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Code · CFR · Title 38 — Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief · Part 9 · § 9.22

§ 9.22. VA's access to records maintained by the insurer, reinsurer(s), and their successors.

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(a)In order to perform oversight responsibilities designed to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and persons affected by the activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and its agents and to ensure that the policy and the related program benefits and services are managed effectively and efficiently as required by law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall have complete and unrestricted access to the records of any insurer, reinsurer(s), and their successors with respect to the policy and related benefit programs or services that are derived from the policy. This access includes access to:
(1)Any records relating to the operation and administration of benefit programs derived from the policy, which are considered to be Federal records created under the policy;
(2)Records related to the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions, including financial information, of the insurer, reinsurer(s), and their successors; and
(3)Records of individuals insured under the policy or utilizing other related program benefits and services or who may be entitled to benefits derived through the Servicemembers' and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs, including personally identifiable information concerning such individuals and their beneficiaries.
(b)Complete access to these records shall include the right to have the originals of such records sent to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a representative of the Secretary at the Secretary's direction. The records shall be available in either hard copy or readable electronic media. At the Secretary's option, copies may be provided in lieu of originals where allowed by the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter 31. \[79 FR 48072, Aug. 15, 2014. Redesignated at 88 FR 15912, Mar. 15, 2023\]
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