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outpatient facility charges; physician
and other professional charges,
including professional charges for
anesthesia services and dental services;
pathology and laboratory charges;
observation care facility charges;
ambulance and other emergency
transportation charges; and charges for
durable medical equipment, drugs,
injectables, and other medical services,
items, and supplies identified by
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding
System (HCPCS) Level II codes. The
regulations also provide that data for
calculating actual charge amounts at
individual VA facilities based on these
methodologies will either be published
in a notice in the Federal Register or
will be posted on the Internet site of the
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Chief Business Office, currently at
https://www1.va.gov/CBO/apps/rates/
index.asp, under ‘‘Reasonable Charges
Data Sources.’’ Certain charges are
hereby updated as described in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice. These changes are effective
October 1, 2012.
When charges for medical care or
services provided or furnished at VA
expense by either VA or non-VA
providers have not been established
under other provisions of the
regulations, the method for determining
VA’s charges is set forth at 38 CFR
17.101(a)(8).
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Individuals wishing to make oral
statements before the Committee will be
accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Individuals who speak are
invited to submit 1–2 page summaries of
their comments at the time of the
meeting for inclusion in the official
meeting record.
The public may submit written
statements for the Committee’s review
to Sarah Fusina, Esq., Designated
Federal Officer, Department of Veterans
Affairs, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Compensation Service,
Regulation Staff (211D), 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or
email at Sarah.Fusina@va.gov. Any
member of the public wishing to attend
the meeting or seeking additional
information should contact Mrs. Fusina
at (202) 461–9569.
[FR Doc. 2012–22005 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am]
Dated: August 31, 2012.
By direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
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Advisory Committee on Disability
Compensation, Notice of Meeting
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that the Advisory Committee on
Disability Compensation will meet on
September 17–18, 2012, at the Veterans
Health Administration National
Conference Center, 2011 Crystal Drive,
Suite 150A, Arlington, Virginia. The
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end
at 4 p.m. each day. The meeting is open
to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
on the maintenance and periodic
readjustment of the VA Schedule for
Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to
assemble and review relevant
information relating to the nature and
character of disabilities arising during
service in the Armed Forces, provide an
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness
of the rating schedule, and give advice
on the most appropriate means of
responding to the needs of Veterans
relating to disability compensation.
The Committee will receive briefings
on issues related to compensation for
Veterans with service-connected
disabilities and other VA benefits
programs. Time will be allocated for
receiving public comments in the
afternoon. Public comments will be
limited to three minutes each.
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Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
Section 17.101 of Title 38 of
the Code of Federal Regulations sets
forth the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) medical regulations concerning
‘‘Reasonable Charges’’ for medical care
or services provided or furnished by VA
to a veteran:
—For a nonservice-connected disability
for which the veteran is entitled to
care (or the payment of expenses of
care) under a health plan contract;
—For a nonservice-connected disability
incurred incident to the veteran’s
employment and covered under a
worker’s compensation law or plan
that provides reimbursement or
indemnification for such care and
services; or
—For a nonservice-connected disability
incurred as a result of a motor vehicle
accident in a State that requires
automobile accident reparations
insurance.
The regulations include
methodologies for establishing billed
amounts for the following types of
charges: Acute inpatient facility charges;
skilled nursing facility/sub-acute
inpatient facility charges; partial
hospitalization facility charges;
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Romona Greene, Chief Business Office
(10NB6), Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–1595.
(This is not a toll free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Of the
charge types listed in the SUMMARY
section of this notice, only the acute
inpatient facility charges and skilled
nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient
facility charges are being changed.
Charges are not being changed for:
Partial hospitalization facility charges;
outpatient facility charges; physician
and other professional charges,
including professional charges for
anesthesia services and dental services;
pathology and laboratory charges;
observation care facility charges;
ambulance and other emergency
transportation charges; and charges for
durable medical equipment, drugs,
injectables, and other medical services,
items, and supplies identified by
HCPCS Level II codes. These outpatient
facility charges and professional charges
remain the same as set forth in a notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 12, 2011 (76 FR 77328).
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Advisory Committee
on Disability Compensation will meet on September 17-18, 2012, at the
Veterans Health Administration National Conference Center, 2011 Crystal
Drive, Suite 150A, Arlington, Virginia. The sessions will begin at 8:30
a.m. and end at 4 p.m. each day. The meeting is open to the public.
The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs on the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the VA Schedule
for Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to assemble and review
relevant information relating to the nature and character of
disabilities arising during service in the Armed Forces, provide an
ongoing assessment of the effectiveness of the rating schedule, and
give advice on the most appropriate means of responding to the needs of
Veterans relating to disability compensation.
The Committee will receive briefings on issues related to
compensation for Veterans with service-connected disabilities and other
VA benefits programs. Time will be allocated for receiving public
comments in the afternoon. Public comments will be limited to three
minutes each. Individuals wishing to make oral statements before the
Committee will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Individuals who speak are invited to submit 1-2 page summaries of their
comments at the time of the meeting for inclusion in the official
meeting record.
The public may submit written statements for the Committee's review
to Sarah Fusina, Esq., Designated Federal Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation
Service, Regulation Staff (211D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20420 or email at Sarah.Fusina@va.gov. Any member of the public
wishing to attend the meeting or seeking additional information should
contact Mrs. Fusina at (202) 461-9569.
Dated: August 31, 2012.
By direction of the Secretary.
Vivian Drake,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-22008 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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