[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR416.327]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 416_SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED
--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C_Filing of Applications
 
Sec. 416.327  Pilot program for photographic identification of disability 
benefit applicants in designated geographic areas.

    (a) To be eligible for SSI disability or blindness benefits in the 
designated pilot geographic areas during the time period of the pilot, 
you or a person acting on your behalf must give SSA permission to take 
your photograph and make this photograph a part of the claims folder. 
You must give us this permission when you apply for benefits and/or when 
we ask for it at a later time. Failure to cooperate will result in 
denial of benefits. We will permit an exception to the photograph 
requirement when an individual has a sincere religious objection. This 
pilot will be in effect for a six-month period after these final rules 
become effective.
    (b) Designated pilot geographic areas means:
    (1) All SSA field offices in the State of South Carolina.
    (2) The Augusta, Georgia SSA field office.
    (3) All SSA field offices in the State of Kansas.
    (4) Selected SSA field offices located in New York City.

[68 FR 23195, May 1, 2003]

                 Effective Filing Period of Application