the date of request for the appointment to the date on which the care was provided. (b) Update The Secretary shall update the wait times published under subsection (a) not less frequently than monthly. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1703F the following new item: 1703G. Publication of wait times for care at medical centers. . 204. Documentation of preferences of veterans for scheduling of appointments for care (a) In general Upon enrollment of a veteran in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall solicit from the veteran the preference of the veteran for scheduling of appointments for health care and related services furnished by the Department, including through non-Department providers. (b) Documentation of preference Preferences provided by a veteran pursuant to subsection (a) shall be documented on My HealtheVet or another system designated by the Secretary that allows the veteran to change such preferences at any time. (c) Inclusion in preference Preferences solicited under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) How and when the veteran prefers to be contacted by the Department about an appointment for health care. (2) Whether the veteran prefers to schedule their own appointments, if able. (3) Whether the veteran prefers to select their own provider, if able. (4) Whether the veteran prefers appointments to be scheduled during certain days or times. (5) Whether the veteran is willing to consider telehealth appointments. (d) Use of preference The Secretary shall make the preferences provided under subsection (a) easily accessible to medical support assistants and other staff of the Department assisting in the appointment scheduling process to use to improve the timeliness of the