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U.S.C., chapter 18, as amended by section 

401, Public Law 106–419 and section 102, 

Public Law 108–183. VA’s medical 

regulations 38 CFR part 17 (17.900 through 

17.905) establish regulations regarding 

provision of health care for certain children 

of Korea and Vietnam veterans and women 

Vietnam veterans’ children born with spina 

bifida and certain other covered birth defects. 

These regulations also specify the 

information to be included in requests for 

preauthorization and claims from approved 

health care providers. 

6. Payment of Claims for Provision of 

Health Care for Certain Children of Korea 

and/or Vietnam Veterans (includes provider 

billing and VA Forms 10–7959e). This data 

collection is for the purpose of claiming 

payment/reimbursement of expenses related 

to spina bifida and certain covered birth 

defects. Beneficiaries utilize VA Form 10– 

7959e, VA Claim for Miscellaneous 

Expenses. Providers utilize provider 

generated billing statements and standard 

billing forms such as: Uniform Billing-Forms 

UB–04, and CMS 1500, Medicare Health 

Insurance Claims Form. VA would be unable 

to determine the correct amount to reimburse 

providers for their services or beneficiaries 

for covered expenses without the requested 

information. The information is instrumental 

in the timely and accurate processing of 

provider and beneficiary claims for 

reimbursement. The frequency of 

submissions is not determined by VA, but 

will determined by the provider or claimant 

and will be based on the volume of medical 

services and supplies provided to patients 

and claims for reimbursement are submitted 

individually or in batches. 

7. Review and Appeal Process Regarding 

Provision of Health Care or Payment Relating 

to Provision of Health Care for Certain 

Children of Korea and/or Vietnam Veterans. 

The provisions of 38 CFR 17.904 establish a 

review process regarding disagreements by 

an eligible veteran’s child or representative 

with a determination concerning provision of 

health care or a health care provider’s 

disagreement with a determination regarding 

payment. The person or entity requesting 

reconsideration of such determination is 

required to submit such a request to the Chief 

Business Office Purchased Care (CBOPC) 

(Attention: Chief, Customer Service), in 

writing within one year of the date of initial 

determination. The request must state why 

the decision is in error and include any new 

and relevant information not previously 

considered. After reviewing the matter, a 

Customer Service Advisor issues a written 

determination to the person or entity seeking 

reconsideration. If such person or entity 

remains dissatisfied with the determination, 

the person or entity is permitted to submit 

within 90 days of the date of the decision a 

written request for review by the Director, 

CBOPC. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 

1. VA Form 10–10d—7,000 hours. 

2. VA Form 10–7959a—13,500 hours. 

3. VA Form 10–7959c—16,666 hours. 

4. VA Form 10–7959d—467 hours. 

5. VA Form 10–7959e—1,350 hours. 

6. Payment (beneficially claims)—183 

hours. 

7. Review and Appeal Process—6,577 

hours. 

8. Clinical Review—433 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

1. VA Form 10–10d—10 minutes. 

2. VA Form 10–7959a—10 minutes. 

3. VA Form 10–7959c—10 minutes. 

4. VA Form 10–7959d—7 minutes. 

5. VA Form 10–7959e—15 minutes. 

6. Payment (beneficially claims)—10 

minutes. 

7. Review and Appeal Process—30 

minutes. 

8. Clinical Review—20 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 

1. VA Form 10–10d—42,000. 

2. VA Form 10–7959a—81,000. 

3. VA Form 10–7959c—100,000. 

4. VA Form 10–7959d—4,000. 

5. VA Form 10–7959e—5,400. 

6. Payment (beneficially claims)— 

1,100. 

7. Review and Appeal Process— 

13,154. 

8. Clinical Review—1,300. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality and Compliance, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that a meeting 

of the Geriatrics and Gerontology 

Advisory Committee will be held on 

October 23–24, 2017 at the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC. On 

October 23rd, the session will be held 

in Room 730 and begin at 1:00 p.m. and 

end at 5 p.m. On October 24th, the 

session will be held in Room 630 and 

begin at 8 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of VA 

and the Under Secretary for Health on 

all matters pertaining to geriatrics and 

gerontology. The Committee assesses 

the capability of VA health care 

facilities and programs to meet the 

medical, psychological, and social 

needs of older Veterans and evaluates 

VA programs designated as Geriatric 

Research, Education, and Clinical 

Centers. 

The meeting will feature 

presentations and discussions on VA’s 

geriatrics and extended care programs, 

aging research activities, updates on 

VA’s employee staff working in the area 

of geriatrics (to include training, 

recruitment and retention approaches), 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

strategic planning activities in geriatrics 

and extended care, recent VHA efforts 

regarding dementia and program 

advances in palliative care, and 

performance and oversight of VA 

Geriatric Research, Education, and 

Clinical Centers. 

No time will be allocated at this 

meeting for receiving oral presentations 

from the public. Interested parties 

should provide written comments for 

review by the Committee to Mrs. 

Alejandra Paulovich, Program Analyst, 

Geriatrics and Extended Care Services 

(10P4G), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 

Alejandra.Paulovich@va.gov. 

Individuals who wish to attend the 

meeting should contact Mrs. Paulovich 

at (202) 461–6016. 

Dated: August 23, 2017. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18206 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 

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