Fertility Counseling and Treatment for Certain Veterans and Spouses, Correction
VA · va-benefits · Published 2017-02-21 · Effective 2017-02-21 · 82 FR 11152
Document
Document number
2017-03319
Federal Register citation
82 FR 11152
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule; correcting amendment.
Category
va-benefits
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2017-02-21
Effective date
2017-02-21
Abstract
The Department of Veterans Affairs published in the Federal Register on January 19, 2017, an interim final rulemaking adding a new section authorizing in vitro fertilization (IVF) for a veteran with a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. In addition, we added a new section authorizing VA to provide fertility counseling and treatment using assisted reproductive technologies (ART), including IVF, to a spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability that results in the inability of the veteran to procreate without the use of fertility treatment. These sections contain an error regarding the expiration date VA's authority to provide health care services. This document corrects the errors and does not make any substantive change to the content of the interim final rule.