2900-AQ97 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Informed Consent and Advance Directives

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published an interim final rule amending its regulation regarding informed consent and advance directives. In that rulemaking, we amended the regulation by reorganizing it and amending language where necessary to enhance clarity; and made changes to facilitate the informed consent process, the ability to communicate with patients or surrogates through available modalities of communication, and the execution and witness requirements for a VA Advance Directive. After a review of the public comments, we are making an amendment to the interim final rule and providing the public an opportunity to comment on this new amendment.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 38 CFR 17.32 38 CFR 17.38(b) 38 CFR 17.32(g) 5 CFR 1320.3(c) 38 U.S.C. 7301(b) 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(f) No Interim Final Rule 05/27/2020 85 FR 31690 Interim Final Rule Effective 05/27/2020 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 07/27/2020 Interim Final Rule 02/04/2022 87 FR 6425 Interim Final Rule Effective 02/04/2022 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/05/2022 Final Action 08/02/2022 87 FR 47099 Final Action Effective 08/02/2022 No No None No No www.regulations.gov No No Lucinda Potter National Center for Ethics in Health Care (10E1E) 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 484 678-7228 lucinda.potter@va.gov 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420