarily set aside

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one or more current requirements, limitations or conditions of 
eligibility and apply alternative provisions to you. We may also modify 
current methods of administering title XVI as part of a project and 
apply alternative procedures or policies to you. The alternative 
provisions or methods of administration used in the projects will not 
substantially reduce your total income or resources as a result of your 
participation or disadvantage you in comparison to current provisions, 
policies, or procedures. If you are not selected to participate in the 
experimental, or pilot, or demonstration projects (or if you are placed 
in a control group which is not subject to the alternative requirements, 
limitations, or conditions) we will continue to apply the current 
requirements, limitations or conditions of eligibility to you.
    (2) Alternative provisions or methods of administration. The 
alternative requirements, limitations or conditions that apply to you in 
an experimental, pilot, or demonstration project may include any of the 
factors needed for aged, blind, or disabled persons to be eligible for 
SSI benefits. Experiments that we conduct will include, to the extent 
feasible, applicants and recipients who are under age 18 as well as 
adults and will include projects to ascertain the feasibility of 
treating drug addicts and alcoholics.
    (d) Selection of participants. Participation in the SSI project will 
be on a voluntary basis. The voluntary written consent necessary in 
order to participate in any experimental, pilot, or demonstration 
project may be revoked by the participant at any time.
    (e) Duration of experimental, pilot, and demonstration projects. A 
notice describing each experimental, pilot, or demonstration project 
will be published in the Federal Register before each project is placed 
in operation. Each experimental, pilot and demonstration project will 
have a termination date (up to 10 years from the start of the project).

[48 FR 7576, Feb. 23, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 37605, Oct. 8, 1987; 62 
FR 38454, July 18, 1997]

  Special Provisions for People Who Work Despite a Disabling Impairment