; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note), the director shall take such action as the director considers appropriate to ensure the safety of all veterans receiving care from that health care provider, including removing or directing the removal of any such health care provider from provider networks or otherwise refusing to authorize care of veterans by such health care provider in any program authorized under the laws administered by the Secretary. (2) Inclusion in contracts The Secretary shall ensure that any contracts entered into by the Secretary with third parties involved in administering programs that provide care in the community to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary specifically grant the authority set forth in paragraph (1) to such third parties and to the directors described in that paragraph, as the case may be. (e) Denial or revocation of eligibility of non-Department providers The Secretary shall deny or revoke the eligibility of a non-Department health care provider to provide health care to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that the opioid prescribing practices of the provider— (1) violate the requirements of a medical license of the health care provider; or (2) detract from the ability of the health care provider to deliver safe and appropriate health care. (f) Covered health care provider defined In this section, the term covered health care provider means a non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider who provides health care to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.