Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: October 10, 2024) |
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief |
Chapter I - Department of Veterans Affairs |
Part 1 - General Provisions |
§ 1.460 - Definitions. |
§ 1.461 - Applicability. |
§ 1.462 - Confidentiality restrictions. |
§ 1.463 - Criminal penalty for violations. |
§ 1.464 - Minor patients. |
§ 1.465 - Incompetent and deceased patients. |
§ 1.466 - Security for records. |
§ 1.467 - Restrictions on the use of identification cards and public signs. |
§ 1.468 - Relationship to Federal statutes protecting research subjects against compulsory disclosure of their identity. |
§ 1.469 - Patient access and restrictions on use. |
§§ 1.470--1.474 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.500 - General. |
§ 1.501 - Release of information by the Secretary. |
§ 1.502 - Disclosure of the amount of monetary benefits. |
§ 1.503 - Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone. |
§ 1.504 - Disclosure of information to a widow, child, or other claimant. |
§ 1.505 - Genealogy. |
§ 1.506 - Disclosure of records to Federal Government departments, State unemployment compensation agencies, and the Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. |
§ 1.507 - Disclosures to members of Congress. |
§ 1.508 - Disclosure in cases where claimants are charged with or convicted of criminal offenses. |
§ 1.509 - Disclosure to courts in proceedings in the nature of an inquest. |
§ 1.510 - Disclosure to insurance companies cooperating with the Department of Justice in the defense of insurance suits against the United States. |
§ 1.511 - Disclosure of claimant records in connection with judicial proceedings generally. |
§ 1.512 - Disclosure of loan guaranty information. |
§ 1.513 - Disclosure of information contained in Armed Forces service and related medical records in Department of Veterans Affairs custody. |
§ 1.514 - Disclosure to private physicians and hospitals other than Department of Veterans Affairs. |
§ 1.515 - Disclosure of information to participate in state prescription drug monitoring programs. |
§ 1.516 - Disclosure of information to undertaker concerning burial of a deceased veteran. |
§ 1.517 - Disclosure of vocational rehabilitation and education information to educational institutions cooperating with the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
§ 1.518 - Addresses of claimants. |
§ 1.519 - Lists of names and addresses. |
§ 1.520 - Confidentiality of social data. |
§ 1.521 - Special restrictions concerning social security records. |
§ 1.522 - Determination of the question as to whether disclosure will be prejudicial to the mental or physical health of claimant. |
§ 1.523 - To commanding officers of State soldiers' homes. |
§ 1.524 - Persons authorized to represent claimants. |
§ 1.525 - Inspection of records by or disclosure of information to recognized representatives of organizations and recognized attorneys. |
§ 1.526 - Copies of records and papers. |
§ 1.527 - Administrative review. |
§ 1.575 - Social security numbers in veterans' benefits matters. |
§ 1.576 - General policies, conditions of disclosure, accounting of certain disclosures, and definitions. |
§ 1.577 - Access to records. |
§ 1.578 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.579 - Amendment of records. |
§ 1.580 - Administrative review. |
§ 1.581 - [Reserved] |
Disclosures Without Patient Consent |
§ 1.481 - Disclosure of medical records of veterans who receive non-VA health care. |
§ 1.482 - Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges. |
§ 1.483 - Disclosure of information to participate in state prescription drug monitoring programs. |
§ 1.484 - Disclosure of medical information to the surrogate of a patient who lacks decision-making capacity. |
§ 1.485 - Medical emergencies. |
§ 1.486 - Disclosure of information related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus to public health authorities. |
