2900-AR73 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Technical Revisions to Expand Health Care for Certain Toxic Exposure and Overseas Contingency Service

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its medical regulations governing eligibility for VA health care and copayment requirements to conform to recent statutory changes made by section 103 of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, Public Law 117-168 (PACT Act). VA is changing its medical benefits enrollment criteria to include toxic-exposed veterans and veterans who supported certain overseas contingency operations, to exempt such veterans from copayments for certain care, and to provide per diem for nursing home care for such veterans.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 38 CFR 17.36 38 CFR 17.108 38 CFR 17.110 38 CFR 17.111 38 CFR 51.50 38 U.S.C. 1710 Pub. L. 117-168 sec. 103(a) Yes

This rulemaking is necessary to implement the provisions of section 103(a) of the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, Public Law 117-168 (PACT Act), which expanded the provision of health care and nursing home care to new groups of toxic-exposed veterans. This rule would also amend VA’s medical regulations to exempt such veterans from copayments for certain care.

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Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1710, VA proposes to amend its medical regulations and regulations on per diem for nursing home care of veterans in State homes. This would conform with changes made to 38 U.S.C. 1710 by section 103 of the PACT Act.

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Delayed access to health care for these toxic-exposed veterans that would be newly-eligible for VA health care.  These additional groups of toxic-exposed veterans who are already enrolled in VA health care would continue to be charged copayments for care of illness related to their toxic exposures until these changes are made.

]]> NPRM 08/00/2024 No No None No No www.regulations.gov No No Ryan Heiman Acting Deputy Director, VHA Member Services 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 785 817-2719 ryan.heiman@va.gov 3401 SW 21st Street, Building 9, Topeka KS 66604