Full Choice for Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-1032
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Full Choice for Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make any veteran enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program eligible for the Veterans Choice Program. (The bill eliminates mileage, location, and wait time requirements, or the August 1, 2014, VA health care enrollment deadline requirement, with respect to the Veterans Choice program.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1032 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2017 Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To expand the eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical services provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical providers under the Veterans Choice Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Full Choice for Veterans Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical care under Veterans’ Choice Program Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Eligible veterans A veteran is an eligible veteran for purposes of this section if the veteran is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, including any such veteran who has not received hospital care or medical services from the Department and has contacted the Department seeking an initial appointment from the Department for the receipt of such care or services. .