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VA RIN: 2900-AH72 Publication ID: Fall 1998 
Title: Informed Consent for Patient Care 
Abstract: VA amends its regulations concerning informed consent for patient care. This regulation describes the requirements for obtaining and documenting informed consent. It also describes the types of treatments or procedures for which the patient's signature on a VA authorized form would be required and establishes a list and priority of surrogates authorized to act on behalf of patients who lack decisionmaking capacity. Further, it establishes 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: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.32   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 7331    38 USC 7332    38 USC 7333   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/07/1996  61 FR 41108   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/07/1996    
Final Action  10/17/1997  62 FR 53960   
Final Action Effective  11/17/1997  62 FR 53960   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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