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VA RIN: 2900-AP90 Publication ID: Fall 2020 
Title: Consent for Release of VA Medical Records  
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing a document published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2018, proposing to amend its regulations to clarify that a valid consent authorizing VA to release the patient’s confidential VA medical records to a health information exchange (HIE) community partner may be established not only by VA’s physical possession of the written consent form, but also by the HIE community partner’s written (electronic) attestation that the patient has provided such consent. VA will revisit this issue and determine if a regulatory action is necessary.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 1.475   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7332   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  01/19/2018  83 FR 2762   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/20/2018 
NPRM Notice of Withdrawal  02/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephania Griffin
Administration Privacy Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Information (10P2C1), 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:704 245-2492
Email: stephania.griffin@va.gov