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VA RIN: 2900-AP68 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Telephone Enrollment in the VA Healthcare System 
Abstract:

This rulemaking amends VA’s medical regulations to allow veterans to complete applications for health care enrollment or re-enrollment by telephone by providing application information to a VA employee, agreeing to VA’s provisions regarding copayment liability and assignment of third-party insurance benefits, and attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the information provided over the phone. This action will make it easier for veterans to apply to enroll and will speed VA processing of applications.

 
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 17.36   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/16/2016  81 FR 13994   
Interim Final Rule Effective  03/16/2016 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/16/2016 
Final Rule  09/12/2016  81 FR 62631   
Final Action Effective  09/12/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Matthew Eitutis
Acting Director, VHA Member Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
3401 SW 21st Street, Building 9,
Topeka, KS 66604
Phone:404 828-5301
Email: matthew.eitutis@va.gov