{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-7323","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 7323","heading":"Required consultations with nurses","body":"The Under Secretary for Health shall ensure that—(1) the director of a geographic service area, in formulating policy relating to the provision of patient care, shall consult regularly with a senior nurse executive or senior nurse executives; and (2) the director of a medical center shall include a registered nurse as a member of any committee used at that medical center to provide recommendations or decisions on medical center operations or policy affecting clinical services, clinical outcomes, budget, or resources.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 73—VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS"],"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":"b8e989f72b337bdef4fdd9c98ece65ef681add29b91d62ce409fede8c8f62ec5","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-7322","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-7324"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}