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Part 1 — General Provisions

218 sections · Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief

§ 1.9Description, use, and display of VA seal and flag.
§ 1.10Eligibility for and disposition of the United States flag for burial purposes.
§ 1.11Quarters for Department of Veterans Affairs employees in Government-owned or -rented buildings overseas.
§ 1.15Standards for program evaluation.
§ 1.17Evaluation of studies relating to health effects of radiation exposure.
§ 1.18Guidelines for establishing presumptions of service connection for former prisoners of war.
§ 1.200Purpose.
§ 1.201Employee's duty to report.
§ 1.203Information to be reported to VA Police.
§ 1.204Information to be reported to the Office of Inspector General.
§ 1.205Notification to the Attorney General or United States Attorney's Office.
§ 1.218Security and law enforcement at VA facilities.
§ 1.220On-site activities by pharmaceutical company representatives at VA medical facilities.
§ 1.300Purpose.
§ 1.301Definitions.
§ 1.302Applicability and scope.
§ 1.303Policy.
§ 1.460Definitions.
§ 1.461Applicability.
§ 1.462Confidentiality restrictions.
§ 1.463Criminal penalty for violations.
§ 1.464Minor patients.
§ 1.465Incompetent and deceased patients.
§ 1.466Security for records.
§ 1.467Restrictions on the use of identification cards and public signs.
§ 1.468Relationship to Federal statutes protecting research subjects against compulsory disclosure of their identity.
§ 1.469Patient access and restrictions on use.
§ 1.470-1.474§§ 1.470-1.474 [Reserved]
§ 1.475Form of written consent.
§ 1.476Prohibition on redisclosure.
§ 1.477Disclosures permitted with written consent.
§ 1.478Disclosures to prevent multiple enrollments in detoxification and maintenance treatment programs; not applicable to records relating to sickle cell anemia or infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.
§ 1.479Disclosures to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients.
§ 1.480§ 1.480 [Reserved]
§ 1.481Disclosure of medical records of veterans who receive non-VA health care.
§ 1.482Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges.
§ 1.483Disclosure of information to participate in state prescription drug monitoring programs.
§ 1.484Disclosure of medical information to the surrogate of a patient who lacks decision-making capacity.
§ 1.485Medical emergencies.
§ 1.485aEye, organ and tissue donation.
§ 1.486Disclosure of information related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus to public health authorities.
§ 1.487Disclosure of information related to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus to the spouse or sexual partner of the patient.
§ 1.488Research activities.
§ 1.489Audit and evaluation activities.
§ 1.490Legal effect of order.
§ 1.491Confidential communications.
§ 1.492Order not applicable to records disclosed without consent to researchers, auditors and evaluators.
§ 1.493Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosures for noncriminal purposes.
§ 1.494Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosure and use of records to criminally investigate or prosecute patients.
§ 1.495Procedures and criteria for orders authorizing disclosure and use of records to investigate or prosecute VA or employees of VA.
§ 1.496Orders authorizing the use of undercover agents and informants to criminally investigate employees or agents of VA.
§ 1.497-1.499§§ 1.497-1.499 [Reserved]
§ 1.500General.
§ 1.501Release of information by the Secretary.
§ 1.502Disclosure of the amount of monetary benefits.
§ 1.503Disclosure of information to a veteran or his or her duly authorized representative as to matters concerning the veteran alone.
§ 1.504Disclosure of information to a widow, child, or other claimant.
§ 1.505Genealogy.
§ 1.506Disclosure of records to Federal Government departments, State unemployment compensation agencies, and the Office of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
§ 1.507Disclosures to members of Congress.
§ 1.508Disclosure in cases where claimants are charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.
§ 1.509Disclosure to courts in proceedings in the nature of an inquest.
§ 1.510Disclosure to insurance companies cooperating with the Department of Justice in the defense of insurance suits against the United States.
§ 1.511Disclosure of claimant records in connection with judicial proceedings generally.
§ 1.512Disclosure of loan guaranty information.
§ 1.513Disclosure of information contained in Armed Forces service and related medical records in Department of Veterans Affairs custody.
§ 1.514Disclosure to private physicians and hospitals other than Department of Veterans Affairs.
§ 1.514aDisclosure to private psychologists.
§ 1.514bDisclosures to procurement organizations.
§ 1.515Disclosure of information to participate in state prescription drug monitoring programs.
§ 1.516Disclosure of information to undertaker concerning burial of a deceased veteran.
§ 1.517Disclosure of vocational rehabilitation and education information to educational institutions cooperating with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
§ 1.518Addresses of claimants.
§ 1.519Lists of names and addresses.
§ 1.520Confidentiality of social data.
§ 1.521Special restrictions concerning social security records.
§ 1.522Determination of the question as to whether disclosure will be prejudicial to the mental or physical health of claimant.
§ 1.523To commanding officers of State soldiers' homes.
§ 1.524Persons authorized to represent claimants.
§ 1.525Inspection of records by or disclosure of information to recognized representatives of organizations and recognized attorneys.
§ 1.526Copies of records and papers.
§ 1.527Administrative review.
§ 1.550Purpose.
§ 1.551Definitions.
§ 1.552General provisions.
§ 1.553Public reading rooms and discretionary disclosures.
§ 1.554Requirements for making requests.
§ 1.555Responsibility for responding to requests.
§ 1.556Timing of responses to requests.
§ 1.557Responses to requests.
§ 1.558Business information.
§ 1.559Appeals.
§ 1.560Maintenance and preservation of records.
§ 1.561Fees.
§ 1.562Other rights and services.
§ 1.575Social security numbers in veterans' benefits matters.
§ 1.576General policies, conditions of disclosure, accounting of certain disclosures, and definitions.
