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Reproductive Health Services
The Veterans Affairs Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 4, 2024. It took effect on April 3, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is finalizing, without changes, an interim final rule that amended VA's medical regulations to remove the exclusion on abortion counseling in the medical benefits package; establish exceptions to the exclusion on abortions for veterans who receive care set forth in that package; and remove the exclusion on abortion counseling and expand the exceptions to the exclusion on abortions for Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) beneficiaries.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-04275
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Veterans Affairs Department
- Published
- March 4, 2024
- Takes effect
- April 3, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective April 3, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2900-AR57
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 38 CFR 17
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Claims; Health care; Health facilities; Health professions; Health records; Medical devices; Medical research; Mental health programs; Veterans
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 24
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