United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1999_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdfbc52b D09002ee1bdfbc5fa United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document amends VA's medical regulations. The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 mandates that VA implement a national enrollment system to manage the delivery of healthcare services. Accordingly, the medical regulations are amended to establish provisions consistent with this mandate. Starting October 1, 1998, most veterans were required to be enrolled in the VA healthcare system as a condition of receiving VA hospital and outpatient care. Veterans will be allowed to apply to be enrolled at any time. They will be eligible to be enrolled based on funding availability and their priority status. In accordance with statutory provisions, the final rule also states that some categories of veterans are eligible for VA hospital and outpatient care even if not enrolled. This document further establishes a ``medical benefits package'' setting forth, with certain exceptions, the hospital and outpatient care that will be provided to enrolled veterans and certain other veterans. Moreover, this document announces that VA will enroll all 7 priority categories of veterans for the period October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000, unless it is necessary to change this determination by a subsequent rulemaking document. 64 FR 54207 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-10-06/99-25871 99-25871 fr06oc99-13 RIN 2900-AJI8 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-10-06/99-25871 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-10-06/html/99-25871.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-10-06/pdf/99-25871.pdf 12 p. 54207 54218 64 FR 54207 Title 38 Part 17 38 CFR Part 17 RIN 2900-AJI8 EnrollmentProvision of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans; Federal Register Vol. 64, Issue RULE 99-25871 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 1999-11-05 8320-01-P 99-25871 Final rule.

This document amends VA's medical regulations. The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 mandates that VA implement a national enrollment system to manage the delivery of healthcare services. Accordingly, the medical regulations are amended to establish provisions consistent with this mandate. Starting October 1, 1998, most veterans were required to be enrolled in the VA healthcare system as a condition of receiving VA hospital and outpatient care. Veterans will be allowed to apply to be enrolled at any time. They will be eligible to be enrolled based on funding availability and their priority status. In accordance with statutory provisions, the final rule also states that some categories of veterans are eligible for VA hospital and outpatient care even if not enrolled. This document further establishes a ``medical benefits package'' setting forth, with certain exceptions, the hospital and outpatient care that will be provided to enrolled veterans and certain other veterans. Moreover, this document announces that VA will enroll all 7 priority categories of veterans for the period October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000, unless it is necessary to change this determination by a subsequent rulemaking document.

Effective Date: November 5, 1999. Roscoe Butler, Health Administration Service, (10C3), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273-8302. (This is not a toll-free number.) Vol. 64, no. 193 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1999-10-06 continuing daily deposited born digital 309 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-10-06 P0b002ee180a52c7f 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr06oc99 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1999-10-06 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-10-06/pdf/FR-1999-10-06.pdf fdlp 54199 54497 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-05 FR-1999-10-06 machine generated eng FR FR-1999-10-06 64 193