
50 (2016), to authorize reimbursement for the costs of emergency treatment furnished in the community for a veteran's non-service-connected condition when the veteran is eligible for partial payment of these costs under a health-plan contract.Īmong other changes made, the interim final rule clarified that VA would not pay or reimburse for a copayment, deductible, coinsurance, or similar payment owed by the veteran. (FR) on January 9, 2018, 83 FR 974, VA amended its medical regulations pursuant to a decision from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court),Ģ8 Vet. In an interim final rule published in the (This is not a toll-free number.) End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Joseph Duran, Director, Policy and Planning VHA Office of Integrated Veteran Care (16IVC), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (30). Start Further Info FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any public comment received after the comment period's closing date is considered late and will not be considered in the final rulemaking. We will post acceptable comments from multiple unique commenters even if the content is identical or nearly identical to other comments. VA encourages individuals not to submit duplicative comments. Public comments that make threats to individuals or institutions or suggest that the commenter will take actions to harm the individual. We post the comments received before the close of the comment period on the following website as soon as possible after they have been received:

This final rule is effective April 24, 2023.Ĭomments on VA temporarily waiving the timely filing requirement must be received on or before April 24, 2023.Įxcept as provided below, comments received before the close of the comment period will be available at for public viewing, inspection, or copying, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information that is included in a comment. Therefore, a 60-day comment period to address this single topic will be provided. Because the change to § 17.1004 was not addressed in the Supplementary Information section of the interim final rule, VA believes the public should have an opportunity to comment on the change. This final rule responds to public comments received on the interim final rule and amends VA's emergency treatment regulations to authorize payment or reimbursement for coinsurance, temporarily waive the timely filing requirements for veterans affected by the interim final rule, and authorize payment or reimbursement for emergency transportation associated with emergency treatment when VA has paid for the emergency treatment using a separate authority. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is finalizing, with some changes, an interim final rule that amended its medical regulations concerning payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment for non-service-connected conditions at non-VA (community) facilities. Provide legal notice to the public or judicial notice to the courts. Rendition of the daily Federal Register on does not Until the ACFR grants it official status, the XML Legal research should verify their results against an official edition of
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