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 2024_register executive 2024-11-13 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1ce522668 D09002ee1ce5226f8 United States Department of Veterans Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulation to implement a new authority to establish a telehealth grant program. This new authority requires VA to enter into agreements, and expand existing agreements, for the expansion of VA telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services by establishing telehealth access stations in rural, highly rural, or medically underserved areas, to the extent practicable. We also propose to amend the copayment regulation by exempting all telehealth services from the copayment requirement. 89 FR 89519 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-13/2024-25892 2024-25892 fr13no24-13 RIN 2900-AS20 8320-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-13/2024-25892 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-13/html/2024-25892.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-13/pdf/2024-25892.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Care Health Facilities Mental Health Programs Veterans Government Contracts Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Professions Health Records 25 p. 89519 89543 89 FR 89519 Title 38 Part 17 38 CFR Part 17 Title 38 Part 84 38 CFR Part 84 RIN 2900-AS20 Telehealth Grant Program; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue PRORULE 2024-25892 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2025-01-13 8320-01-P 2024-25892 Proposed rule.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulation to implement a new authority to establish a telehealth grant program. This new authority requires VA to enter into agreements, and expand existing agreements, for the expansion of VA telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services by establishing telehealth access stations in rural, highly rural, or medically underserved areas, to the extent practicable. We also propose to amend the copayment regulation by exempting all telehealth services from the copayment requirement.

Comments must be received on or before January 13, 2025. Leonie Heyworth, MD, MPH, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Telehealth Services, Office of Connected Care, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202-461- 6525. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.) Administrative Practice and Procedure Health Care Health Facilities Mental Health Programs Veterans Government Contracts Grant Programs-Health Grant Programs-Veterans Health Professions Health Records Telehealth Grant Program, https://data.hrsa.gov/tools/shortage-area/mua-find https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rural-urban-commuting-area-codes.aspx https://www.regulations.gov Regulations.gov www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain www.regulations.gov Vol. 89, no. 219 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2024-11-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 439 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-13 P0b002ee1ce52215b 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13no24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-11-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-13/pdf/FR-2024-11-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-13/xml/FR-2024-11-13.xml fdlp 89477 89905 DGPO 2024-11-13 2024-11-13 FR-2024-11-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2024-11-13 89 219