SSA Hallex manual

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Summary: Hallex -- the Hearings, appeals and litigation law manual, from the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Social Security Administration, conveys guiding principles, procedural guidance and information to OHA staff. Hallex includes policy statements resulting from an Appeals Council meeting under the authority of the Appeals Council Chair. Hallex also defines procedures for carrying out policy and provides guidance for processing and adjudicating claims at the Hearing, Appeals Council and Civil Action levels. Hallex is composed of two volumes. Volume I has five divisions: Division 1 - General Subjects Division 2 - Administrative Law Judge Hearings Division 3 - Appeals Council Review Division 4 - Civil Actions Division 5 - temporary instructions which will be later incorporated into Divisions 1 through 4. Volume II houses desk reference guides and is composed of six parts: Part 1 - the OHA Circuit Court Case Reporter Part 2 - system-related information Part 3 - standardized language for the field Part 4 - preambles to selected regulations having significant impact on OHA Part 5 - Appeals Council Interpretations (ACIs)* Part 6 - standardized language for headquarters components *ACIs are designed to resolve issues arising from policy gaps or unclear statements of policy, promote consistency and uniformity in the application of policy throughout the adjudication process, and establish precedents at the hearing and appeals levels of adjudication

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Summary: Hallex -- the Hearings, appeals and litigation law manual, from the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Social Security Administration, conveys guiding principles, procedural guidance and information to OHA staff. Hallex includes policy statements resulting from an Appeals Council meeting under the authority of the Appeals Council Chair. Hallex also defines procedures for carrying out policy and provides guidance for processing and adjudicating claims at the Hearing, Appeals Council and Civil Action levels. Hallex is composed of two volumes. Volume I has five divisions: Division 1 - General Subjects Division 2 - Administrative Law Judge Hearings Division 3 - Appeals Council Review Division 4 - Civil Actions Division 5 - temporary instructions which will be later incorporated into Divisions 1 through 4. Volume II houses desk reference guides and is composed of six parts: Part 1 - the OHA Circuit Court Case Reporter Part 2 - system-related information Part 3 - standardized language for the field Part 4 - preambles to selected regulations having significant impact on OHA Part 5 - Appeals Council Interpretations (ACIs)* Part 6 - standardized language for headquarters components *ACIs are designed to resolve issues arising from policy gaps or unclear statements of policy, promote consistency and uniformity in the application of policy throughout the adjudication process, and establish precedents at the hearing and appeals levels of adjudication