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VA RIN: 2900-AM81 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Elimination of Copayment for Weight Management Counseling 
Abstract: This rule amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning co-payments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care. More specifically, this rule designates weight management counseling (individual and group sessions) as a service that is not subject to co-payment requirements. The intended effect of this rule is to increase participation in weight management counseling by removing the co-payment barrier. This rule also amends the medical regulations by making nonsubstantive changes to correct references to statutory provisions. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
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    38 CFR 17.47(e)(2)   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501    38 USC 1721   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/16/2008  73 FR 20579   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/16/2008    
Withdrawal of Proposed Rule  11/03/2008  73 FR 65282   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 2900-AM59 
Agency Contact:
Tony Guagliardo
Director of Business Policy, Chief Business Office (163)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-1591
Email: tony.guagliardo@va.gov