We selected CPS HR Consulting as the contractor to administer the examination and to ensure non-attorney representatives meet and maintain the requirements for direct fee payment. EDPNA Examination. The annual application period is February 1 to February 28.
Nov 09, 2017 · GN 03920.019 - Assessment on Representatives Who Receive Direct Payment - 11/09/2017 Batch run: 11/13/2020 Rev:11/09/2017
An exam date and location will be published as information becomes available. Please check back for updates to exam timelines and due dates. Prior to the passage of P.L. 111-142, Congress enacted a 5-year demonstration project, which provided direct payment to non-attorney representatives who met the same requirements as mentioned above.
Jun 17, 2019 · Section 206 (e) of the Social Security Act (Act) and 20 CFR §404.1717 and §416.1517 list the prerequisites that a non-attorney representative must satisfy in order to receive direct payment of fees. 1. EDPNA Application. The non-attorney representative needs to submit a timely, complete application before participating in the EDPNA program.
When we refer to SPS Online or Online, we are referring to the online input screens used to establish or update Single Payment System payments that could not be automated.
When SSA authorizes fees to multiple representatives based on their fee petitions, generally the representatives request and SSA authorize s fees in different amounts. Therefore, in fee petition cases, the representatives share the assessment in proportion to the fee amount SSA pays each representative. (See the example in GN 03930.066D.2.b, which shows how SSA will prorate the assessment in fee petition cases.)
Without manual intervention, SPS will apply the assessment cap again because, when the PIC is A, D, E, or W, it does not consider and adjust for paid user fee amounts already on the SPS database. However, if SSA authorizes a representative an additional fee amount based on a more favorable decision, deduct from the current fee payment no more than the difference, if any, between the assessment cap and the assessment previously collected (see GN 03920.019G ). (This policy does not apply when SSA made the first fee payment before September 1, 2004.) Therefore, the PC technician must override the SPS-calculated assessment and input the correct assessment amount before making the subsequent fee payment.
Section 206 (e) of the Social Security Act (Act) and 20 CFR §404.1717 and §416.1517 list the prerequisites that a non-attorney representative must satisfy in order to receive direct payment of fees.
The non-attorney representative must pass our criminal background investigation (including checks of our administrative records). Additionally, the non-attorney representative must attest under penalty of perjury that the non-attorney representative:
The non-attorney representative may have gained this kind of experience in fields such as teaching, counseling or guidance, social work, personnel management, public employment service, nursing, or health care professions .
The SSA sets a few broad requirements for representing a claimant. If you have the ability to give valuable help to a claimant and have a good character and reputation, you can act as a Social Security representative. The claimant must appoint you as representative in writing, using the SSA's Form 1696, which you must also sign.
Although the SSA sets no specific educational requirements, a qualified representative is likely to have a bachelor's degree. A qualified representative's work history and training should include acquiring familiarity with medical records and legal regulations.
Before representing a claimant, you must become familiar with the Social Security program rules for applying, pursuing and, if necessary, appealing a claim for benefits. Program rules come from several sources: federal law and regulations, rulings by the SSA commissioner and the SSA's employee operating manual.
Understanding the SSA's payment rules for claimant representatives is important to the success of your business. Generally, you can't collect any payment for your services from the claimant without the SSA's approval.