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VA RIN: 2900-AN41 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Hospital and Outpatient Care for Veterans Released From Incarceration To Transitional Housing 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans (VA) is amending its medical regulations to authorize medical and psychiatric care to a veteran in a program providing transitional housing (such as halfway houses) upon release from a penal institution, if the program expects participants to arrange for their own medical care. This rule will help VA reduce and prevent homelessness in this population of veterans. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.38   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 1710    38 USC 2022   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/10/2010  75 FR 26683   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/12/2010    
Final Action  03/02/2011  76 FR 11338   
Final Action Effective  04/01/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
James McGuire
Program Manager, Healthcare for Reentry Veterans, VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA W. Los Angeles Healthcare Center, BLDG 206, Room 109, 11301 Wilshire Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Phone:310 478-3371