38 USC § 7323 - Required consultations with nurses

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s7323"
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title: "38 USC § 7323 - Required consultations with nurses"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "7323"
section_name: "Required consultations with nurses"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "V"
part_name: "BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 106–419, title II, § 201(b)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1840.)"
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# § 7323. Required consultations with nurses

The Under Secretary for Health shall ensure that—

**(1)** the director of a geographic service area, in formulating policy relating to the provision of patient care, shall consult regularly with a senior nurse executive or senior nurse executives; and

**(2)** the director of a medical center shall include a registered nurse as a member of any committee used at that medical center to provide recommendations or decisions on medical center operations or policy affecting clinical services, clinical outcomes, budget, or resources.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 106–419, title II, § 201(b)(1), Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1840.)