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VA RIN: 2900-AP46 Publication ID: Spring 2018 
Title: Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Services 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its regulations related to providing prosthetic and rehabilitative items as medical services to veterans. These amendments would reorganize and update the current regulations. Substantively, these amendments would primarily clarify eligibility criteria for prosthetic and other rehabilitative items and services, and would define the types of items and services available to eligible veterans.

 
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 13771 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 17.120    38 CFR 17.122    38 CFR 17.150    38 CFR 17.153    38 CFR 17.3200 to 17.3250   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501    38 U.S.C. 1162    38 U.S.C. 1701    38 U.S.C. 1707    38 U.S.C. 1710    38 U.S.C. 1714    38 U.S.C. 1717    38 U.S.C. 3901   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  10/16/2017  82 FR 48018   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/15/2017 
Final Action  09/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Penny Nechanicky
National Program Director for Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (10P4RK)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-0337
Email: penny.nechanicky@va.gov