Confidentiality of Certain Medical Records Under the MISSION Act
VA · va-other · Published 2019-01-28 · Effective 2019-01-28 · 84 FR 407
Document
Document number
2018-28285
Federal Register citation
84 FR 407
CFR reference
38 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Notification of change to agency practice.
Category
va-other
Agency
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Publication date
2019-01-28
Effective date
2019-01-28
Abstract
This Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) document provides an update to VA's requirements for obtaining a signed release of information for third party billing practices from VA beneficiaries with a sensitive diagnosis under the United States Code to align with the amendments made by the VA MISSION Act of 2018.