{"id":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-066","kind":"context","level":"federal","jurisdiction":"United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration","state":"","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"FED-HEALTH-OTHER","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Veterans Affairs","authority":"38 U.S.C. 501, 1710, 7301","instrument":"VA announcement of Mar. 27, 2020 releasing the VHA COVID-19 Response Plan: elective and non-emergent procedures postponed; outpatient care shifted to telehealth","title":"VA Releases COVID-19 Response Plan","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-27","end":"Elective procedures resumed in phases from May 2020 under VA\u0027s Moving Forward plan [category]","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","TELE"],"addressees":["VA medical facilities; veterans; community-care providers"],"clause":"The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) made public, March 27, the COVID-19 Response Plan it is executing within its medical facilities to protect Veterans, their families and staff.... VA has shifted some outpatient care to telehealth and some elective and non-emergent procedures have been postponed.","enforcement":"VHA operational direction","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","OC outpatient clinics","TM telehealth","CB patients (including community-care referrals)"],"notes":"The largest integrated health system in the United States postponed elective care; community-care contractors, suppliers and staffing agencies serving VA were reached.","sourceUrl":"https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5405","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4772194,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER","url":"/library/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-066","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-066","citation":"Department of Veterans Affairs, VA announcement of Mar. 27, 2020 releasing the VHA COVID-19 Response Plan: elective and non-emergent procedures postponed; outpatient care shifted to telehealth (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-066)","stateName":"","related":["AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-063","AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-062"]}