80 FR 25362 - Publication of Wait-Times for the Department for the Veterans Choice Program

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 2015)

Page Range		25362-25362
FR Document		2015-10460

In keeping with its commitment to improve transparency, the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) publishes wait-times for the scheduling of appointments in each VA facility for primary care, specialty care, and mental health services every two weeks. VA also publishes a Federal Register Notice every 90 days with the address of the Web site where this wait-time data can be accessed. This Notice announces the availability of the data on that Web site.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Publication of Wait-Times for the Department for the Veterans 
Choice Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In keeping with its commitment to improve transparency, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) publishes wait-times for the 
scheduling of appointments in each VA facility for primary care, 
specialty care, and mental health services every two weeks. VA also 
publishes a Federal Register Notice every 90 days with the address of 
the Web site where this wait-time data can be accessed. This Notice 
announces the availability of the data on that Web site.

ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all Veterans Health Administration 
(VHA) medical centers and clinics is available on the following Web 
site: http://www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Crystal K. Wilson, Veterans Health 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Telephone: 
(202) 461-5624. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 206 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-146, ``the Act'') directed 
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Act, to publish in the Federal 
Register, and on a publicly-accessible Internet Web site of each VA 
Medical Center, the wait-times for the scheduling of an appointment in 
each VA facility for the receipt of primary care, specialty care, and 
hospital care and medical services based on the general severity of the 
condition of the veteran. Whenever the wait-times for the scheduling of 
such an appointment change, the Act also requires the Secretary to 
publish the revised wait-times on a publicly-accessible Internet Web 
site of each VA Medical Center not later than 30 days after such change 
and in the Federal Register not later than 90 days after such change.
    VA publishes wait-times for the scheduling of appointments in each 
VA facility for primary care, specialty care, and mental health 
services every two weeks. VA also publishes a Federal Register Notice 
every 90 days to notify the public of the availability of this wait-
time data. This wait-time data uses the Veteran's preferred date or the 
clinically appropriate date for scheduling an appointment.
    This Notice announces the publication of the most recent wait-times 
of VHA for primary care and specialty care as required the Act, as well 
as mental health care wait-times. The wait-time data report, which also 
includes data at the Community-Based Outpatient Clinic level for all VA 
facilities, can be found using the following link: http://www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose D. 
Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this document on April 30, 2015, for 
publication.

    Dated: April 30, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Section 1.585–8 of the regulation DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS This Notice announces the
contains reporting requirements in cases AFFAIRS publication of the most recent wait-
in which large banks elect (1) to include times of VHA for primary care and
in income an amount greater than that Publication of Wait-Times for the specialty care as required the Act, as
prescribed by the Code; (2) to use the Department for the Veterans Choice well as mental health care wait-times.
elective cut-off method of accounting: or Program The wait-time data report, which also
(3) to revoke any elections previously includes data at the Community-Based
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. Outpatient Clinic level for all VA
made.
ACTION: Notice. facilities, can be found using the
Current Actions: There is no change to
following link: http://www.va.gov/
this existing regulation. SUMMARY: In keeping with its health/access-audit.asp.
Type of Review: Extension of a commitment to improve transparency,
currently approved collection. the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Signing Authority
publishes wait-times for the scheduling The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
Affected Public: Business or other for-
of appointments in each VA facility for designee, approved this document and
profit organizations.
primary care, specialty care, and mental authorized the undersigned to sign and
Estimated Number of Respondents: health services every two weeks. VA submit the document to the Office of the
2,500. also publishes a Federal Register Notice Federal Register for publication
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 every 90 days with the address of the electronically as an official document of
min. Web site where this wait-time data can the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose
be accessed. This Notice announces the D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, approved this
Estimated Total Annual Burden
availability of the data on that Web site. document on April 30, 2015, for
Hours: 625.
ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all publication.
The following paragraph applies to all Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
of the collections of information covered Dated: April 30, 2015.
medical centers and clinics is available William F. Russo,
by this notice: on the following Web site: http://
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy
An agency may not conduct or www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp. & Management, Office of the General Counsel,
sponsor, and a person is not required to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Department of Veterans Affairs.
respond to, a collection of information Crystal K. Wilson, Veterans Health [FR Doc. 2015–10460 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am]
unless the collection of information Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
displays a valid OMB control number. NW., Washington, DC 20420 Telephone:
Books or records relating to a collection (202) 461–5624. (This is not a toll-free
of information must be retained as long number.) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
as their contents may become material SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section AFFAIRS
in the administration of any internal 206 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Accountability Act of 2014 (Pub. L. Advisory Committee on Prosthetics
tax return information are confidential, 113–146, ‘‘the Act’’) directed the and Special-Disabilities Programs;
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Notice of Meeting
Request for Comments: Comments not later than 90 days after the date of The Department of Veterans Affairs
submitted in response to this notice will the enactment of the Act, to publish in (VA) gives notice under the Federal
be summarized and/or included in the the Federal Register, and on a publicly- Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
request for OMB approval. All accessible Internet Web site of each VA 2, that a meeting of the Federal
comments will become a matter of Medical Center, the wait-times for the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and
public record. Comments are invited on: scheduling of an appointment in each Special-Disabilities Programs will be
(a) Whether the collection of VA facility for the receipt of primary held on May 19–20, 2015, in Room 630
information is necessary for the proper care, specialty care, and hospital care at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont
performance of the functions of the and medical services based on the Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420.
agency, including whether the general severity of the condition of the The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m.
information shall have practical utility; veteran. Whenever the wait-times for on both days, and will adjourn at 4:30
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate the scheduling of such an appointment p.m. on May 19 and at 12 noon on May
of the burden of the collection of change, the Act also requires the 20. This meeting is open to the public.
information; (c) ways to enhance the Secretary to publish the revised wait- The purpose of the Committee is to
quality, utility, and clarity of the times on a publicly-accessible Internet advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
information to be collected; (d) ways to Web site of each VA Medical Center not on VA’s prosthetic programs designed to
minimize the burden of the collection of later than 30 days after such change and provide state-of-the-art prosthetic
information on respondents, including in the Federal Register not later than 90 devices and the associated rehabilitation
through the use of automated collection days after such change. research, development, and evaluation
techniques or other forms of information VA publishes wait-times for the of such technology. The Committee also
technology; and (e) estimates of capital scheduling of appointments in each VA provides advice to the Secretary on
or start-up costs and costs of operation, facility for primary care, specialty care, special-disabilities programs, which are
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maintenance, and purchase of services and mental health services every two defined as any program administered by
to provide information. weeks. VA also publishes a Federal the Secretary to serve Veterans with
Approved: April 24, 2015. Register Notice every 90 days to notify spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual
the public of the availability of this impairments, loss of extremities or loss
Christie A. Preston,
wait-time data. This wait-time data uses of function, deafness or hearing
IRS Reports Clearance Officer. the Veteran’s preferred date or the impairment, and other serious
[FR Doc. 2015–10322 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] clinically appropriate date for incapacities in terms of daily life
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P scheduling an appointment. functions.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Ms. Crystal K. Wilson, Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Telephone: (202) 461-5624. (This is not a toll-free number.)
FR Citation		80 FR 25362