Notice2024-30639
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Extended Care Services
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Published
December 26, 2024
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 105177-105178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30639]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0629]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Application for Extended
Care Services
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of a
currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 24, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: Rebecca Mimnall, 202-695-9434,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2c4dad3d1ddc2c0d3f2c4d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ff9e7eeece0fffdeecff9eea1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202-461-8900,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2a4b3b1bda2b3a2b7a0a5bda0b9a0b7b6a7b3b1a692a4b3fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cabcaba9a5baabbaafb8bda5b8a1b8afaebfaba9be8abcabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following collection of information, VHA
invites comments on: (1) whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary
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for the proper performance of VHA's functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of VHA's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: Application for Extended Care Services (VA Form 10-10EC).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0629. <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a> (Once at this link, you can enter the OMB Control Number to
find the historical versions of this Information Collection).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Title 38 U.S.C. chapter 17 authorizes VA to provide
hospital care, medical services, domiciliary care, and nursing home
care to eligible Veterans. Title 38 U.S.C. 1705 requires VA to design,
establish, and operate a system of annual patient enrollment in
accordance with a series of stipulated priorities. A consequence of
this is that many groups of Veterans who are in a lower priority group
(WWI Veterans, Veterans with disabilities rated as 0% service-connected
seeking treatment for other than their service-connected conditions,
Veterans exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or environmental
hazard and nonservice-connected Veterans) may request that they be
allowed to be income tested in order to gain a higher priority. Title
38 U.S.C. 1722 establishes eligibility assessment procedures for cost-
free VA medical care, based on income levels, which will determine
whether nonservice-connected and 0% service-connected non-compensable
Veterans are able to defray the necessary expenses of care for
nonservice-connected conditions. Title 38 U.S.C. 1722A establishes the
eligibility assessment procedures, based on income levels, for
determining Veterans' eligibility for cost-free medications. Title 38
U.S.C. 1710B defines the procedures for establishing eligibility for
cost-free Extended Care benefits. Title 38 U.S.C. 1729 authorizes VA to
recover from Veterans' health insurance carriers the cost of care
furnished for their nonservice-connected conditions.
VA Form 10-10EC, Application for Extended Care Services, is used to
collect financial information necessary to determine a Veteran's
copayment obligation for extended care services, also known as long
term care (LTC). The 10-10EC design has been revised to clarify the
instructions and make it easier to understand and complete the form.
However, there are no changes to the anticipated annual number of
responses or burden hours for this information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration/Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-30639 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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