§ 1.487 - Disclosure of information related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus to the spouse or sexual partner of the patient. |
§ 1.488 - Research activities. |
§ 1.489 - Audit and evaluation activities. |
§ 1.485a - Eye, organ and tissue donation. |
Regional Office Committees on Waivers and Compromises |
Part-Time Career Employment Program |
§ 1.891 - Purpose of program. |
§ 1.892 - Review of positions. |
§ 1.893 - Establishing and converting part-time positions. |
§ 1.894 - Annual goals and timetables. |
§ 1.895 - Review and evaluation. |
§ 1.896 - Publicizing vacancies. |
§ 1.897 - Exceptions. |
Security and Law Enforcement at Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities |
§ 1.218 - Security and law enforcement at VA facilities. |
§ 1.220 - On-site activities by pharmaceutical company representatives at VA medical facilities. |
Standards for Collection, Compromise, Suspension or Termination of Collection Effort, and Referral of Civil Claims for Money or Property |
§ 1.900 - Prescription of standards. |
§ 1.901 - No private rights created. |
§ 1.902 - Antitrust, fraud, and tax and interagency claims. |
§ 1.903 - Settlement, waiver, or compromise under other statutory or regulatory authority. |
§ 1.904 - Form of payment. |
§ 1.905 - Subdivision of claims not authorized. |
§ 1.906 - Required administrative proceedings. |
§ 1.907 - Definitions. |
National Cemeteries |
§ 1.617 - Prohibition of interment or memorialization of persons who have been convicted of Federal or State capital crimes. |
§ 1.618 - Findings concerning commission of a capital crime where a person has not been convicted due to death or flight to avoid prosecution. |
§ 1.619 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.620 - Eligibility for burial. |
§ 1.621 - Disinterments from national cemeteries. |
§ 1.629 - Monetary allowance in lieu of a Government-furnished outer burial receptacle. |
§ 1.630 - Headstones and markers. |
§ 1.631 - Appropriate markers for graves already marked at private expense. |
§ 1.632 - Headstone and marker application required. |
§ 1.633 - Group memorial monuments. |
§§ 1.622--1.628 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.622--1.629 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.604--1.616 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.604--1.619 - [Reserved] |
Procedures for Financial Institutions Regarding Garnishment of Benefit Payments After Disbursement |
§ 1.1000 - Garnishment of payments after disbursement. |
Court Orders Authorizing Disclosures and Use |
§ 1.490 - Legal effect of order. |
§ 1.491 - Confidential communications. |
§ 1.492 - Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors and evaluators. |
§ 1.493 - Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosures for noncriminal purposes. |
§ 1.494 - Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosure and use of records to criminally investigate or prosecute patients. |
§ 1.495 - Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosure and use of records to investigate or prosecute VA or employees of VA. |
§ 1.496 - Orders authorizing the use of undercover agents and informants to criminally investigate employees or agents of VA. |
§§ 1.497--1.499 - [Reserved] |
Parking Fees at VA Medical Facilities |
§ 1.300 - Purpose. |
§ 1.301 - Definitions. |
§ 1.302 - Applicability and scope. |
§ 1.303 - Policy. |
Referrals of Information Regarding Criminal Violations |
§ 1.200 - Purpose. |
§ 1.201 - Employee's duty to report. |
§ 1.203 - Information to be reported to VA Police. |
§ 1.204 - Information to be reported to the Office of Inspector General. |
§ 1.205 - Notification to the Attorney General or United States Attorney's Office. |
Procedures for Disclosure of Records Under the Freedom of Information Act |
§ 1.550 - Purpose. |
§ 1.551 - Definitions. |
§ 1.552 - General provisions. |
§ 1.553 - Public reading rooms and discretionary disclosures. |
§ 1.554 - Requirements for making requests. |
