<searchTitle>Proposed Information Collection (Request for and Authorization To Release Medical Records or Health Information) Activity: Comment Request; Federal Register Vol. 74, Issue </searchTitle>
<granuleClass>NOTICE</granuleClass>
<accessId>E9-21574</accessId>
<agency order="1">DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS</agency>
<commentDate>2009-11-09</commentDate>
<departmentDoc>OMB Control No. 2900-0260</departmentDoc>
<billingCode>P</billingCode>
<frDocNumber>E9-21574</frDocNumber>
<action>Notice.</action>
<summary>The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information needed to obtain a patient written consent to disclose medical records or health information to individuals or third parties.</summary>
<dates>Written comments and recommendations on the proposed collection of information should be received on or before November 9, 2009.</dates>
<contact>Mary Stout, (202) 461-5867 or FAX (202) 273-9381.</contact>
<tocDoc>Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
, </tocDoc>
<emailRef>mary.stout@va.gov</emailRef>
<urlRef>www.Regulations.gov</urlRef>