§405.835 Action we will take if a State agency does not meet the quick disability determination processing time standard.

If a State agency does not meet the established processing standard described in §405.825 for two or more consecutive calendar quarters and does not have good cause under §405.840 for failing to meet the processing standard, we will notify the State agency in writing that we propose to find it has substantially failed to comply with our standards regarding quick disability determinations and that it may request a hearing on that issue. After giving the State notice and an opportunity for a hearing, if it is found that a State agency has substantially failed to make quick disability determinations consistent with the Act, our regulations, or other written guidelines, we will assume responsibility for performing the quick disability determination function.