§ 1.555 - Responsibility for responding to requests. |
§ 1.556 - Timing of responses to requests. |
§ 1.557 - Responses to requests. |
§ 1.558 - Business information. |
§ 1.559 - Appeals. |
§ 1.560 - Maintenance and preservation of records. |
§ 1.561 - Fees. |
§ 1.562 - Other rights and services. |
Homeless Claimants |
§ 1.710 - Homeless claimants: Delivery of benefit payments and correspondence. |
§§ 1.780--1.783 - [Reserved] |
Standards for Collection of Claims |
§ 1.910 - Aggressive collection action. |
§ 1.911 - Collection of debts owed by reason of participation in a benefits program. |
§ 1.912 - Collection by offset. |
§ 1.913 - Liquidation of collateral. |
§ 1.914 - Collection in installments. |
§ 1.915 - Interest, administrative costs, and penalties. |
§ 1.916 - Disclosure of debt information to consumer reporting agencies (CRA). |
§ 1.917 - Contracting for collection services. |
§ 1.918 - Use and disclosure of mailing addresses. |
§ 1.919 - Administrative offset against amounts payable from Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), final salary check, and lump sum leave payments. |
§ 1.920 - Referral of VA debts. |
§ 1.921 - Analysis of costs. |
§ 1.922 - Exemptions. |
§ 1.923 - Administrative wage garnishment. |
§ 1.924 - Suspension or revocation of eligibility for federal loans, loan insurance, loan guarantees, licenses, permits, or privileges. |
§ 1.925 - Administrative offset against amounts payable from Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), final salary check, and lump sum leave payments. |
§ 1.926 - Referral of VA debts. |
§ 1.927 - Analysis of costs and prevention of debts. |
§ 1.928 - Exemptions. |
§ 1.929 - Reduction of debt through performance of work-study services. |
§ 1.911a - Collection of non-benefit debts. |
§ 1.912a - Collection by offset - from VA benefit payments. |
Use of Official Mail in the Location and Recovery of Missing Children |
§ 1.700 - Purpose. |
§ 1.701 - Contact person for missing children official mail program. |
§ 1.702 - Policy. |
§ 1.703 - Percentage estimate. |
§ 1.704 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.705 - Restrictions on use of missing children information. |
Appeals From Decisions of Contracting Officers Under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 |
§ 1.780 - Board of Contract Appeals—jurisdiction. |
§ 1.781 - Organization and address of the Board. |
§ 1.782 - Policy and procedure. |
§ 1.783 - Rules of the Board. |
Safeguarding Personal Information in Department of Veterans Affairs Records |
§ 1.582 - Exemptions. |
Standards for Suspending or Terminating Collection Action |
§ 1.940 - Scope and application. |
§ 1.941 - Suspension of collection activity. |
§ 1.942 - Termination of collection activity. |
§ 1.943 - Exception to termination. |
§ 1.944 - Discharge of indebtedness; reporting requirements. |
§ 1.945 - Authority to suspend or terminate collection action on certain benefit indebtedness; authority for refunds. |
Disclosures With Patient'S Consent |
§ 1.475 - Form of written consent. |
§ 1.476 - Prohibition on redisclosure. |
§ 1.477 - Disclosures permitted with written consent. |
§ 1.479 - Disclosures to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients. |
§ 1.480 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.480--1.482 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.480--1.483 - [Reserved] |
§§ 1.480--1.484 - [Reserved] |
Inventions by Employees of Department of Veterans Affairs |
§ 1.650 - Purpose. |
§ 1.651 - Definitions. |
§ 1.652 - Criteria for determining rights to employee inventions. |
§ 1.653 - Delegation of authority. |
§ 1.654 - Patenting of inventions. |
§ 1.655 - Government license in invention of employee. |
§ 1.656 - Information to be submitted by inventor. |
§ 1.657 - Determination of rights. |
§ 1.658 - Right of appeal. |
§ 1.659 - Relationship to incentive awards program. |
§ 1.660 - Expeditious handling. |
§ 1.661 - Information to be kept confidential. |
