Department: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc 2012-31432] 1.Copayments for Medications in 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its medical regulations concerning the copayment required for certain medications. But for this rulemaking, beginning on January 1, 2013, the copayment amount would increase based on a formula set forth in regulation. The maximum annual copayment amount payable by veterans would also increase. For
Published: 2012-12-31 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-31333] 2.Meetings:
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29, 2013, in Room GL20 of the Office of Rural Health (ORH), 1722 I
Street, NW., Washington, DC. The tollfree number for the meeting is 1
8007671750, and the access code is 44970
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on health care issues affecting
Published: 2012-12-31 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30811] 3.VA Health Professional Scholarship and Visual Impairment and Orientation and
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its VA Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) regulations. VA also proposes to establish regulations for a new program, the Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP). These proposed regulations would comply with and implement sections
Published: 2012-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30945] 4.11 GI Bill
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the increase in the Post9/11 GI Bill maximum tuition and fee amounts payable and the increase in the amount used to determine an individual's entitlement charge for reimbursement of a licensing, certification, or national test for the 20122013 and 20132014 academic years.
Published: 2012-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30909] 5.Presumption of Exposure to Herbicides for Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Not
On May 20, 2011, at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences issued a report titled, ``Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure.'' The IOM reviewed a wide range of data sources including peerreviewed literature, exposure and transport modeling,
Published: 2012-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30864] 6.Meetings:
Dated: December 18, 2012.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 201230864 Filed 122112; 8:45 am]
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Published: 2012-12-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30572] 7.Privacy Act; Systems of Records:
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer matching program. This will match personnel records of the Department of Defense (DoD) with VA records of benefit recipients under the Montgomery GI Bill and Post9/ 11 GI Bill.
The goal of these matches is to identify the eligibility
Published: 2012-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30700] 8.Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services:
This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) notice informs the public of the updated data for calculating the ``Reasonable Charges'' collected or recovered by VA for medical care or services and of the updated ``National Average Administrative Costs'' for purposes of calculating VA's charges for prescription drugs that were not administered during
Published: 2012-12-20 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30307] 9.Furnished Graveliner for a Grave in a VA National Cemetery
Public Law 104-275 was enacted on October 9, 1996. It allows [[Page 74744]]
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a monetary allowance
towards the private purchase of an outer burial receptacle for use in a
VA national cemetery. Under VA regulation (38 CFR 38.629), the
allowance is equal to the average cost of Governmentfurnished
Published: 2012-12-17 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-30086] 10.System of Records
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to modify its existing system of records ``Loan Guaranty Home, Condominium and Manufactured Home Loan Applicants Records, Specially Adapted Housing Applicant Records and Vendee Loan Applicant RecordsVA
Published: 2012-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29996] 11.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
Published: 2012-12-13 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29709] 12.Secondary Service Connection for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated With Traumatic
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations concerning serviceconnection. This amendment is necessary to act upon a report of the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM), Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: LongTerm Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury, regarding the association between traumatic
Published: 2012-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29750] 13.State Veterans Homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations governing VA assistance in hiring and retaining nurses in State Veterans Homes. These regulations must be updated because of recent changes to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) organizational structure, which reassigned certain administrative duties of the Chief Consultant of
Published: 2012-12-10 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29521] 14.Contracts and Provider Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care
This interim final rule amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations to allow VA to enter into contracts or provider agreements with State homes for the nursing home care of certain disabled veterans. This rulemaking is required to implement a change in law that revises how VA will pay for care provided to these veterans and authorizes
Published: 2012-12-06 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29285] 15.Meetings:
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: November 29, 2012.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 201229285 Filed 12412; 8:45 am]
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Published: 2012-12-05 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29231] 16.Performance Review Board Members
Under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4) agencies are
required to publish a notice in the Federal Register of the appointment of
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Performance Review Board (PRB) members. This notice announces the
appointment of persons to serve on the Performance Review Board of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Published: 2012-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-29228] 17.Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel
Section 203 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 10240), dated May 7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for employees appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1). It also required the periodic designation of employees of the Department who are qualified to serve on Disciplinary Appeals
Published: 2012-12-04 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28776] 18.VA Medical Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulation governing payment by VA for nonVA outpatient care under VA's statutory authority to provide nonVA care. Under this authority, VA may contract for certain hospital care (inpatient care) and medical services (outpatient care) for eligible veterans when VA facilities are not
Published: 2012-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28778] 19.VA Medical Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking direct final action to amend its regulation governing payment by VA for nonVA outpatient care under VA's statutory authority to provide nonVA care. Under this authority, VA may contract for certain hospital care (inpatient care) and medical services (outpatient care) for eligible veterans when VA
Published: 2012-11-28 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28612] 20.Acquisition Regulations:
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule to require contractors to submit payment requests in electronic form in order to enhance customer service, departmental productivity, and adoption of innovative information technology, including the appropriate use of commercial best practices. This document adopts the proposed rule
Published: 2012-11-27 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28621] 21.Rules Governing Hearings Before Agency of Original Jurisdiction and Board of
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a direct final rule amending its hearing regulations to repeal a prior amendment that specified that the provisions regarding hearings before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) do not apply to hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board). VA received no significant adverse comment
Published: 2012-11-27 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28611] 22.Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance:
This final rule amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) regulations in order to provide that, if a stillborn child is otherwise eligible to be insured by the SGLI coverage of more than one servicemember under SGLI dependent child coverage, the child would be insured by the coverage of the child's
Published: 2012-11-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28597] 23.Meetings:
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information should contact Ms. CilladiRehrer at (202) 4435607.
By Direction of the Secretary.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
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Published: 2012-11-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28437] 24.Eligibility for Financial Assistance in Purchase of Automobile or Other
In a document published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2012 (77 FR 66419), the Department of Veterans Affairs amended its adjudication regulations regarding a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment. The document contained several grammatical errors in
Published: 2012-11-26 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
[FR Doc 2012-28445] 25.Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 35013521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the
Published: 2012-11-23 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS : VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
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