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RIN: 2900-AP11

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Exempting Mental Health Peer Support from Copayments
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking final action to amend its regulation that governs VA services that are not subject to copayment requirements for inpatient hospital care or outpatient medical care. Specifically, the regulation is amended to exempt mental health peer support services from having any required copayment. This removes a barrier that may have previously discouraged veterans from choosing to use mental health peer support services as a viable care option. VA believes that mental health peer support services are a valuable resource for veterans with mental health conditions and wants to ensure that veterans take full advantage of all resources available to them.
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.108
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1710 38 U.S.C. 7402 E.O. 13625

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Direct Final Rule	11/28/2014	79 FR 70938
Final Action Effective	01/27/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 2900-AP10
Agency Contact: Rebeca Isern Regulatory Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 675C, Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 261-4930 Email: rebeca.isern@va.gov Kristin Cunningham Chief, Business Office (16) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-1599 Email: kristin.cunningham@va.gov