{"abstract":"We are giving notice of SSR 13-3p. This SSR changes the period an adjudicator must consider when deciding an appeal of a medical cessation determination. This Ruling also clarifies how this policy applies at the Appeals Council (AC) level when the AC denies a request for review or issues a remand or dismissal order. The adjudicator will consider a beneficiary's disability through the date on which we make the appeal determination or decision.","action":"Notice of Social Security Ruling (SSR).","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Social Security Administration","name":"Social Security Administration","id":470,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/social-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/470","parent_id":null,"slug":"social-security-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2013/02/21/2013-03914.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"78 FR 12130","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: February 21, 2013.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. SSA-2011-0106"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2013-03914","effective_on":"2013-02-21","end_page":12132,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2013/02/21/2013-03914.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/02/21/2013-03914/social-security-ruling-ssr-13-3p-appeal-of-an-initial-medical-disability-cessation-determination-or","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2013-03914?publication_date=2013-02-21","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2013-02-21/2013-03914/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":560,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 12:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-02-21/pdf/2013-03914.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2013-03914.pdf?1361368630","publication_date":"2013-02-21","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2013/02/21/2013-03914.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=SSA-2011-0106","supporting_documents_count":null,"docket_id":"SSA-2011-0106","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"DIFFORD SSR","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2013-03-13T08:06:17Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":12130,"subtype":null,"title":"Social Security Ruling, SSR 13-3p; Appeal of an Initial Medical Disability Cessation Determination or Decision","toc_doc":"Appeal of Initial Medical Disability Cessation Determination or Decision","toc_subject":"Social Security Rulings:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":78}