Publication of wait times for community care from Department of Veterans Affairs

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish on a publicly accessible website of each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs the wait times for scheduling an appointment for a veteran to receive care from a non-Department provider in the community for that medical center and each of the clinics of the Department in the catchment area of that medical center. (b) Data To be included The Secretary shall include in the publication under subsection (a) wait times for the following care: (1) Primary care. (2) Specialty care. (3) Inpatient care. (4) Mental health care. (5) Such other types of care as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Update The Secretary shall update the wait times published under subsection (a) not less frequently than weekly. (d) Metrics used The Secretary shall calculate the wait times published under subsection (a) based on similar metrics as the metrics used to calculate wait times for care at facilities of the Department.