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VA RIN: 2900-AN65 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Copayments for Medications After June 30, 2010 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs affirms as final an interim final rule that froze until January 1, 2012, the copayment required for certain medications. Under those amendments, the copayment amount for veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, enrollment priority categories 2 through 6, will remain at $8 and the copayment amount for veterans in enrollment priority categories 7 and 8 will remain at $9. The maximum annual copayment amount will also not increase. On January 1, 2012, the copayment amounts will increase based on the prescription drug component of the Medical Consumer Price Index (CPI-P). When the copayment increases, the maximum annual copayment amount automatically increases in turn. 
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 17.110   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 1722(a) and (b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  06/09/2010  75 FR 32670   
Interim Final Rule Effective  06/09/2010    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/09/2010    
Final Action  02/22/2011  76 FR 9646   
Final Action Effective  02/22/2011    
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-AN50 
Agency Contact:
Roscoe G. Butler
Deputy Director, Business Policy, CBO (163)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-1586
Fax:202 273-9609
Email: roscoe.butler@va.gov