Last Update: 5/19/05 (Transmittal I-1-50)
We will withdraw our recognition of a person as a claimant's representative when:
the claimant dismisses the representative and revokes his or her authority;
the representative advises SSA that he or she has withdrawn from the case;
the matter giving rise to appointment of the representative has been disposed of by a final decision or other final action; or
the representative has been suspended or disqualified by issuance of a final order and decision.
NOTE:
If OHA personnel believe there is reason to suspect that a representative is suspended or disqualified from representing claimants, they should access SSA's intranet list of sanctioned representatives. If OHA personnel have additional questions regarding the status of a representative, they may send an inquiry to the Representative Conduct and Civil Rights Division of the Office of General Law (OGL) in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) located at 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1605, Falls Church, Virginia 22041.
A claimant may revoke a representative's appointment at any time. If the claimant revokes the appointment orally, the employee to whom the statement is made must document the conversation and ask the claimant to submit a signed statement confirming the termination of appointment. Place copies of both documents in the claim file and update case control documents and systems. Copies should also be placed in the hearing office file if the revocation was made at the hearing level, or in the Appeals Council working file if the revocation was made at the Appeals Council level.
NOTE:
When the claimant revokes the representative's appointment or the representative's authority has expired, do not disclose any information to the representative without the claimant's prior written consent.
A former representative may be authorized a fee for services he or she performed on the claimant's behalf before the date the appointment was terminated. Refer to Chapter I-1-2.