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 2022_register executive 2022-07-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7a3b95b D09002ee1c7a3b9e0 United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA or Department) amends its regulations concerning the standards of ethical conduct and related responsibilities of its employees by adopting an overarching principle- based ethics framework for access to and use of veteran data. This framework is an important part of VA's data governance strategy. A data ethics framework can ensure uniform ethics standards for data practices and address consumer protection and data stewardship concerns that are beyond traditional privacy and confidentiality practices. This framework is intended to be applied by all parties who oversee the access to, sharing of, or the use of veteran data, or who access, share, or use veteran data themselves in the context of all other specific clinical, technical, fiscal, regulatory, professional, industry, and other standards. 87 FR 40451 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-07/2022-14437 2022-14437 fr07jy22-9 RIN 2900-AR52 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-07/2022-14437 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-07/html/2022-14437.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-07/pdf/2022-14437.pdf Conflict of Interests 3 p. 40451 40453 87 FR 40451 Title 38 Part 0 38 CFR Part 0 RIN 2900-AR52 Principle-Based Ethics Framework for Access to and Use of Veteran Data; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue RULE 2022-14437 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2022-07-07 8320-01-P 2022-14437 Final rule.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA or Department) amends its regulations concerning the standards of ethical conduct and related responsibilities of its employees by adopting an overarching principle- based ethics framework for access to and use of veteran data. This framework is an important part of VA's data governance strategy. A data ethics framework can ensure uniform ethics standards for data practices and address consumer protection and data stewardship concerns that are beyond traditional privacy and confidentiality practices. This framework is intended to be applied by all parties who oversee the access to, sharing of, or the use of veteran data, or who access, share, or use veteran data themselves in the context of all other specific clinical, technical, fiscal, regulatory, professional, industry, and other standards.

This final rule is effective July 7, 2022. Kenneth Berkowitz MD FCCP, Special Advisor, VHA National Center for Ethics in Health Care (10ETH), Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420. 202-632-8457. (This is not a toll-free number.) Conflict of Interests Principle-Based Ethics Framework for Access to and Use of Veteran Data, www.regulations.gov Vol. 87, no. 129 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-07-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 288 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-07 P0b002ee1b664c4af 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07jy22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-07-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-07/pdf/FR-2022-07-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-07/xml/FR-2022-07-07.xml fdlp 40429 40706 DGPO 2022-07-07 2024-05-29 FR-2022-07-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-07-07 87 129