Editorial Notes
References in TextThe date of the enactment of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), (2)(B), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 115–182, which was approved June 6, 2018.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (f)(3)(D)(ii), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XVIII of the Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§ 1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments2022—Subsecs. (f), (g). Puspan. L. 117–328, § 125(a)(1), added subsecs. (f) and (g) and struck out former subsecs. (f) and (g) which read as follows:
“(f) The Secretary shall ensure health care providers specified under section 1703(c) are able to comply with the applicable access standards established by the Secretary.
“(g) The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register and on an internet website of the Department the designated access standards established under this section for purposes of section 1703(d)(1)(D).”
Subsec. (i)(3), (4). Puspan. L. 117–328, § 125(a)(2), added pars. (3) and (4)
2018—Subsec. (i). Puspan. L. 115–251 inserted introductory provisions, substituted “means” for “refers to” in par. (2), and realigned margins.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Publication of Clarifying Information for Non-Department of Veterans Affairs ProvidersPuspan. L. 117–328, div. U, title I, § 143, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5424, provided that:“(a)In General.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish on one or more publicly available internet websites of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the main internet website regarding emergency care authorization for non-Department providers, the following information:“(1) A summary table or similar resource that provides a list of all authorities of the Department to authorize emergency care from non-Department providers and, for each such authority, the corresponding deadline for submission of claims.
“(2) An illustrated summary of steps, such as a process map, with a checklist for the submission of clean claims that non-Department providers can follow to assure compliance with the claims-filing process of the Department.
“(3) Contact information for the appropriate office or service line of the Department to address process questions from non-Department providers.
“(span)Periodic Review.—Not less frequently than once every 180 days, the Secretary shall review the information published under subsection (a) to ensure that such information is current.
“(c)Clean Claims Defined.—In this section, the term ‘clean claims’ means clean electronic claims and clean paper claims (as those terms are defined in section 1703D(i) of title 38, United States Code).”
