VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

Summary

Requires VA medical facilities to schedule appointments during the same phone call when a covered veteran requests scheduling, creates public annual and quarterly fact sheets for each facility, and sets strict notification and timeline rules for temporarily detailing VA medical center directors to other positions. The measures include reporting deadlines, public posting requirements, and administrative timelines for returning or replacing detailed directors, and all requirements expire three years after enactment.

• Requires scheduling of a veteran's requested appointment during the same phone call for requests made 180 days after enactment.
• Creates mandatory annual and quarterly facility fact sheets with specific content and public posting requirements.
• Establishes formal notice, update, and timing rules for temporarily detailing VA medical center directors and filling vacancies.
• Central VA must adopt a standardized fact-sheet format and make facility reports publicly available physically and online.
• Most provisions take effect 180 days after enactment and all requirements sunset automatically three years after enactment.
• Secretary may waive the 180-day return/hiring rule for director details in limited increments, up to 540 days total, with required notice to Congress.
• Quarterly fact sheets must report average wait time; annual sheets must include veteran satisfaction and comparisons to other facilities.
• Places administrative and staffing obligations on VA facilities and central office to meet scheduling, reporting, and transparency rules.