[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32822-32823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13159]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0606]


Agency Information Collection (Collection or Recovery by VA for 
Medical Care or Services Provided or Furnished to a Veteran for a 
Nonservice-Connected Disability) Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice

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announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted 
below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected cost and burden and includes the actual 
data collection instrument.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection 
of information should be received on or before July 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information 
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725 
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0606 (Collection or Recovery by VA for Medical Care or Services 
Provided or Furnished to a Veteran for a Nonservice-Connected 
Disability)'' in any correspondence. During the comment period, 
comments may be viewed online through the FDMS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records 
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email 
[email protected]. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0606 
(Collection or Recovery by VA for Medical Care or Services Provided or 
Furnished to a Veteran for a Nonservice-Connected Disability)'' in any 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. This request for comment is being 
made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
    With respect to the following collection of information, VHA 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of VHA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of 
information technology.
    Supplementary Information:
    Title: Collection or Recovery by VA for Medical Care or Services 
Provided or Furnished to a Veteran for a Nonservice-Connected 
Disability.
    OMB Control Number: 2900-0606.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Public Law 105-33 amended the statutory provision of 38 
U.S.C. 1729 to authorize VA to bill ``reasonable charges'' instead of 
``reasonable cost'' for medical care or services provided or furnished 
to a Veteran:
    (a) For a non-service connected disability for which the Veteran is 
entitled to care (or the payment of expenses of care) under a health-
plan contract;
    (b) For a non-service connected disability incurred incident to the 
Veteran's employment and covered under a worker's compensation law or 
plan that provides reimbursement or indemnification for such care and 
services; or
    (c) For a non-service connected disability incurred as a result of 
a motor vehicle accident in a State that requires automobile accident 
reparations insurance.
    ``Reasonable charges'' are collected from available data (that 
includes complexity of care, degree of skill, provider specialty, and 
third party payer prevailing charges in other area) to set the local 
market charges for each geographic area where VA provides care. 
``Reasonable cost'', on the other hand, does not factor all of these 
criteria and can impact the amount reimbursed to the VA. In the 
circumstances described above, third party payers set their allowable 
rate structure for compensable care based on their payment methodology, 
thus the importance in obtaining this information to ensure VA is 
reimbursed similarly to non-government entities. VA also utilizes 
reasonable charges to settle subrogated claims for worker's 
compensation or motor vehicle accidents.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: Two hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 800.

    Dated: June 3, 2014.

    By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
VA Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-13159 Filed 6-5-14; 8:45 am]
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