# 20 C.F.R. § 416.903a (2026): Program integrity

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## Section

- **Citation:** 20 C.F.R. § 416.903a (2026)
- **Heading:** Program integrity
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 20 CFR: Employees' Benefits / Chapter III: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION / Part 416: SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED / Subpart I: Determining Disability and Blindness / § 416.903a: § 416.903a   Program integrity.

## Text

We will not use in our program any individual or entity, except to provide existing medical evidence, who is currently excluded, suspended, or otherwise barred from participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs, or any other Federal or Federally-assisted program; whose license to provide health care services is currently revoked or suspended by any State licensing authority pursuant to adequate due process procedures for reasons bearing on professional competence, professional conduct, or financial integrity; or who until a final determination is made has surrendered such a license while formal disciplinary proceedings involving professional conduct are pending. By individual or entity we mean a medical or psychological consultant, consultative examination provider, or diagnostic test facility. Also see §§ 416.919 and 416.919g(b).
[56 FR 36963, Aug. 1, 1991]

## Nearby sections

- [20 C.F.R. § 416.901 (2026) § 416.901   Scope of subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_901.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.902 (2026) § 416.902   Definitions for this subpart.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_902.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903 (2026) § 416.903   Who makes disability and blindness determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903a (2026) § 416.903a   Program integrity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903a.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.903b (2026) § 416.903b   Evidence from excluded medical sources of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_903b.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.904 (2026) § 416.904   Decisions by other governmental agencies and nongovernmental entities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_904.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.905 (2026) § 416.905   Basic definition of disability for adults.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_905.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.906 (2026) § 416.906   Basic definition of disability for children.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_906.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.907 (2026) § 416.907   Disability under a State plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_907.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.909 (2026) § 416.909   How long the impairment must last.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_909.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.910 (2026) § 416.910   Meaning of substantial gainful activity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_910.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.911 (2026) § 416.911   Definition of disabling impairment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_911.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.912 (2026) § 416.912   Responsibility for evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_912.md)
- [20 C.F.R. § 416.913 (2026) § 416.913   Categories of evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T20_P416_S416_913.md)

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