Sec. 3. Provision of access to case-tracking information
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Chapter 59 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide a covered employee with access to the case-tracking system to provide a veteran with information regarding the status of a claim submitted by such veteran if such employee is acting under written permission or a power of attorney executed by such veteran. In providing a covered employee with access to the case-tracking system under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure— that such access— is provided in a manner that does not allow such employee to modify the data contained in such system; and does not include access to medical records; and that each time a covered employee accesses such system, the employee must certify that such access is for official purposes only.
The Secretary may not provide a covered employee with access to the case-tracking system under subsection (a)(1) unless the covered employee has successfully completed a certification course on privacy issues provided by the Secretary. The access to information by a covered employee pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be deemed to be— a covered disclosure under section 552a(b) of title 5; and a permitted disclosure under regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note).
In this section: The term case-tracking system means the system of the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides information regarding the status of a claim submitted by a veteran. The term covered employee means an employee of a State or local governmental agency (including a veterans service officer) who, in the course of carrying out the responsibilities of such employment, assists veterans with claims for any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 5906.
Provision of access to case-tracking information. .
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