; addressing multi-Year backlog in claims (1) Application of HIPAA administrative simplification standards (A) In general The definition of the term health plan under section 1171(5)(J) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320d(5)(J) ) is deemed to include the Veterans Choice Program. (B) Implementation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make such modifications as may be necessary to implement the amendment made by subparagraph (A) with respect to claims for hospital care or medical treatment furnished under the Veterans Choice Program. (2) Addressing backlog of claims by non-department providers (A) Adjudication Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall adjudicate all claims submitted before such date of enactment by non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider under the Veterans Choice Program. (B) Use of payment schedule for non-department health care providers Section 1703A(b) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply to claims adjudicated pursuant to subparagraph (A), except that the timeframe involved shall begin on the date of such adjudication. (3) Veterans Choice Program defined In this subsection, the term Veterans Choice Program means hospital care or medical treatment furnished to veterans pursuant to section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) or any other law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under which a non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider furnishes such care or services.