# Informed Consent and Advance Directives
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2022-08-02 · Effective 2022-08-02 · 87 FR 47099
## Document
- **Document number:** 2022-16465
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 87 FR 47099
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2022-08-02
- **Effective date:** 2022-08-02
## Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, without changes, an interim final rule, as amended by a second interim final rule, that amended VA's regulation regarding informed consent and advance directives. VA amended the regulation by reorganizing it and amending language where necessary to enhance clarity; and made changes to facilitate the informed consent process, the ability to communicate with patients or surrogates through available modalities of communication, and the execution and witness requirements for a VA Advance Directive. VA has also clarified the roles and responsibilities of the practitioner and other members of the health care team pertaining to the informed consent process.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/08/02/2022-16465/informed-consent-and-advance-directives)
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