Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

Bill: 117-s-1875
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2021-05-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: 

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

 
This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.)
 
Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA.
 
The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.

action_date: 2022-04-07
text: 

Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act

 
This bill modifies certain deadlines for the submittal of claims by a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) individual or entity seeking reimbursement for the provision of emergency treatment to a veteran. Specifically, a non-VA individual or entity seeking such reimbursement must submit a claim not later than 180 days after the treatment was provided. (Under the VA's current policy, such claims for unauthorized emergency care must generally be submitted within 90 days for conditions that are not service-connected and within two years for conditions that are service-connected.)
 
Veterans may not be held liable for payment if a claim was submitted by an individual or entity after the deadline due to an administrative error made by the individual or entity or by the VA.
 
The VA must publish information regarding emergency care authorization for non-VA providers on a publicly available VA website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-04-11
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2022-04-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2022-04-08
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2079)
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2079-2080)
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2022-04-07
text: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2021-07-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-231.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Introduced in Senate