Part 1 — General Provisions

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• §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.
• §1.470-1.474 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.480 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.497-1.499 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.578 Reserved
• §1.579 Amendment of records.
• §1.580 Administrative review.
• §1.581 Reserved
• §1.582 Exemptions.
• §1.583-1.584 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.664-1.666 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.704 Reserved
• §1.705 Restrictions on use of missing children information.
• §1.710 Homeless claimants: Delivery of benefit payments and correspondence.
• §1.780-1.783 Reserved
• §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.
• §1.968 Reserved
• §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.