# Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Interim final rule. · Published 2018-01-09 · Effective 2018-01-09 · 83 FR 974
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-00232
- **Category:** va-benefits
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 974
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2018-01-09
- **Effective date:** 2018-01-09
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revises its regulations concerning payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment for non-service-connected conditions at non-VA facilities to implement the requirements of a recent court decision. Specifically, this rulemaking expands eligibility for payment or reimbursement to include veterans who receive partial payment from a health-plan contract for non-VA emergency treatment and establishes a corresponding reimbursement methodology. This rulemaking also expands the eligibility criteria for veterans to receive payment or reimbursement for emergency transportation associated with the emergency treatment, in order to ensure that veterans are adequately covered when emergency transportation is a necessary part of their non-VA emergency treatment.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/09/2018-00232/reimbursement-for-emergency-treatment)
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