Tidbits from the POMS & HALLEX to Assist at Every Step of the Sequential Process for Hearings – NOSSCR 2026 Fall National Conference – Track II (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

The HALLEX Is Folding Into the POMS. Your Citations Need to Keep Up

The reference landscape is moving. The HALLEX is being folded into the POMS, and the fold comes with some critical changes. Citations that were right yesterday need rechecking — and the representatives who know where the internal guidance now lives hold the advantage.

The value runs at every step of the sequential process for hearings. The right citation puts agency guidance behind your position. The critical internal information tells you what the agency's own materials require of it. Together they assist with wins administratively — and when the administrative result goes the other way, the same citations preserve these issues for appeal, if needed.

You walk out with the tidbits in hand: the right POMS and HALLEX citations, the critical internal information behind them, and their use at every step of the sequential process — for the administrative win first, the preserved appeal second.

Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour

This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the 2026 Fall National Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit. Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.

Recorded Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

Key topics to be discussed:

• The HALLEX–POMS Fold
  What it means that the HALLEX is being folded into the POMS and the critical changes that come with it.
• The Right Citations
  Having the correct citations as the internal guidance moves.
• Critical Internal Information
  The agency's internal materials that assist a representative's position.
• Every Sequential Step
  Deploying POMS and HALLEX tidbits at every step of the sequential process for hearings.
• Winning Administratively
  Using the citations and internal information to assist with wins at the administrative level.
• Preserving Issues for Appeal
  Building the administrative record so these issues are preserved for appeal, if needed.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: October 13, 2026

• 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm Eastern
• 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Central
• 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Mountain
• 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm Pacific

Closed-captioning available