Supplemental Security Income Amendments

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Supplemental Security Income Amendments - Extends to blind persons the provisions for the payment of supplemental security income to a presumptively disabled individual prior to the determination of disability. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to initiate hearings on the eligibility of individuals for supplemental security income payments. Sets forth qualifications which must be met by persons appointed by the Secretary as hearing examiners in matters concerning the administration of Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits; Supplemental Security Income; and Medicare programs of the Social Security Act. Revises the provisions of the regulations governing supplemental security income earned by certain children. Directs the Secretary to carry out a program designed specifically to assure that all individuals who are or may become eligible for supplemental security income benefits under this Act will be fully informed of the availability and nature of such benefits and of the steps to be taken in obtaining them. Prohibits the States from reducing the supplementary payments under the supplemental security income program as a result of any cost-of-…