(i)#
In any case where payment is made under this subchapter to a representative payee of an individual or spouse, the Commissioner of Social Security shall establish a system of accountability monitoring whereby such person shall report not less often than annually with respect to the use of such payments. The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish and implement statistically valid procedures for reviewing such reports in order to identify instances in which such persons are not properly using such payments.
(ii)#
Clause (i) shall not apply in any case where the representative payee is a State institution. In such cases, the Commissioner of Social Security shall establish a system of accountability monitoring for institutions in each State.
(iii)#
Clause (i) shall not apply in any case where the individual entitled to such payment is a resident of a Federal institution and the representative payee is the institution.
(iv)#
(I) Clause (i) shall not apply in any case where the representative payee is— (aa) a parent, or other individual who is a legal guardian of, a minor child entitled to such payment who primarily resides in the same household; (bb) a parent of an individual entitled to such payment who is under a disability who primarily resides in the same household; or (cc) the spouse of the individual entitled to such payment.
(II) The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish and implement procedures as necessary for the Commissioner to determine the eligibility of such parties for the exemption provided in subclause (I). The Commissioner shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to determine eligibility for such exemption.
(iv)(I)#
Clause (i) shall not apply in any case where the representative payee is—
(aa) a parent, or other individual who is a legal guardian of, a minor child entitled to such payment who primarily resides in the same household;
(bb) a parent of an individual entitled to such payment who is under a disability who primarily resides in the same household; or
(cc) the spouse of the individual entitled to such payment.
(iv)(I)(aa)#
a parent, or other individual who is a legal guardian of, a minor child entitled to such payment who primarily resides in the same household;
(v)#
Notwithstanding clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), the Commissioner of Social Security may require a report at any time from any representative payee, if the Commissioner of Social Security has reason to believe that the representative payee is misusing such payments.
(vi)#
In any case in which the person described in clause (i) or (v) receiving payments on behalf of another fails to submit a report required by the Commissioner of Social Security under clause (i) or (v), the Commissioner may, after furnishing notice to the person and the individual entitled to the payment, require that such person appear in person at a field office of the Social Security Administration serving the area in which the individual resides in order to receive such payments.