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In this update: 1 procedural.
Home Visits in Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers During COVID-19 National EmergencyLink to “Home Visits in Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers During COVID-19 National Emergency”
Procedural / no direct effectWho: veterans and family caregivers in the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family CaregiversWhy: VA is deleting an expired COVID-era rule that had relaxed in-person home visit requirements for the family caregiver program. Because the national emergency is over and the rule was already inactive, nothing changes for caregivers or veterans in practice.
What changed. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is removing a regulation that was adopted to provide temporary flexibility under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) but is no longer applicable. The removal of this regulation is appropriate because the national emergency related to COVID-19 (COVID- 19 National Emergency) has ended and the regulation has no effect.
What to do / key dates. Effective date: 2026-02-13
Source quotes
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is removing a regulation that was adopted to provide temporary flexibility under VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) but is no longer applicable.
The removal of this regulation is appropriate because the national emergency related to COVID-19 (COVID- 19 National Emergency) has ended and the regulation has no effect.
Effective date: 2026-02-13