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VA RIN: 2900-AS73 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: ●Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations that govern participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs. This proposed rulemaking would implement the mandates of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 by granting VA licensed health care providers and delegates access to the national network of State-based prescription drug monitoring programs irrespective of any State law, rule, or regulation that would otherwise restrict such access. This proposed rulemaking would also broaden VA’s authority to disclose information to State-based prescription drug monitoring programs. The proposed rulemaking would promote safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances to beneficiaries of VA health care.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 1.515   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 115-182, sec. 134   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/20/2026  91 FR 29407   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/20/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Federalism: Yes 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Sallie Massarsky
Director - Office of Regulatory Oversight and Management
Department of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 632-5798
Email: sallie.massarsky@va.gov