Transparency in Cost of Veterans Care Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2428
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2014-06-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Health facilities and institutions

Hospital care

Public contracts and procurement

Transportation costs

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Transparency in Cost of Veterans Care Act of 2014 - Requires the estimate included in the prospectus accompanying a request to Congress by the President or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for funding for a major medical facility project or lease to identify the additional costs of providing hospital care or medical services resulting from the temporary displacement of clinical space required for the project, including the costs of: (1) contracting with a non-VA facility to furnish hospital care or medical services, (2) beneficiary travel, and (3) the lease or purchase of a temporary or mobile medical facility.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2428 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2014 Mr. Leahy 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 ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs provides temporary care in the most cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical facility construction and renovation projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Cost of Veterans Care Act of 2014 . 2. Improved accounting of major medical facility construction projects (a) In general Section 8104(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) Additional costs of providing hospital care or medical services resulting from temporary displacement of clinical space required by such construction, alteration, lease, or acquisition. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) In the case of a project that results in temporary displacement of clinical space, an analysis of any additional costs of providing hospital care or medical services resulting from such displacement, including additional costs associated with— (A) contracting with a non-Department facility in order to furnish hospital care or medical services; (B) beneficiary travel; and (C) the lease or purchase of a temporary or mobile medical facility. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for funding of major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases submitted to Congress pursuant to section 8104(b) of such title on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.