{"abstract":"This document amends the regulations regarding health care for Vietnam veterans' children suffering from spina bifida to also encompass health care for women Vietnam veterans' children with certain other birth defects. This is necessary to provide health care for such children in accordance with recently enacted legislation. The amendments also reduce the requirements for preauthorization, reflect changes in organizational and personnel titles, revise contact information for the VHA Health Administration Center, and make nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/01/08/03-101.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":17,"title":38}],"citation":"68 FR 1009","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: January 8, 2003.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-101","effective_on":"2003-01-08","end_page":1013,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/01/08/03-101.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/01/08/03-101/health-care-for-certain-children-of-vietnam-veterans-covered-birth-defects-and-spina-bifida","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-101?publication_date=2003-01-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-01-08/03-101/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":143,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 14:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-01-08/pdf/03-101.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-01-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/01/08/03-101.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2900-AK88":{"issue":"200210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2900-AK88/health-care-for-children-born-with-one-or-more-covered-birth-defects-to-vietnam-veterans","title":"Health Care for Children Born With One or More Covered Birth Defects to Vietnam Veterans","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200210&RIN=2900-AK88&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2900-AK88"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":1009,"subtype":null,"title":"Health Care for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans-Covered Birth Defects and Spina Bifida","toc_doc":"Health care benefits for children suffering from spina bifida and other covered birth defects","toc_subject":"Medical benefits:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Alcohol abuse","Alcoholism","Claims","Day care","Dental health","Drug abuse","Foreign relations","Government contracts","Grant programs-health","Grant programs-veterans","Health care","Health facilities","Health professions","Health records","Homeless","Medical and dental schools","Medical devices","Medical research","Mental health programs","Nursing homes","Philippines","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Scholarships and fellowships","Travel and transportation expenses","Veterans"],"type":"Rule","volume":68}