does not include the information and documentation necessary to adjudicate the claim. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item related to section 1703 the following new item: 1703A. Payment of non-Department health care providers. . (b) Electronic submittal of claims for reimbursement (1) Prohibition on acceptance of non-electronic claims (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on and after January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall not accept any claim for reimbursement under section 1703A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), that is submitted to the Secretary in a manner other than electronically, including medical records in connection with such a claim. (B) Exception If the Secretary determines that accepting claims and medical records in a manner other than electronically is necessary for the timely processing of claims for reimbursement under such section 1703A due to a failure or malfunction of the electronic interface established under paragraph (2), the Secretary— (i) may accept claims and medical records in a manner other than electronically for a period not to exceed 90 days