§ 1.577Access to records.
§ 1.578§ 1.578 [Reserved]
§ 1.579Amendment of records.
§ 1.580Administrative review.
§ 1.581§ 1.581 [Reserved]
§ 1.582Exemptions.
§ 1.583-1.584§§ 1.583-1.584 [Reserved]
§ 1.600Purpose.
§ 1.601Qualifications for access.
§ 1.602Utilization of access.
§ 1.603Revocation and reconsideration.
§ 1.650Purpose.
§ 1.651Definitions.
§ 1.652Criteria for determining rights to employee inventions.
§ 1.653Delegation of authority.
§ 1.654Patenting of inventions.
§ 1.655Government license in invention of employee.
§ 1.656Information to be submitted by inventor.
§ 1.657Determination of rights.
§ 1.658Right of appeal.
§ 1.659Relationship to incentive awards program.
§ 1.660Expeditious handling.
§ 1.661Information to be kept confidential.
§ 1.662Provisions of regulations made a condition of employment.
§ 1.663Licensing of Government-owned inventions.
§ 1.664-1.666§§ 1.664-1.666 [Reserved]
§ 1.670Purpose.
§ 1.671Definitions.
§ 1.672Responsibilities.
§ 1.673Responsibility for violations of the administrative subdivision of funds.
§ 1.700Purpose.
§ 1.701Contact person for missing children official mail program.
§ 1.702Policy.
§ 1.703Percentage estimate.
§ 1.704§ 1.704 [Reserved]
§ 1.705Restrictions on use of missing children information.
§ 1.710Homeless claimants: Delivery of benefit payments and correspondence.
§ 1.780-1.783§§ 1.780-1.783 [Reserved]
§ 1.891Purpose of program.
§ 1.892Review of positions.
§ 1.893Establishing and converting part-time positions.
§ 1.894Annual goals and timetables.
§ 1.895Review and evaluation.
§ 1.896Publicizing vacancies.
§ 1.897Exceptions.
§ 1.900Prescription of standards.
§ 1.901No private rights created.
§ 1.902Antitrust, fraud, and tax and interagency claims.
§ 1.903Settlement, waiver, or compromise under other statutory or regulatory authority.
§ 1.904Form of payment.
§ 1.905Subdivision of claims not authorized.
§ 1.906Required administrative proceedings.
§ 1.907Definitions.
§ 1.910Aggressive collection action.
§ 1.911Collection of debts owed by reason of participation in a benefits program.
§ 1.911aCollection of non-benefit debts.
§ 1.912Collection by offset.
§ 1.912aCollection by offset—from VA benefit payments.
§ 1.913Liquidation of collateral.
§ 1.914Collection in installments.
§ 1.915Interest, administrative costs, and penalties.
§ 1.916Disclosure of debt information to consumer reporting agencies (CRA).
§ 1.917Contracting for collection services.
§ 1.918Use and disclosure of mailing addresses.
§ 1.919Administrative offset against amounts payable from Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), final salary check, and lump sum leave payments.
§ 1.920Referral of VA debts.
§ 1.921Analysis of costs.
§ 1.922Exemptions.
§ 1.923Administrative wage garnishment.
§ 1.924Suspension or revocation of eligibility for federal loans, loan insurance, loan guarantees, licenses, permits, or privileges.
§ 1.929Reduction of debt through performance of work-study services.
§ 1.930Scope and application.
§ 1.931Bases for compromise.
§ 1.932Enforcement policy.
§ 1.933Joint and several liability.
§ 1.934Further review of compromise offers.
§ 1.935Consideration of tax consequences to the Government.
§ 1.936Mutual releases of the debtor and VA.
§ 1.940Scope and application.
§ 1.941Suspension of collection activity.
§ 1.942Termination of collection activity.
§ 1.943Exception to termination.
§ 1.944Discharge of indebtedness; reporting requirements.
§ 1.945Authority to suspend or terminate collection action on certain benefit indebtedness; authority for refunds.
§ 1.950Prompt referral.
§ 1.951Claims Collection Litigation Report (CCLR).
§ 1.952Preservation of evidence.
§ 1.953Minimum amount of referrals to the Department of Justice.
§ 1.955Regional office Committees on Waivers and Compromises.
§ 1.956Jurisdiction.
§ 1.957Committee authority.
§ 1.958Finality of decisions.
§ 1.959Records and certificates.
§ 1.960Legal and technical assistance.
§ 1.961Releases.
§ 1.962Waiver of overpayments.
§ 1.963Waiver; other than loan guaranty.
§ 1.963aWaiver; erroneous payments of pay and allowances.
§ 1.964Waiver; loan guaranty.
§ 1.965Application of standard.
§ 1.966Scope of waiver decisions.
§ 1.967Refunds.
§ 1.968§ 1.968 [Reserved]
§ 1.969Revision of waiver decisions.
§ 1.970Standards for compromise.
§ 1.980Scope.
§ 1.981Definitions.
§ 1.982Salary offsets of debts involving benefits under the laws administered by VA.
§ 1.983Notice requirements before salary offsets of debts not involving benefits under the laws administered by VA.
§ 1.984Request for a hearing.
§ 1.985Form, notice of, and conduct of hearing.
§ 1.986Result if employee fails to meet deadlines.
§ 1.987Review by the hearing official or administrative law judge.
§ 1.988Written decision following a hearing requested under § 1.984.
§ 1.989Review of VA records related to the debt.
§ 1.990Written agreement to repay debt as alternative to salary offset.
§ 1.991Procedures for salary offset: when deductions may begin.
§ 1.992Procedures for salary offset.
§ 1.993Non-waiver of rights.
§ 1.995Requesting recovery through centralized administrative offset.
§ 1.1000Garnishment of payments after disbursement.