[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: 20CFR221.1]

[Page 430-431]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 221_JURISDICTION DETERMINATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  221.1  Introduction.

    This part explains the factors involved in deciding whether the 
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Security Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board will pay 
benefits to a railroad employee, and his or her eligible family members, 
both before and after the employee's death. The agency that has 
jurisdiction over the payment of benefits also has jurisdiction of the 
applicant's medicare coverage (see part 270 of this chapter). The Board 
is responsible for making this decision.