Plan on establishment of interactive, online self-service module for care

(a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, working with Third Party Administrators and acting through the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1703E of title 38, United States Code, shall develop and implement a plan to establish an interactive, online self-service module— (1) to allow veterans to request appointments, track referrals for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary, whether at a facility of the Department or through a non-Department provider, and receive appointment reminders; (2) to allow veterans to appeal and track decisions relating to— (A) denials of requests for care or services under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code; or (B) denials of requests for care or services at facilities of the Department, including under section 1710 of such title; and (3) to implement such other matters as determined appropriate by the Secretary in consultation with Third Party Administrators. (b) Submittal of plan (1) Initial plan Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives the plan developed under subsection (a). (2) Quarterly update Not less frequently than quarterly following the submittal of the plan under paragraph (1) and for two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing any updates on the implementation of such plan. (c) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to be a pilot program subject to the requirements of section 1703E of title 38, United States Code. (d) Third Party Administrator defined In this section, the term Third Party Administrator means an entity that manages a provider network and performs administrative services related to such network under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code.