38 USC 1703 - Standards for quality

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(1)(A), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).

Subsec. (a)(3)(B)(v). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(1)(B), added cl. (v).

Subsec. (a)(4). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(1)(C), substituted “the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Indian Health Service” for “and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services” and “and other non-governmental entities including Third Party Administrators” for “and other nongovernmental entities”.

Subsec. (a)(5) to (7). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(1)(D), added pars. (5) to (7) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows:

“(A) Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the standards for quality.

“(B)(i) Before submitting the report required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide periodic updates to the appropriate committees of Congress to confirm the Department’s progress towards developing the standards for quality required by this section.

“(ii) The first update under clause (i) shall occur no later than 120 days from the date of the enactment of the Caring for Our Veterans Act of 2018.”

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(2)(A), substituted “Not less frequently than once every three years” for “Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes standards for quality under subsection (a)” and inserted “pursuant to standards for quality under subsection (a)” after “medical facilities of the Department”.

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 118–210, § 104(a)(2)(B), inserted “or updates” after “establishes”.

2018—Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 115–251 inserted span and introductory provisions, substituted “means” for “refers to” in par. (2), and realigned margins.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Deadline for Update

Puspan. L. 118–210, title I, § 104(span), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2712, provided that: “The Secretary, pursuant to paragraph (7) of section 1703C(a) of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall make the first update to the standards for quality established under paragraph (1) of such section not later than the date that is five years after the date on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (2) of subsection (d) [of section 104 of Puspan. L. 118–210, set out as a note below].”

Updates to Quality Care Metrics

Puspan. L. 118–210, title I, § 104(d), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2712, provided that:

“(1)Initial report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 2025], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress [Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report on how the Secretary plans to implement the amendments made by subsections [sic] (a) [amending this section].

“(2)Deadline; summary report.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—

“(A) implement the amendments made by subsection (a), including by updating the standards for quality established under section 1703C of title 38, United States Code; and

“(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the standards for quality updated pursuant to such amendments.”

[Puspan. L. 118–210, title I, § 104(f), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2713, provided that: “In this section [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as notes above], the term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ has the meaning given such term in section 1703C of title 38, United States Code.”]