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| VA | RIN: 2900-AH72 | Publication ID: Spring 1996 |
| Title: Informed Consent for Patient Care | |
| Abstract: VA proposes to amend its regulations concerning informed consent for patient care. It is proposed to describe the requirements for obtaining and documenting informed consent. It is also proposed to describe the types of treatments or procedures for which the patient's signature on a VA authorized form would be required and to establish a list and priority of surrogates authorized to act on behalf of patients who lack decisionmaking capacity. Further, it is proposed to establish an internal decisionmaking process for patients who lack decisionmaking capacity and have no authorized surrogate. This action is intended to protect patient rights and to ensure that the patient (or the patient's surrogate or representative) receives sufficient information to make an informed health care decision. | |
| Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
| CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.34 | |
| Legal Authority: 38 USC 7331 38 USC 7332 38 USC 7333 | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
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Agency Contact: Ellen Fox M.D. Director, National Center for Ethics (10AE) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 273-6926 |
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