20 C.F.R. § 404.930 : Employees' Benefits — SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION — FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- ) — DETERMINATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS, AND REOPENING OF DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS —HEARING BEFORE AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE — Availability of a hearing before an administrative law judge

(a) You or another party may request a hearing before an administrative law judge if we have made-
(1) A reconsidered determination;
(2) A revised determination of an initial determination, unless the revised determination concerns the issue of whether, based on medical factors, you are disabled;
(3) A reconsideration of a revised initial determination concerning the issue of whether, based on medical factors, you are disabled;
(4) A revised reconsidered determination;
(5) A revised decision based on evidence not included in the record on which the prior decision was based;
(6) An initial determination denying waiver of adjustment or recovery of an overpayment based on a personal conference (see §404.506 ); or
(7) An initial determination denying waiver of adjustment or recovery of an overpayment based on a review of the written evidence of record (see §404.506 ), and the determination was made concurrent with, or subsequent to, our reconsideration determination regarding the underlying overpayment but before an administrative law judge holds a hearing.
(b) We will hold a hearing only if you or another party to the hearing file a written request for a hearing.

20 C.F.R. §404.930

45 FR 52081, 8/5/1980, as amended at 51 FR 303, 1/3/1986; 61 FR 56132, 10/31/1996; 73 FR 2415, 1/15/2008; 76 FR 24806, 5/3/2011