CIA AGREEMENT WITH VA AND ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITALS

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 25, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 24, 1980
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE'RECORD
SUBJECT: CI.A Agreement with VA and St. Elizabeths Hospitals
.1. The undersigned chaired a.meeting to discuss the
Agency's agreement with VA and St. Elizabeths Hospitals for
admission and treatment of CIA beneficiaries. It was attended
STATINTL by:
DD/OPPPE1M
AD/Office of Security
fice of Medical Services
(fice of General Counsel
ce of Security
STATINTL 2. expressed a strong concern for the
agreement t at a been endorsed by the DDCI and representatives
of the two hospitals on primarily four points:
a. That this Agency has broad authority to hospitalize
"beneficiaries."
b."All costs for admission and hospitalization will
be born by the CIA"for Agency beneficiaries.
c. In the event of a death of a beneficiary, the
Agency will assume burial costs.
d. The definition of beneficiary as described by
in a 10 October 1979 memorandum.
STATINTL 3. OGC had prepared implementing guide-
lines to e point agreement suggesting a committee be convened
when an unusual case arises which requires admission and/or
commitment of a "beneficiary" to a hospital.
STATINTL 4. pointed out that the purpose of the agreement
served to ensure t at a hospital bed(s) would be available to the
Agency in only the most unusual circumstances (primarily opera-
tional), and if the person for whom the Agency is responsible
can not be admitted to a local hospital for whatever reason.
Interest in VA relates to availability of hospitals throughout
the country. He also talked of a previous agreement (from the
late '50's which was similar to the one recently approved).
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will send copies of the old agreement to
5. While position was understood there
was consensus t at t e agreements which were signed by
the DDCI and the hospital representatives were much too
broad and could possibly be interpreted as providing the
Agency indiscriminate authority to hospitalize (commit)
patients.
6. !It was agreed that will prepare an
implementing procedure which i a equately protect the
Agency, will define beneficiaries, will clarify the Agency's
payment responsibilities and will drop any notion of con-
vening a committee to make determinations that can only be
.the responsibility of the medical profession.
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 ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
SUBJECT: (Optional)
CIA Agreement w/VA and St. Elizabeths Hospital
FROM:
EXTENSION
NO. DD / A 80-0168/4
xecu ive icer/DDA
DATE
24 March 1980
TO: (Officer designation, room number, and
building)
DA 4
OFFICER'S
COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom
RECEIVED
FORWARDED
INITIALS
to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
5 MAR 19~
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SUBJECT: (Optional)
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Admission reement with the VA aid St. Eli zabeth's Hospitals for
and Treatment of CIA :Beneficiaries ?ERS
ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET
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Executive 0 icer DDA
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COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from wlrhih
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to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.)
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As suggested in
Deputy rector OPPPNI
memo of 16 Jan 80 I eel it advisab.
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to have a meeting to discuss guide-
TINTL
lines for implementing the VA and
St. Elizabeths Hospital Agreements.
The agreements plus a memo from
Ong rec or o cur
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to the undersigned
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10 Oct 79 were forwarded for infor-
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mation and comment on 29 Jan 80. ST
I have added the following:
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a. Memo to from I
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emo to DCI ; dated 23
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March 80 from
c. Memo to DDCI . . r.
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VA Hosp. w/Agreement; dated
18 Sept 78
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d. Memo to DDCI from DDA;
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dtd 6 Oct 78
e. Memo to EO/DDA from D/OS,
dtd 5 Feb 80.
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I think this information
is sufficient background to discuss
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the 0CC guidelines. The meeting
will be 19 March, 0930 hours, in
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hold this meeting to one hour anctT ?
resolve issues on the guidelines
once and
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Atts
: As stated
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