Fed Regist. 2015 Oct 29;80(209):66419-29.
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations implementing section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, which directed VA to establish a program to furnish hospital care and medical services through eligible non-VA health care providers to eligible veterans who either cannot be seen within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration or who qualify based on their place of residence (hereafter referred to as the "Veterans Choice Program'', or the "Program''). VA published an interim final rule implementing the Veterans Choice Program on November 5, 2014, and published a subsequent interim final rule making further amendments on April 24, 2015. This final rule responds to public comments received from both interim final rules and amends the regulations to modify payment rates under the Program.
本文件修订了退伍军人事务部（VA）实施2014年《退伍军人医疗服务准入、选择与问责法案》第101节的医疗法规，该法案指示VA设立一个项目，通过符合条件的非VA医疗服务提供者，为那些无法在退伍军人健康管理局规定的等待时间目标内就诊或因居住地点符合条件的合格退伍军人提供医院护理和医疗服务（以下简称“退伍军人选择项目”或“该项目”）。VA于2014年11月5日发布了实施退伍军人选择项目的暂行最终规则，并于2015年4月24日发布了后续暂行最终规则，进行了进一步修订。本最终规则回应了从这两项暂行最终规则收到的公众意见，并修订了法规，以调整该项目下的支付费率。
