Sec. 111. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DENTISTRY UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 111 COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DENTISTRY UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM ###

(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on dental care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, that includes a review of— ####

(1)the impact current reimbursement rates provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to dental providers under such program have on— #####

(A)the availability of dental care for veterans; and #####

(B)the ability of Third Party Administrators to meet their contractual obligations for network adequacy; ####

(2)the satisfaction of dental providers providing dental care under such program with the processes of the Department for approving dental care under such program; and ####

(3)the current processes of the Department for approving emergent dental care under such program. ###

(b)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. ## Subtitle B Matters Relating to Nursing Home and Other Long Term Care and Family Caregivers