20 CFR § 266.9 - Responsibilities of a representative payee.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s266.9"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 266.9 - Responsibilities of a representative payee."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "266.9"
section_name: "Responsibilities of a representative payee."
chapter_name: "RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT"
part_number: "266"
part_name: "REPRESENTATIVE PAYMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "45 U.S.C. 231k and 231f."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 3992, Jan. 28, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "266"
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# 266.9 Responsibilities of a representative payee.
(a) A representative payee shall, subject to review by the Board and to such requirements as it may from time-to-time prescribe, apply the payments made to him or her on behalf of the annuitant only for the use and benefit of such annuitant, and in a manner and for purposes which are in the annuitant's best interests.
(b) A representative payee shall notify the Board of any event that will affect the amount of benefits the annuitant receives or the right of the annuitant to receive benefits.
(c) A representative payee shall notify the Board of any change in his or her circumstances that would affect performance of the payee responsibilities.