38 CFR Part 1 — General Provisions
- § 1.9— Description, use, and display of VA seal and flag.
- § 1.10— Eligibility for and disposition of the United States flag for burial purposes.
- § 1.11— Quarters for Department of Veterans Affairs employees in Government-owned or -rented buildings overseas.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 1.218— Security and law enforcement at VA facilities.
- § 1.220— On-site activities by pharmaceutical company representatives at VA medical facilities.
- § 1.300— Purpose.
- § 1.301— Definitions.
- § 1.302— Applicability and scope.
- § 1.303— Policy.
- § 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.
- § 1.475— Form of written consent.
- § 1.476— Prohibition on redisclosure.
- § 1.477— Disclosures permitted with written consent.
- § 1.478— Disclosures 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.
- § 1.479— Disclosures to elements of the criminal justice system which have referred patients.
- § 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.
- § 1.485a— Eye, organ and tissue donation.
- § 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.
- § 1.490— 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.
- § 1.500— 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.
- § 1.514a— Disclosure to private psychologists.
- § 1.514b— Disclosures to procurement organizations.
- § 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.
- § 1.550— 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.
- § 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.
- § 1.579— Amendment of records.
- § 1.580— Administrative review.
- § 1.582— Exemptions.
- § 1.600— Purpose.
- § 1.601— Qualifications for access.
- § 1.602— Utilization of access.
- § 1.603— Revocation and reconsideration.
- § 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.
- § 1.670— Purpose.
- § 1.671— Definitions.
- § 1.672— Responsibilities.
- § 1.673— Responsibility for violations of the administrative subdivision of funds.
- § 1.700— Purpose.
- § 1.701— Contact person for missing children official mail program.
- § 1.702— Policy.
- § 1.703— Percentage estimate.
- § 1.705— Restrictions on use of missing children information.
- § 1.710— Homeless claimants: Delivery of benefit payments and correspondence.
- § 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.
- § 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.
- § 1.910— Aggressive collection action.
- § 1.911— Collection of debts owed by reason of participation in a benefits program.
- § 1.911a— Collection of non-benefit debts.
- § 1.912— Collection by offset.
- § 1.912a— Collection by offset—from VA benefit payments.
- § 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.
- § 1.929— Reduction of debt through performance of work-study services.
- § 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.
- § 1.940— 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.
- § 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.
- § 1.955— 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.
- § 1.963a— Waiver; erroneous payments of pay and allowances.
- § 1.964— Waiver; loan guaranty.
- § 1.965— Application of standard.
- § 1.966— Scope of waiver decisions.
- § 1.967— Refunds.
- § 1.969— Revision of waiver decisions.
- § 1.970— Standards for compromise.
- § 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.
- § 1.995— Requesting recovery through centralized administrative offset.
- § 1.1000— Garnishment of payments after disbursement.