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 2011_register executive 2011-12-21 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fe6308 D09002ee1c7fe63a9 United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning emergency hospital care and medical services provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. The amendments are required by section 402 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008. Among other things, the amendments authorize VA to pay for emergency treatment provided to a veteran at a non-VA facility up to the time the veteran can be safely transferred to a VA or other Federal facility and such facility is capable of accepting the transfer, or until such transfer was actually accepted, so long as the non-VA facility made and documented reasonable attempts to transfer the veteran to a VA or other Federal facility. 76 FR 79067 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-21/2011-32413 2011-32413 fr21de11-15 RIN 2900-AN49 8302-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-21/2011-32413 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/html/2011-32413.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/pdf/2011-32413.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism Claims Day Care Dental Health Drug Abuse Foreign Relations Government Contracts Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Care Health Facilities Health Professions Health Records Homeless Medical and Dental Schools Medical Devices Medical Research Mental Health Programs Nursing Homes Philippines Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Scholarships and Fellowships Travel and Transportation Expenses Veterans 6 p. 79067 79072 76 FR 79067 Title 38 Part 17 38 CFR Part 17 RIN 2900-AN49 Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment Furnished by Non-VA Providers in Non-VA Facilities to Certain Veterans With Service-Connected or Nonservice-Connected Disabilities; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue RULE 2011-32413 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2012-01-20 8302-01-P 2011-32413 Final rule.

This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning emergency hospital care and medical services provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. The amendments are required by section 402 of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008. Among other things, the amendments authorize VA to pay for emergency treatment provided to a veteran at a non-VA facility up to the time the veteran can be safely transferred to a VA or other Federal facility and such facility is capable of accepting the transfer, or until such transfer was actually accepted, so long as the non-VA facility made and documented reasonable attempts to transfer the veteran to a VA or other Federal facility.

Effective Date: This final rule is effective January 20, 2012. Lisa Brown, Chief Policy Management Department, Department of Veterans Affairs, 3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite 450, Denver, CO 80209, (303) 331-7829. (This is not a toll-free number.) Administrative Practice and Procedure Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism Claims Day Care Dental Health Drug Abuse Foreign Relations Government Contracts Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Care Health Facilities Health Professions Health Records Homeless Medical and Dental Schools Medical Devices Medical Research Mental Health Programs Nursing Homes Philippines Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Scholarships and Fellowships Travel and Transportation Expenses Veterans Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment: Non-VA Providers in Non-VA Facilities to Certain Veterans with Service-Connected or Nonservice-Connected Disabilities , Vol. 76, no. 245 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-12-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 510 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-21 P0b002ee181360189 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21de11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-12-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/pdf/FR-2011-12-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-12-21/xml/FR-2011-12-21.xml fdlp 79025 79527 DGPO 2011-12-21 2024-06-03 FR-2011-12-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-12-21 76 245