2900-AP79 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Dental Program

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations governing the provision of dental services to veterans. VA provides four levels of dental care: dental examination only, focused dental care to treat a single condition, comprehensive dental care, and emergency dental care.  We propose to update the regulations to better explain VA’s dental program by using plain and concise language, eliminate out-of-date provisions, and improve the organizational structure. The changes to these regulations would not change the dental care benefits to which veterans are currently entitled. VA also proposes a number of technical revisions to its regulations to conform to authorizing statutes, and to remove outdated or redundant provisions.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 38 CFR 3.381 38 CFR 17.30 38 CFR 17.34 38 CFR 17.52 38 CFR 17.90 38 CFR 17.93 38 CFR 17.160 to 17.165 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 1712 No NPRM 08/00/2018 No No None No No No No Theresa Leonetti Management Analyst, Office of Dentistry 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 632-8239 theresa.leonetti@va.gov Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington DC 20420