2005 CFR Title 38, Volume 1

Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 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 dioxin and 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.
	1.300	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.
	1.485	Medical emergencies.
	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.
	1.515	To commanding officers of State soldiers' homes.
	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.
	1.524	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	General.
	1.552	Public access to information that affects the public when not published in the Federal Register as constructive notice.
	1.553	Public access to other reasonably described records.
	1.553a	Time limits for Department of Veterans Affairs response to requests for records.
	1.554	Exemptions from public access to agency records.
	1.554a	Predisclosure notification procedures for confidential commercial information.
	1.555	Fees.
	1.556	Requests for other reasonably described records.
	1.557	Administrative review.
	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.
	1.650	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.
	1.780	Board of Contract Appeals--jurisdiction.
	1.781	Organization and address of the Board.
	1.782	Policy and procedure.
	1.783	Rules of the Board.
	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.
	1.950	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.