[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: 20CFR220.50]



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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.  220.50  Consultative examinations at the Board's expense.





    A consultative examination is a physical or mental examination or 

test purchased for a claimant at the Board's request and expense. If the 

claimant's medical sources cannot provide sufficient medical evidence 

about the claimant's impairment(s) in order to enable the Board to 

determine whether the claimant is disabled, the Board may ask the 

claimant to have one or more consultative examinations or tests. The 

decision to purchase a consultative examination will be made on an 

individual case basis in accordance with the provisions of Sec. Sec.  

220.53 through 220.56. Selection of the source for the examination will 

be consistent with the provisions of Sec.  220.64 (Program Integrity).



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

3220-0124)



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