[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Veterans Affairs Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Ch. I

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the regulations that the Department of 
Veterans Affairs (VA) will have under development or review during the 
12-month period beginning in the spring 2008. The purpose in publishing 
the Department's regulatory agenda is to allow all interested persons 
the opportunity to participate in VA's regulatory planning.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to comment on the entries 
listed in the agenda by contacting the individual agency contact listed 
for each entry or by writing to: Director, Regulations Management 
(00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Millicent Dew at (202) 461-4938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document is issued pursuant to 
Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (and 
implementing guidance) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which 
require that executive agencies semiannually publish in the Federal 
Register an agenda of regulations that they will have under development 
or review.

 Robert C. McFetridge,

Assistant to the Secretary, Regulation Policy and Management (00REG).

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242         Elimination of Copayment for Weight Management Counseling (Rulemaking Resulting From a    2900-AM81
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242. [bull] ELIMINATION OF COPAYMENT FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING 
(RULEMAKING RESULTING FROM A SECTION 610 REVIEW)

Legal Authority: 38 USC 501; 38 USC 1721

Abstract: This proposed rule amends the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) medical regulations concerning co-payments for inpatient hospital 
care and outpatient medical care. More specifically, this rule 
designates weight management counseling (individual and group sessions) 
as a service that is not subject to co-payment requirements. The 
intended effect of this proposed rule is to increase participation in 
weight management counseling by removing the co-payment barrier. This 
proposed rule also amends the medical regulations by making 
nonsubstantive changes to correct references to statutory provisions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/16/08                    73 FR 20579
NPRM Comment Period End         05/16/08
Final Action                    12/00/08

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Agency Contact: Tony Guagliardo, Director of Business Policy, Chief 
Business Office (163), Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420
Phone: 202 254-0384
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 2900-AM81
[FR Doc. E8-7353 Filed 05-02-08; 8:45 am]
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