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Final ruleTook effect Aug. 27, 2026

Rescission of Outdated Veterans Choice Program Regulations

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 28, 2026. Document 2026-15210. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rescinding obsolete regulations that were previously implemented for the Veterans Choice Program, which has been replaced by the Veterans Community Care Program as of June 6, 2019.

The Veterans Affairs Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

38 CFR 17

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Veterans Affairs Department has published 9 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 15 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2900-AS32 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on August 27, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-15210
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesVeterans Affairs Department
PublishedJuly 28, 2026
Effective dateAug. 27, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2900-AS32
DocketVA-2026-VHA-0364

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register