§ 2068 - Mental health consultations

CHAPTER 20— BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS › SUBCHAPTER VII— OTHER PROVISIONS

(a) Not later than two weeks after the date on which a veteran described in subsection (b) enters into a program administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a mental health consultation to assess the health needs of, and care options for, the veteran.

(b) A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran to whom a mental health consultation is not offered or provided through the case management services of the program of the Homeless Programs Office into which the veteran enters.