A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment.

Bill: 113-s-1588
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2013-10-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care coverage and access

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Expands eligibility for reimbursement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for emergency medical treatment furnished in a non-VA facility to include veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA within the 24-month period preceding such treatment because of a waiting period imposed by the VA with respect to a new patient examination.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1588 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 28, 2013 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Isakson , and Mr. Begich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment.

1. Expansion of emergency treatment reimbursement for certain veterans Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (i) after (B) ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) the veteran was unable to receive care under this chapter within such 24-month period because of a waiting period imposed by the Department with respect to a new patient examination of such veteran. .