### Question
What does epilepsy center of excellence mean?


### Answer
**Epilepsy center of excellence** has the following meaning in *38 U.S.C. § 7330A*:

> a health care facility that has (or in the foreseeable future can develop) the necessary capacity to function as a center of excellence in research, education, and clinical care activities in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and has (or may reasonably be anticipated to develop) each of the following:


(1) An affiliation with an accredited medical school that provides education and training in neurology, including an arrangement with such school under which medical residents receive education and training in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy (including neurosurgery)

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 7330A*
  - Heading: **PART V-BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES > CHAPTER 73-VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION&mdash;ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ADMINISTRATION**

