{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1703g","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1703G","heading":"Quarterly report on referrals for non-Department health care","body":"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.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 17—HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"be3f97187840a6d9a06499b763dbf70a76d518dccb0805067cdeabb5b0b3dabf","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1703f","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1704"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}