Discussion of telehealth options under Veterans Community Care Program

Title VI: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers · Subtitle A: Improvement of Veterans Community Care Program

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Veterans seeking care under the Veterans Community Care Program must be informed about the option to receive care through telehealth if it is available, appropriate, and acceptable to them, or if the care is mainly offered via telehealth. This does not prevent healthcare providers from delivering care through telehealth when authorized.

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(1)

by redesignating subsection (q) as subsection (r); and

(2)

by inserting after subsection (p) the following new subsection (q):

(q) Discussion of options for telehealth

(1)

When discussing options for care or services for a covered veteran under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the veteran is informed of the ability of the veteran to seek care or services via telehealth, either through a medical facility of the Department or through a non-Department provider, if—

(A)

telehealth is—

(i)

available to the veteran;

(ii)

appropriate for the type of care or services the veteran is seeking, as determined by the Secretary; and

(iii)

is acceptable to the veteran; or

(B)

the care or services the veteran is seeking is only or primarily available through telehealth.

(2)

Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to prohibit a health care provider specified in subsection (c) from furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services under this section via telehealth.