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Title III — Improvement of Care and Services for Women Veterans

116th Congress · Approved Dec 5, 2020 · 134 Stat. 1026

TITLE III Improvement of Care and Services for Women Veterans

SEC. 301. Gap Analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs Programs That Provide Assistance to Women Veterans Who Are Homeless.

(a)
Analysis.— The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete an analysis of programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provide assistance to women veterans who are homeless or precariously housed to identify the areas in which such programs are failing to meet the needs of such women.
(b)
Report.— Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the analysis completed under subsection (a).

SEC. 302. Report on Locations Where Women Veterans Are Using Health Care from Department of Veterans Affairs.

(a)
Report.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the use by women veterans of health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b)
Elements.— Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following information:
(1)
The number of women veterans who reside in each State.
(2)
The number of women veterans in each State who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code.
(3)
Of the women veterans who are so enrolled, the number who have received health care under the laws administered by the Secretary at least one time during the one-year period preceding the submission of the report.
(4)
The number of women veterans who have been seen at each medical facility of the Department during such year, disaggregated by facility.
(5)
The number of appointments that women veterans have had at a medical facility of the Department during such year, disaggregated by—
(A)
facility; and
(B)
appointments for—
(i)
primary care;
(ii)
specialty care; and
(iii)
mental health care.
(6)
For each appointment type specified in paragraph (5)(B), the number of appointments completed in-person and the number of appointments completed through the use of telehealth.
(7)
If known, an identification of the medical facility of the Department in each Veterans Integrated Service Network with the largest rate of increase in patient population of women veterans as measured by the increase in unique women veteran patient use.
(8)
If known, an identification of the medical facility of the Department in each Veterans Integrated Service Network with the largest rate of decrease in patient population of women veterans as measured by the decrease in unique women veterans patient use.