Common use of Verification Procedure and Opportunity to Contest Clause in Contracts

Verification Procedure and Opportunity to Contest. A. Verification Procedures SSA will take no adverse action regarding individuals identified through the matching process solely based on information that SSA obtains from the match. SSA will contact the beneficiary or recipient to verify the matching results in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and applicable OMB guidelines. In RSDI cases where discrepant information is produced by SSA alert development, SSA will verify status through the SAVE Program. When necessary, SSA will request or conduct further development if the SAVE Program response and the removal report generated as part of this match are inconsistent with respect to the NH’s current immigration status or if there is some other indication that the removal report is incorrect or does not apply to the NH. In cases where the SAVE Program response or other information immediately available to SSA is sufficient to establish that suspension of RSDI benefits under the removal provisions is not warranted, benefits will continue without further development. The affected individual will have an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the information provided by DHS. SSA will consider the information provided as accurate if the affected individual does not protest within 30 days of receiving notice of the proposed adverse action. SSI recipients who file an appeal within 10 days of receiving the notice will automatically receive payment continuation. SSA will advise the individual that failure to respond within the appropriate timeframes will provide a valid basis for SSA to assume that the information DHS provided is correct.

Verification Procedure and Opportunity to Contest. A. Verification Procedures SSA will take no adverse action regarding individuals identified through the matching process solely based on information that SSA obtains from the match. SSA will contact the beneficiary or recipient to verify discrepant information obtained through the matching results in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and applicable OMB guidelines. In RSDI and SSI cases where discrepant information is produced by SSA alert developmentthe matching process, SSA will verify status through the SAVE Programprogram. When necessary, SSA will request or conduct further development investigation if the SAVE Program program response and the removal report generated as part of this match are inconsistent with respect to the NH’s current immigration status or if there is some other indication that the removal report is incorrect or does not apply to the NH. In cases where on which the SAVE Program program response or other information immediately available to SSA is sufficient to establish that suspension of RSDI or SSI benefits under the removal provisions is not warranted, benefits will continue without further development. The In both RSDI and SSI cases, the affected individual will have an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the information provided by DHS. SSA will consider the information provided as accurate if the affected individual does not protest within 30 days of receiving notice of the proposed adverse action. SSI recipients who file an appeal within 10 days of receiving the notice will automatically receive payment continuation. SSA will advise the individual that failure to respond within the appropriate timeframes will provide a valid basis for SSA to assume that the information DHS provided is correct.