{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-404.120","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 404.120","heading":"How we determine currently insured status.","body":"(a) What the period is for determining currently insured status. You are currently insured if you have at least 6 quarters of coverage (QCs) during the 13-quarter period ending with the quarter in which you—\n(1) Die;\n(2) Most recently became entitled to disability insurance benefits; or\n(3) Became entitled to old-age insurance benefits.\n(b) What quarters are not counted as part of the 13-quarter period. We do not count as part of the 13-quarter period any quarter all or part of which is included in a period of disability established for you, except that the first and last quarters of the period of disability may be counted if they are QCs (see § 404.146(d)).","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 404—FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS AND DISABILITY INSURANCE (1950- )","Subpart B—Insured Status and Quarters of Coverage"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"3d83486ea8e1231e6d0581d832b4fc59de619e9bce87dbb794ddfbc6c08c4303","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-404.115","next":"us/20-cfr-404.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}