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Approved: October 1, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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54. VA may disclose relevant health
information to the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) and/or
their designee to evaluate compliance
with Medicare or Medicaid health care
standards.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
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AFFAIRS
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
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(iii) Subsidiary record information
(e.g., Bed Management Solution (BMS),
tumor registry, certain clinically
oriented information associated with
My HealtheVet such as secure messages,
dental, pharmacy, nuclear medicine,
clinical laboratory, radiology, and
patient scheduling information).
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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51. VA may disclose relevant
information to health plans, quality
review and/or peer review organizations
in connection with the audit of claims
or other review activities to determine
quality of care or compliance with
professionally accepted claims
processing standards.
52. VA may disclose identifying
information, including name, address,
and date of birth, as needed to verify the
identity of an individual or to facilitate
delivery of benefits or services to travel
agencies, transportation carriers, or
others authorized to act on behalf of the
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to
provide or arrange travel for
examination, treatment, or care, or in
connection with vocational
rehabilitation or counseling services.
53. VA may disclose relevant
information, including but not limited
to, patient name, address, and social
security number, to a state prescription
drug monitoring program (PDMP), or
similar program, for the purpose of
submitting to or receiving from the
program information regarding
prescriptions to an individual for
controlled substances, as required under
the applicable state law.
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Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
Notice of Amendment to System
of Records.
ACTION:
As required by the Privacy
Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is
hereby given that the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the
system of records currently entitled
‘‘Veterans Health Information Systems
and Technology Architecture (VistA)
Records-VA’’ (79VA19) as set forth in
the Federal Register 75 FR 4454. VA is
amending the system by revising the
System Number, and Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System.
DATES: Comments on the amendment of
this system of records must be received
no later than December 5, 2012. If no
public comment is received, the
amended system will become effective
December 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through www.regulations.gov;
by mail or hand-delivery to Director,
Regulations Management (02Reg),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068,
Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to
(202) 273–9026. Comments received
will be available for public inspection in
the Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902
(this is not a toll-free number) for an
appointment. In addition, during the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Privacy Act Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420; telephone
(704) 245–2492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
system number is changed from 79VA19
to 79VA10P2 to reflect the current
organizational alignment.
Routine use twenty-eight (28) is
added to state that VA may disclose
relevant provider information to a state
prescription drug monitoring program,
or similar program, for the purpose of
submitting to or receiving from the
program information regarding
prescriptions to an individual for
controlled substances, as required under
the applicable state law. This routine
use will allow VA to participate in state
prescription drug monitoring program
(PMDP) for monitoring narcotics.
The Report of Intent to Amend a
System of Records Notice and an
advance copy of the system notice have
been sent to the appropriate
Congressional committees and to the
Director of the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) as required by the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), and
guidelines issued by OMB, 65 FR 77677
(Dec. 12, 2000).
Approved: October 12, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
79VA10P2
SYSTEM NAME:
Veterans Health Information Systems
and Technology Architecture (VistA)
Records-VA
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
*
*
*
*
*
28. VA may disclose relevant provider
information to a state prescription drug
monitoring program, or similar program,
for the purpose of submitting to or
receiving from the program information
regarding prescriptions to an individual
for controlled substances, as required
under the applicable state law.
[FR Doc. 2012–26804 Filed 10–30–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System of Records.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e),
notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is
amending the system of records currently entitled ``Veterans Health
Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Records-VA''
(79VA19) as set forth in the Federal Register 75 FR 4454. VA is
amending the system by revising the System Number, and Routine Uses of
Records Maintained in the System.
DATES: Comments on the amendment of this system of records must be
received no later than December 5, 2012. If no public comment is
received, the amended system will become effective December 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through
www.regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to Director, Regulations
Management (02Reg), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 273-9026.
Comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office
of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
Please call (202) 461-4902 (this is not a toll-free number) for an
appointment. In addition, during the comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Privacy Act Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420; telephone (704) 245-2492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The system number is changed from 79VA19 to
79VA10P2 to reflect the current organizational alignment.
Routine use twenty-eight (28) is added to state that VA may
disclose relevant provider information to a state prescription drug
monitoring program, or similar program, for the purpose of submitting
to or receiving from the program information regarding prescriptions to
an individual for controlled substances, as required under the
applicable state law. This routine use will allow VA to participate in
state prescription drug monitoring program (PMDP) for monitoring
narcotics.
The Report of Intent to Amend a System of Records Notice and an
advance copy of the system notice have been sent to the appropriate
Congressional committees and to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a(r), and guidelines issued by OMB, 65 FR 77677 (Dec. 12, 2000).
Approved: October 12, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
79VA10P2
SYSTEM NAME:
Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture
(VistA) Records-VA
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
28. VA may disclose relevant provider information to a state
prescription drug monitoring program, or similar program, for the
purpose of submitting to or receiving from the program information
regarding prescriptions to an individual for controlled substances, as
required under the applicable state law.
[FR Doc. 2012-26804 Filed 10-30-12; 8:45 am]
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