38 U.S.C. § 1703G: Quarterly report on…

Summary

The Secretary must send a report every quarter to the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees. The report covers referrals for non-Department health care that began at a Department medical facility during the previous quarter. For each medical facility, the report must measure five time gaps: how long from when a clinician decides a veteran needs care or a veteran asks for care to when the referral is sent; from the referral being sent to an outside provider accepting it; from acceptance to the referral being finished; from the referral being finished to an appointment being scheduled with the outside provider; and from the appointment being scheduled to when it happens. The Secretary may also include any other time periods the Secretary thinks are needed.

Title 38, §1703G

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The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a quarterly report containing, with respect to referrals for non-Department health care originating from a medical facility of the Department during the quarter preceding the date of the submission of the report, a measurement of, for each such medical facility—

(1)the period of time between—

(A)the date on which a clinician employed by the Department determines that a veteran requires care, or a veteran presents to the Department requesting care, and the date on which the referral for care is sent to a non-Department health care provider;

(B)the date on which such referral is sent to a non-Department health care provider and the date on which such non-Department health care provider accepts such referral;

(C)the date on which such non-Department health care provider accepts such referral and the date on which such referral is completed;

(D)the date on which such referral is completed and the date on which an appointment with a non-Department health care provider is made; and

(E)the date on which such an appointment is made and the date on which such appointment occurs; and

(2)any other period of time that the Secretary determines necessary.

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Pub. L. 118–210, title I, § 140(b), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2744, provided that: “The first report under section 1703G [38 U.S.C. 1703G], as added by this section, shall be due not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section [Jan. 2, 2025].”

§1703G Quarterly Report on Referrals for Non-department Health Care

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Title 38, §1703G

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