Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SSA-787 Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits	Form	Modified	Available
Justification for the Non-Substantive Changes 0024.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2015-11-18	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
8918	Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0024	ICR Reference No: 201511-0960-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201506-0960-004
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/19/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	10/31/2018	10/31/2018
Responses	120,000	0	120,000
Time Burden (Hours)	20,000	0	20,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: SSA collects information on form SSA-787 to determine an individual’s capability to handle his or her own benefits. This information assists SSA in determining the need for a representative payee. The respondents are beneficiary's physicians or medical officers of the institution in which the beneficiary resides. This is a non-substantive Change Request to include a fillable modality for this ICR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1383 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 36031	06/23/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 51647	08/25/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits	SSA-787	Physician's/Medical Officer's Statement of Patient's Capability to Manage Benefits

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	120,000	120,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,000	20,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $184,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/19/2015

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