a medical facility of the Department does not offer the hospital care, medical services, or extended care services the covered veteran requires. (B) When a medical facility of the Department cannot furnish or schedule an appointment for hospital care, medical services, or extended care services in accordance with access standards established under section 1703B of this title. (C) When the covered veteran and a referring clinician of the covered veteran agree that furnishing hospital care, medical services, or extended care services through a non-Department entity or provider would be in the best medical interest of the covered veteran, after consideration of the standards established under sections 1703B and 1703C of this title or due to a non-clinical reason, compelling circumstance, or other considerations that are in the best medical interest of the covered veteran. (2) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Veterans Community Care and Access Act of 2017 , the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the guidelines and standards the Secretary intends to use to carry out paragraph (1) in accordance with sections 1703B and 1703C of this title. (g) Scheduling services (1) The Secretary shall ensure that services are established in order to schedule appointments for hospital care, medical services, and extended care services under this chapter. (2) (A) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether services established under such paragraph should reside within the respective medical facility of the Department or reside with an entity with whom the Secretary enters into a contract for such services. (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall assess the following: (i) Whether a medical facility of the Department is currently managing scheduling services and the Secretary determines such medical facility has the capability to continue to manage scheduling. (ii) Whether a medical facility of the Department has the