Rural Veteran Access to Care Act

Bill: 113-hr-5115
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McAllister, Vance M. [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Health care coverage and access

Transportation costs

Travel and tourism

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Rural Veteran Access to Care Act - Provides for the reimbursement of the travel expenses a veteran with a service-connected disability incurs for the examination, treatment, or care for which the veteran is eligible. (Currently, that disability must be rated at 30% or more, unless the travel is in connection with the treatment or care of the disability or the veteran qualifies for such reimbursement on other grounds.)<BR> </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2014 Mr. McAllister 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 beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Veteran Access to Care Act . 2. Expansion of beneficiary travel program Section 111(b)(1)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking rated at 30 percent or more .