[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR220.59]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 220_DETERMINING DISABILITY--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart G_Consultative Examinations
 
Sec. 220.59  Requesting examination by a specific physician, psychologist 
or institution--hearings officer hearing level.

    In an unusual case, a hearings officer may have reason to request an 
examination by a particular physician, psychologist or institution. Some 
examples include the following:
    (a) Conflicts in the existing medical evidence require resolution by 
a recognized authority in a particular specialty:
    (b) The impairment requires hospitalization for diagnostic purposes; 
or
    (c) The claimant's treating physician or psychologist is in the best 
position to submit a meaningful report.