Traveling veteran services | veterans affairs

TRAVELING VETERAN RESPONSIBILITIES: PRIOR TO TRAVELING: • Inform VA primary care team of dates of travel, temporary address, phone number • Discuss any specific health concerns with your

care team FOR NON-URGENT CARE DURING TRAVEL: • Contact home VA primary care team or specialty service for routine care needs, they will place a consult and contact the facility Traveling

Veteran Coordinator to initiate coordination • Facility Traveling Veteran Coordinator will work to register veteran with alternate VA healthcare system and arrange routine care with the

alternate VA of Veteran’s choice   URGENT/EMERGENCY CARE DURING TRAVEL: URGENT CARE WHILE TRAVELING: • Use the VA Locator to search for nearest VA-contracted UC in your area Find a VA

Facility • Additional VA Urgent Care information (including eligibility and possible co-pays). EMERGENCY CARE WHILE TRAVELING: • During a medical emergency, you should immediately seek care

at the nearest emergency department (ED).  Go to nearest appropriate VA or community ED. • Use the VA Locator to search for nearest VA-Emergency Dept in your area. • If receiving care at

Non-VA facility; Inform the emergency care provider to report your emergency treatment to the VA Centralized Emergency Care Reporting Center as soon as possible after your treatment starts

by using:      The VA Emergency Care Reporting portal.                                              or     Calling the VA 72-Hour Notification Hotline; 844-72HRVHA 844-724-7842). • 

Additional VA Emergency Medical Care information.