[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
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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