# Confidentiality of Certain Medical Records Under the MISSION Act
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Notification of change to agency practice. · Published 2019-01-28 · Effective 2019-01-28 · 84 FR 407
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-28285
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 407
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **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.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/01/28/2018-28285/confidentiality-of-certain-medical-records-under-the-mission-act)
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