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Final Rule

Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients

Agency
DOJ
Document Number
2025-01044
Published
January 17, 2025
Effective Date
February 18, 2025

Abstract

This final rule authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practitioners acting within the scope of their VA employment to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine to a VA patient with whom they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation. VA practitioners are permitted to prescribe controlled substances to VA patients if another VA practitioner has, at any time, previously conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the VA patient, subject to certain conditions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2025-01044 Federal Register document?
Document 2025-01044 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Justice in the Federal Register on January 17, 2025, with an effective date of February 18, 2025. This final rule authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) practitioners acting within the scope of their VA employment to prescribe controlled substances via telemedicine to a VA patient with whom they have not conducted an in-person medical evaluation. VA practitioners are permitted to prescribe controlled substances to VA patients if another VA practitioner has, at any time, previously conducted an in-person medical evaluation of the VA patient, subject to certain conditions. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01044/continuity-of-care-via-telemedicine-for-veterans-affairs-patients.
Is document 2025-01044 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2025-01044 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.

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