# Medical: Informed Consent-Designate Health Care Professionals To Obtain Informed Consent
> **US Department of Veterans Affairs** · Final rule. · Published 2007-03-08 · Effective 2007-04-09 · 72 FR 10365
## Document
- **Document number:** E7-4142
- **Category:** va-other
- **Agency:** US Department of Veterans Affairs
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 10365
- **CFR reference:** 38 CFR 17
- **Publication date:** 2007-03-08
- **Effective date:** 2007-04-09
## Abstract

This document amends U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations on informed consent. The final rule authorizes VA to designate additional categories of health care professionals to obtain the informed consent of patients or their surrogates for clinical treatment and procedures and to sign the consent form.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/03/08/E7-4142/medical-informed-consent-designate-health-care-professionals-to-obtain-informed-consent)
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