2900-AP10 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Exempting Mental Health Peer Support from Copayments

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing 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 would be amended to exempt mental health peer support services from having any required copayment. This would remove 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.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 38 CFR 17.108 38 USC 1710 38 USC 7402 EO 13625 No NPRM 01/00/2015 No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No 2900-AP11 Related to Kristin Cunningham Chief, Business Office (16) 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 461-1599 kristin.cunningham@va.gov Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington DC 20420