Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5047
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]
Introduced: 2014-07-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2014-08-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from altering the health care available to a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system or the amount of time that veteran has to wait for an appointment for such care based solely on the length of time since he or she last received health care from the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5047 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2014 Mr. Peters of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from altering available health care and wait times for appointments for health care for certain veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014 . 2. Prohibition on altering available health care and wait times for appointments for health care for certain veterans The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not alter the hospital care, medical services, or other health care available to a veteran who is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, or the amount of time such veteran is required to wait for an appointment for such care or services based solely on the length of time since such veteran has last received such care or services from the Department.