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VA RIN: 2900-AQ08 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its emergency treatment regulations to authorize payment or reimbursement for coinsurance, temporarily waive the timely filing requirements for veterans affected by an earlier interim final rule, and authorize payment or reimbursement for emergency transportation associated with emergency treatment when VA has paid for the emergency treatment using a separate authority.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.1002    38 CFR 17.1003    38 CFR 17.1005   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  01/19/2018  83 FR 974   
Interim Final Rule Effective  01/19/2018 
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  03/12/2018 
Final Rule  02/22/2023  88 FR 10835   
Final Rule Comment Period End  04/24/2023 
Final Rule Effective  04/24/2023 
Final Action  07/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Joseph Duran
Director of Policy and Planning - Office of Integrated Veteran Care
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:303 372-4629
Email: joseph.duran2@va.gov