20 CFR 220.50
§ 220.50 Consultative examinations at the Board's expense.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 220.50, § 220.50 Consultative examinations at the Board's expense, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/77232
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A consultative examination is a physical or mental examination or test purchased for a claimant at the Board's request and expense. If the claimant's medical sources cannot provide sufficient medical evidence about the claimant's impairment(s) in order to enable the Board to determine whether the claimant is disabled, the Board may ask the claimant to have one or more consultative examinations or tests. The decision to purchase a consultative examination will be made on an individual case basis in accordance with the provisions of §§ 220.53 through 220.56. Selection of the source for the examination will be consistent with the provisions of § 220.64 (Program Integrity).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.