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§ 1703G. Quarterly report on referrals for non-Department health careThe 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.
(Added Pub. L. 118–210, title I, § 140(a), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2743.)