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Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on January 30, 2015, for
publication.
Dated: January 30, 2015.
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015–02229 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Publication of Wait-Times for the
Department for the Veterans Choice
Program
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In keeping with its
commitment to improve transparency,
the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA)
publishes wait-times for the scheduling
of appointments in each VA facility for
primary care, specialty care, and mental
health services every two weeks. The
Department also publishes a Federal
Register Notice every 90 days with the
address of the Web site where this waittime data can be accessed. This Federal
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Register Notice announces the
availability of the data on that Web site.
ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
medical centers and clinics is available
on the following Web site: https://
www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kristin J. Cunningham, Director,
Business Policy (10NB6), Chief Business
Office, Veterans Health Administration,
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20420 Telephone: (202) 382–2508.
(This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
206 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 (Pub. L.
113–146, ‘‘the Act’’) directs the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),
not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Act, to publish in
the Federal Register, and on a publiclyaccessible Internet Web site of each VA
Medical Center, the wait-times for the
scheduling of an appointment in each
VA facility by a veteran for the receipt
of primary care, specialty care, and
hospital care and medical services based
on the general severity of the condition
of the veteran. Whenever the wait-times
for the scheduling of such an
appointment change, the Secretary is
also required to publish the revised
wait-times on a publicly-accessible
Internet Web site of each VA Medical
Center not later than 30 days after such
change, and in the Federal Register not
later than 90 days after such change.
The Department publishes wait-times
for the scheduling of appointments in
each VA facility for primary care,
specialty care, and mental health
services every two weeks. VA also
publishes a Federal Register Notice
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every 90 days to notify the public of the
availability of this wait-time data. This
wait-time data uses the Veteran’s
preferred date or the clinically
appropriate date for scheduling an
appointment.
This Federal Register Notice
announces the publication of the most
recent wait-times of VHA for primary
care and specialty care as required by
section 206 of the Act, and well as
mental health care wait-times. The waittime data report, which also includes
data at the Community-Based
Outpatient Clinic level for all VA
facilities, can be found using the
following link: https://www.va.gov/
health/access-audit.asp.
VA continues working to develop an
accurate method for tracking and
reporting wait times for hospital care
and medical services and will begin
reporting that data as soon as it is
available.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on January 30, 2015, for
publication.
Dated: January 30, 2015
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015–02205 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Publication of Wait-Times for the Department for the Veterans
Choice Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In keeping with its commitment to improve transparency, the
Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) publishes wait-times for the
scheduling of appointments in each VA facility for primary care,
specialty care, and mental health services every two weeks. The
Department also publishes a Federal Register Notice every 90 days with
the address of the Web site where this wait-time data can be accessed.
This Federal Register Notice announces the availability of the data on
that Web site.
ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all Veterans Health Administration
(VHA) medical centers and clinics is available on the following Web
site: https://www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kristin J. Cunningham, Director,
Business Policy (10NB6), Chief Business Office, Veterans Health
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Telephone:
(202) 382-2508. (This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 206 of the Veterans Access, Choice,
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-146, ``the Act'') directs
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of the Act, to publish in the Federal
Register, and on a publicly-accessible Internet Web site of each VA
Medical Center, the wait-times for the scheduling of an appointment in
each VA facility by a veteran for the receipt of primary care,
specialty care, and hospital care and medical services based on the
general severity of the condition of the veteran. Whenever the wait-
times for the scheduling of such an appointment change, the Secretary
is also required to publish the revised wait-times on a publicly-
accessible Internet Web site of each VA Medical Center not later than
30 days after such change, and in the Federal Register not later than
90 days after such change.
The Department publishes wait-times for the scheduling of
appointments in each VA facility for primary care, specialty care, and
mental health services every two weeks. VA also publishes a Federal
Register Notice every 90 days to notify the public of the availability
of this wait-time data. This wait-time data uses the Veteran's
preferred date or the clinically appropriate date for scheduling an
appointment.
This Federal Register Notice announces the publication of the most
recent wait-times of VHA for primary care and specialty care as
required by section 206 of the Act, and well as mental health care
wait-times. The wait-time data report, which also includes data at the
Community-Based Outpatient Clinic level for all VA facilities, can be
found using the following link: https://www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp.
VA continues working to develop an accurate method for tracking and
reporting wait times for hospital care and medical services and will
begin reporting that data as soon as it is available.
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose D.
Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on January 30, 2015, for publication.
Dated: January 30, 2015
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-02205 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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