Veterans' Health Care Flexibility Act

Bill: 113-hr-4760
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2014-05-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Veterans' Health Care Flexibility Act - Allows veterans who are eligible to receive hospital care and medical services from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to elect to receive such care and services at non-VA facilities.</p> <p>Directs the VA Secretary to contract with non-VA facilities to furnish hospital care and medical services to such veterans.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2014 Mr. Ribble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive health care at private medical facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Health Care Flexibility Act . 2. Removal of barriers to veterans receiving care at private medical facilities Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) Upon the election of a veteran enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a), the Secretary shall furnish to the veteran at a non-Department facility hospital care and medical services that the veteran is eligible to receive under this chapter. (2) The Secretary shall enter into contracts with non-Department facilities to furnish hospital care and medical services pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) The Secretary may not require a veteran to make more than one election under paragraph (1). (4) An election made under paragraph (1) may not be construed as affecting the ability of a veteran to receive hospital care and medical services at a medical facility of the Department. ; (2) by striking subsection (b); and (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.