38 U.S.C. § 7309A
Office of Patient Advocacy
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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- 38 U.S.C. § 7309A, Office of Patient Advocacy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473597
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In carrying out the Patient Advocacy Program of the Department, the Director shall ensure that patient advocates of the Department—
Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically—
The responsibilities of each patient advocate at a medical facility of the Department are the following:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
- Patient Advocate Tracker ActHouse: 411–1Senate: no recorded tally