Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5095
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Home and outpatient care

Hospital care

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to permit a veteran who has been diagnosed with cancer and lives more than 40 miles from the nearest Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility that offers cancer treatment to receive treatment at a non-VA medical facility. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5095 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2018 Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to improve access of veterans to cancer treatment at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Cancer Treatment Flexibility Act of 2018 . 2. Improvement of access of veterans to cancer treatment at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities Subsection (b)(2) 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— (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking or ; (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II)(dd), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) (i) has been diagnosed with cancer; and (ii) resides more than 40 miles from any medical facility of the Department, including any community-based outpatient clinic, at which the veteran may receive cancer treatment (including chemotherapy). .