42 USC 1320e-3 - Information exchange with payroll data providers

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 1320e–3.

Information exchange with payroll data providers

(a)

In general

The Commissioner of Social Security may enter into an information exchange with a payroll data provider for purposes of—

(1)

efficiently administering—

(A)

monthly insurance benefits under subsections (d)(1)(B)(ii), (d)(6)(A)(ii), (d)(6)(B), (e)(1)(B)(ii), and (f)(1)(B)(ii) of section 402 of this title and subsection (a)(1) of section 423 of this title; and

(B)

supplemental security income benefits under subchapter XVI; and

(2)

preventing improper payments of such benefits without the need for verification by independent or collateral sources.

(b)

Notification requirements

Before entering into an information exchange pursuant to subsection (a), the Commissioner shall publish in the Federal Register a notice describing the information exchange and the extent to which the information received through such exchange is—

(1)

relevant and necessary to—

(A)

accurately determine entitlement to, and the amount of, benefits described under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1);

(B)

accurately determine eligibility for, and the amount of, benefits described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection; and

(C)

prevent improper payment of such benefits; and

(2)

sufficiently accurate, up-to-date, and complete.

(c)

Definitions

For purposes of this section:

(1)

Payroll data provider

(2)

Information exchange

(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1184, as added Pub. L. 114–74, title VIII, § 824(a), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 607.)

cite as: 42 USC 1320e-3