§ 1.662 - Provisions of regulations made a condition of employment. |
§ 1.663 - Licensing of Government-owned inventions. |
§§ 1.664--1.666 - [Reserved] |
Quarters for Department of Veterans Affairs Employees Overseas |
§ 1.11 - Quarters for Department of Veterans Affairs employees in Government-owned or -rented buildings overseas. |
Administrative Control of Funds |
§ 1.670 - Purpose. |
§ 1.671 - Definitions. |
§ 1.672 - Responsibilities. |
§ 1.673 - Responsibility for violations of the administrative subdivision of funds. |
Department of Veterans Affairs Official Seal and Distinguishing Flag |
§ 1.9 - Description, use, and display of VA seal and flag. |
Program Evaluation |
§ 1.15 - Standards for program evaluation. |
§ 1.17 - Evaluation of studies relating to health effects of radiation exposure. |
§ 1.18 - Guidelines for establishing presumptions of service connection for former prisoners of war. |
Referrals to GAO, Department of Justice, or IRS |
§ 1.950 - Prompt referral. |
§ 1.951 - Claims Collection Litigation Report (CCLR). |
§ 1.952 - Preservation of evidence. |
§ 1.953 - Minimum amount of referrals to the Department of Justice. |
§ 1.954 - Preliminary referrals to GAO. |
§ 1.955 - Regional office Committees on Waivers and Compromises. |
§ 1.956 - Jurisdiction. |
§ 1.957 - Committee authority. |
§ 1.958 - Finality of decisions. |
§ 1.959 - Records and certificates. |
§ 1.960 - Legal and technical assistance. |
§ 1.961 - Releases. |
§ 1.962 - Waiver of overpayments. |
§ 1.963 - Waiver; other than loan guaranty. |
§ 1.964 - Waiver; loan guaranty. |
§ 1.965 - Application of standard. |
§ 1.966 - Scope of waiver decisions. |
§ 1.967 - Refunds. |
§ 1.968 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.969 - Revision of waiver decisions. |
§ 1.970 - Standards for compromise. |
§ 1.963a - Waiver; erroneous payments of pay and allowances. |
Salary Offset Provisions |
§ 1.980 - Scope. |
§ 1.981 - Definitions. |
§ 1.982 - Salary offsets of debts involving benefits under the laws administered by VA. |
§ 1.983 - Notice requirements before salary offsets of debts not involving benefits under the laws administered by VA. |
§ 1.984 - Request for a hearing. |
§ 1.985 - Form, notice of, and conduct of hearing. |
§ 1.986 - Result if employee fails to meet deadlines. |
§ 1.987 - Review by the hearing official or administrative law judge. |
§ 1.988 - Written decision following a hearing requested under § 1.984. |
§ 1.989 - Review of VA records related to the debt. |
§ 1.990 - Written agreement to repay debt as alternative to salary offset. |
§ 1.991 - Procedures for salary offset: when deductions may begin. |
§ 1.992 - Procedures for salary offset. |
§ 1.993 - Non-waiver of rights. |
§ 1.994 - Refunds. |
§ 1.995 - Requesting recovery through centralized administrative offset. |
Release of Information from Department of Veterans Affairs Claimant Records |
Standards for Compromise of Claims |
§ 1.930 - Scope and application. |
§ 1.931 - Bases for compromise. |
§ 1.932 - Enforcement policy. |
§ 1.933 - Joint and several liability. |
§ 1.934 - Further review of compromise offers. |
§ 1.935 - Consideration of tax consequences to the Government. |
§ 1.936 - Mutual releases of the debtor and VA. |
§ 1.937 - Further review of compromise offers. |
§ 1.938 - Restrictions. |
Expanded Access to Computerized Veterans Claims Records by Accredited Representatives |
§ 1.600 - Purpose. |
§ 1.601 - Qualifications for access. |
§ 1.602 - Utilization of access. |
§ 1.603 - Revocation and reconsideration. |
The United States Flag for Burial Purposes |
§ 1.10 - Eligibility for and disposition of the United States flag for burial purposes. |
§§ 1.583--1.584 - [Reserved] |
§ 1.553a - Time limits for Department of Veterans Affairs response to requests for records. |
§ 1.514a - Disclosure to private psychologists. |
§ 1.554a - Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information. |
§ 1.514b - Disclosures to procurement organizations. |
§§ 1.558--1.559 - [Reserved] |