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 for routine care needs, team will contact facility Traveling Veteran Coordinator • Facility Traveling Veteran

Coordinator will work to coordinate 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 ). • Additional VA Emergency Medical Care information.