§1703B. Access standards — Inbound Citations

Citations to 38 U.S.C. § 1703B as a whole

• 38 U.S.C. § 1703(d)(1)(D)

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  (D) the covered veteran has contacted the Department to request care or services and the Department is not able to furnish such care or services in a manner that complies with designated access standards developed by the Secretary under section 1703B of this title; or
• 38 U.S.C. § 1703(d)(3)

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  (3) If the Secretary has determined that the Department does not offer the care or services the covered veteran requires under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), that the Department does not operate a full-service medical facility in the State in which the covered veteran resides under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, that the covered veteran is described under subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, or that the Department is not able to furnish care or services in a manner that complies with designated access standards developed by the Secretary under section 1703B of this title under subparagraph (D) of such paragraph, the decision to receive hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under such subparagraphs from a health care provider specified in subsection (c) shall be at the election of the veteran.
• 38 U.S.C. § 1703(d)(4)

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  (4) In determining under paragraph (1)(D) whether the Department is able to furnish care or services in a manner that complies with designated access standards developed by the Secretary under section 1703B of this title, for purposes of calculating a wait time for a veteran to schedule an appointment at a medical facility of the Department, the Secretary shall measure from the date of request for the appointment, unless a later date has been agreed to by the veteran in consultation with a health care provider of the Department, to the first next available appointment date relevant to the requested medical service.
• 38 U.S.C. § 1703(p)(3)

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  (3) In this subsection, the term “Third Party Administrator” has the meaning given such term in section 1703B of this title.
• 38 U.S.C. § 7330C(a)(2)(G)

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  (G) An assessment of the effects on health care capacity of the access standards and standards for quality established under sections 1703B and 1703C of this title.
• 38 U.S.C. § 7330C(a)(4)(A)(iii)

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  (iii) inform and assess the appropriateness of the access standards established under section 1703B of this title and standards for quality under section 1703C of this title and to make recommendations for any changes to such standards.
• 38 U.S.C. § 7330C(b)(2)(A)

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  (A) assess the access standards and standards for quality established under sections 1703B and 1703C of this title;