Department of Veterans Affairs November 13, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Administrative Procedures: Guidance Documents
Document Number: 2020-25121
Type: Rule
Date: 2020-11-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establishing in regulation its processes and procedures for issuing guidance documents. This final rulemaking will implement the mandates of Executive Order 13891, Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents.
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Accelerated Payment Verification of Completion Letter
Document Number: 2020-25092
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-11-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
Consent for Release of VA Medical Records
Document Number: 2020-24673
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-11-13
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
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.
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